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Hotel Missoni Kuwait City is set to open in early fall 2010 with Missoni's signature color-laden zig zags branding luxury hotels in South Africa, Brazil, and Oman soon thereafter. Combining the unique style of the iconic Italian fashion and interiors house with the expertise of The Rezidor Hotel Group, Hotel Missoni will redefine the design hotel.

The Roman Empire conjures images of power, authority and military prowess (think Russell Crow in Gladiator), but what most do not know, is that the Romans are single-handedly responsible for democratizing wine. With a black and white checkered flag in plain sight, Randy Lynch, entrepreneur, marketing guru and NASCAR race car driver, decidedly set his sights on "turning beer guzzlers in to wine drinkers one race at a time."

Not many people can rock a volcano on their wrist, but when you’re packing as much heat as LeBron James is, it only seems natural. The NBA superstar wore the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Volcano watch to his highly anticipated press conference last night, where he announced he’d be leaving Cleveland and joining the Miami Heat.

Happy Bastille Day! It's time to break out the cake, hang a few streamers...wait. WTF is Bastille Day? Americans are notorious for forgetting (and/or not knowing) about historic events outside of our jurisdiction, so don't worry too much if you are a wee bit confused here. The solution? Visit your favorite French bistro in town and get in the spirit of things. You'll be respected as a cultural attaché, believe me.

I don't know where I was in the mid '90s (hair spraying my bangs and trying to get older guys to buy me yard-glass margaritas at a Salt 'n Peppa concert, perhaps), but I wasn't at Sfuzzi. My bad. The concept was not only popular in Dallas, but spread as far as Las Vegas before being closed down.

Because many visiting car collectors also attend Pebble Beach week with the intention of buying as much as exhibiting, a majority of the major auction houses have a multi-day sale scheduled. While Russo & Steele has cultivated a reputation for American muscle cars and street machines, and RM Auctions can claim the largest volume of worldwide operations, it is the relative upstart Gooding & Company that claims the title of host of the officially endorsed auction of the Pebble Beach Concours.

Protein, plain and simple, it does a body good. This is not to say that you should skip your lima beans and brussel sprouts, or never eat pasta ever again, but protein is an essential part of every cell in the body. It is a key ingredient for muscles, bones, cartilage, skin and blood. You need protein to make enzymes and hormones, as well as repairing tissue.

Enjoying cigars has been a pastime that has transcended geography and social status and has spanned centuries, however over the years, laws are making it nearly impossible to find a place to enjoy these legal products. The Cigar Rights of America (CRA) was founded in 2006 by a group of manufacturers, retailers and consumers to protect the freedoms of cigar enthusiasts. Now for the the first time, the Premium Cigar Industry's leading manufacturers have partnered to create an unbelievable CRA Sampler Pack.

York Street I've said it once and I'll say it again, York Street has to be one of the best hidden gems Dallas has to offer. Realizing it existed, and in my neck of the woods was only the beginning, as finding the unassuming structure behind a gas station in Lakewood is a whole other story altogether.

With a name like Meddlesome Moth, there better be good drinks and grub to counterbalance the not-so-appetizing christening. Luckily, the Moth supplies these as well as ambiance and an incredible beer selection to boot.

I go to four different places for my individual needs. Skin care (i.e. facials, waxing), hair coloring, hair cutting, and nail care (so few places can file the perfect "squoval" shape.) Considering I live in the Big D, I don't have a problem finding the best to fulfill my beauty whims. However, I recently discovered Uptown's Salon 2122, situated in a little quaint house on Boll Street, which made me second guess my multi-destination makeovers.

Few watch lovers will ever have the pleasure of owning a Thomas Prescher timepiece. Prescher makes a very limited amount of watches each year, and they are often extremely expensive. The level of horological understanding necessary to appreciate his craft is also intimidating.