From the dust and humidity to the “contaminated” water used at car washes that leaves behind salts and minerals, lesser car washes just aren’t going to cut it for these luxury vehicles.

Jimmy Choo founder Tamara Mellon plans to open up to 50 stores in China over the next five years in what she has dubbed an “exciting” market for high-end goods.

A bunch of well-known, New York chefs are packing their bags and headed for warmer weather. Several major NYC chefs are attending the Palm Beach Food and Wine Festival, which, in its fifth year, is expanding from a small three-hour Worth Avenue event to a larger, multi-locale four-day fest from December 9 through 13. In addition to southern stars like Michelle Bernstein, Michael Schwartz, and Ingrid Hoffman, New York super-chefs Scott Conant, John DeLucie, and David Burke will head down to cook Saturday at the Breakers, and Daniel Boulud will host a cocktail reception on Sunday at his Café Boulud and the Brazilian Court gardens. Says Boulud: “Palm Beach is an exceptional little enclave, like a mini tropical 10021 by the sea, only with better cocktail parties … Now the new Palm Beach Food and Wine Festival is putting the town on the culinary map.”

The St. Regis New York has unveiled its new Dior Suite, the second fashion-partnered space for the hotel after ifs collaboration earlier this year with Tiffany & Co. Consisting of a bedroom, one-and-a-half bathrooms, a dining room and living room, the suite’s design details were inspired by the fashion house’s Parisian ateliers.

Top Chef Stars have taken the world of TV by storm, but aside from starring in talk shows and product endorsements, some are managing to find time to open restaurants on the heels of their success. Check out this list of 12Top Chef Contestant eateries coming to a town near you.

The Ritz-Carlton has been a renowned name in the luxury hotels industry, providing unmatched hospitality services around the world. Thus, not surprisingly, the readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine recently crowned the Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong, China the ‘Best Hotel in the World’. As part of the 24th annual Readers Choice Awards for 2011, the hotel was also bequeathed the title: Best Hotel in Asia Pacific award. Complete with 285 well-appointed guestrooms and suites, four exceptional restaurants and bars, and plenty of luxe amenities, the Ritz-Carlton Shanghai well-deserved the honor.

The Rothstein “Home Collection” is going up for auction in a matter of days. The home collection features everything from designer shoes and handbags to Savile Row men’s suits and enough furnishings and decor to fill four mega-mansions.

South Florida resident, Alonzo Mourning is looking to downsize, so he’s put his eight-bedroom, eight-bath Coral Gables mansion on the market. The 13,000-square-foot pad was only built in 2004, and the former Miami Heat superstar is asking $14.5 million to move into the waterfront home in the gated Coral Gables Estates.

Casino giant Caesar’s Entertainment has announced the start of construction on its first non-casino luxury resort, in the Chinese holiday destination of Hainan.