It’s official: Hakkasan’s Beverly Hills location finally has an opening date of Sept. 19. The latest outpost of said iconic Cantonese restaurants is now accepting reservations for lunch and dinner service at its new home of 233 N. Beverly Drive.

StevenSpielberg-320x387It’s no longer a man’s world…at least when it comes to which celebrity was the highest paid of 2013. Steven Spielberg topped the list at #2, only bested by the Material Girl herself, Madonna.

LA’s third annual ode to gourmet food and wine kicked off in a big way on Thursday. The star-studded Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival was celebrated with a star-studded red carpet in Downtown LA’s “heart of art’.

Courvoisier Gold celebrated its first anniversary last week with a fete at haute Hollywood nightclub Bootsy Bellows.
On Thursday, guests like TV personality and actress Lala Anthony, TV Host Julissa Bermudez and E! News’ Terrence Jenkins gathered to toast the brand’s success.

New LA Dodgers pitcher Brian Wilson has received a $1 million offer that definitely has nothing to do with his contract. A razor company will actually pay the 31-year-old MLB athlete said amount to shave his substantial facial hair.

Renaissance man James Franco finally took some heat from his peers over the weekend as the subject of Comedy Central’s annual roast. At Sunday night’s Comedy Central Roast of James Franco taping at Culver Studios, the 35-year-old was ribbed by pals Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen. Aziz Ansari, Bill Hader and Andy Samberg as well as comedians Nick Kroll, Jeff Ross and Sarah Silverman.

To celebrate its 120th anniversary, Japanese jewelry brand Mikimoto has unveiled three special edition pearl necklaces at its Beverly Hills boutique. The baubles are made of 120 Akoya pearls, 120 multi-colored Black South Sea cultured pearls, and 120 multi-colored South Sea and Fresh Water pearls.

If you don’t have a ticket to television’s most important evening of the year, don’t worry! You can still feel like you’re part of the action, as Haute Living had a sneak peek inside the 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards’ most VIP event: its annual Governors Ball.

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