Earlier this year Top Chef Alum Fabio Viviani announced he would be opening a restaurant in Chicago. Working with Lucas Stoioff and David Rekhson, the guys behind Public House and Bull & Bear, it will be an Italian restaurant in River North. Viviani already has Los Angeles area restaurants but wanted to open one in […]

It was a night of bright lights and big stars for Bay Area Artist Jim Campbell at the SF MOMA's Bay Area Treasure Awards held at the St. Regis Hotel. Details inside.

Haute Living presents the Top 5 new restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Designer Alvin Valley was in Los Angeles for a very special west coast trunk show. We had a chance to catch up with the designer and talk to him about his inspiration and future plans for his company: How did you get in to clothing design? I have always been inspired by clothes…I studied architecture, […]

R&B star Lloyd arrived at 1 OAK at the Mirage on Friday night with a big entourage and chatted with fans.

Singer Estelle was in town for the Soul Train Awards, where she walked away with the much coveted Best International Female Artist Award.

7 for all Mankind hosts denim and diamonds event to showcase fabulous fall fashion items. Pictures inside!

Hollywood's most fabulous young fashionistas stepped out on Saturday to celebrate the one-year anniversary of ShoeMint. The event was hosted by Rachel Bilson and celebrity stylist Nicole Chavez at new hotspot Laurel Hardware.

There is never a shortage of ways to help the less fortunate and/or ill in Chicago. When the cause is helping children with complicated health needs, it always tugs at your heart. Almost Home Kids is an Illinois based program that “provides transitional care in a home-like setting to children with complicated health needs, training […]

Entrepreneur, philanthropist, nightlife connoisseur and Haute 100 lister, Michael Capponi dons his charitable hardhat once more for the Miami Rescue Mission. Tomorrow at 11am, the Mission will be announcing the partnership with Capponi Construction Corporation to complete the expansion of the Men’s Center Annex to the facility. Form and function have been considered for Capponi’s […]

Just days after Mike Brown was let go as the Lakers head coach, his replacement has been found. According to The Los Angeles Times, Mike D'Antoni will fill the former coach's shoes.

The penthouse apartment in architect Jean Nouvel's distinctive 40 Mercer apartment building has just taken a price but to $14.5 million for $16 million. That gets you over 3,000-square-feet of sleek, contemporary apartment space. But the real draw here is the 1,600-square-feet of the great outdoors in prime Soho.

The Hard Rock Hotel and AEG Live presented Guns N’ Roses guitarist DJ Ashba with a custom-made birthday cake to ring in his 40th birthday on Saturday.

Two years ago, superstar chef Rick Bayless launched his first outlet in West Hollywood. Well, we are happy to announce that his California concept Red O will be opening next year at Fashion Island in Newport Beach.

The Carson City Council approved a Porsche Experience Center this week and work will start on the 53-acre project by the end of 2012.

Since its arrival on Rodeo Drive over forty years ago, the iconic French jewelry brand, Van Cleef & Arpels celebrates its first renovation with a grand reopening that featured a live ballet performance by L.A. Dance Project.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have bid $25.7 million to the Hanwha Eagles of the Korea Baseball Organization for the opportunity to sign 25-year-old pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin.

A couple of weeks ago, many were surprised at Related Midwest’s restart of developer’s Chicago Tower downtown. In fact, this was a long awaited journey for the developers since 2008, when the Chicago high-rise was left stagnant.