Melissa Auman Greiner

Melissa Auman Greiner is a born and bred Philly girl with a soft spot for the city's growing food and fashion scenes, leafy green squares and sultry summers. Just don't get her started on the inadequacy of SEPTA. With a journalism degree from Syracuse University and experience covering the city's tourism, food and shelter markets, she brings HL the area's best from Main Line to shoreline, focusing on hot spots as well as no-fail classics. During those few hours she's not writing or sleeping, Greiner enjoys the simple pleasures in life: old-fashioned cocktails, hand-crafted cheese, the smell of hydrangea and time with her husband and baby boy.

Posts by Melissa Auman Greiner

Haute Art: Cool off with Renoir at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

If the record-breaking temps haven’t inspired you to search out some great indoor summer activities, perhaps the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s latest special exhibition will.

Haute Couture: The Haute 5 Fashion Boutiques in Philadelphia

The clothing you carefully select from your closet each morning is so much more than a shirt and skirt: it is the first impression people will have of you all day long. Don’t take the chance of heading out looking frumpy or, perhaps worse, ordinary. Key pieces from Philly’s favorite shops will ensure your look is polished and posh.

 Here’s a look at the Haute 5 fashion boutiques in Philadelphia.

New Rittenhouse Square Condo High-Rise Scores a Perfect 10

According to all those real-estate commercials, it’s a buyer’s market. So why not consider snatching up a little piece of the city? Open and ready, 10 Rittenhouse is the city’s most-wanted neighborhood’s new darling.

Haute Decor: The Haute 5 Home Decor Stores in Philadelphia

Step one to becoming a society favorite: get the right address. But after you’ve secured your condo overlooking Rittenhouse Square or your period townhome in Society Hill, what’s next? Decor, darling. Head to these Haute 5 local shops for a selection of everything from sofas to settees and make your abode amazing.

Chef Jose Garces Wins Again with His Trading Company

He got our attention with Amada. He won our hearts with Tinto. He wowed us with Districto and Chifa. Apparently on a mission to continually outdo himself, Philadelphia’s own Iron Chef Jose Garces recently opened his latest shrine to good food and drink, Garces Trading Company.

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