Los Angeles is home to some of the most famous people in the world, and these celebs get hungry. Sure they’ll chow down at McDonalds every now and then, but they also like to ball out and dine at some of the finest restaurants the city has to offer. Check out Haute Living’s top 5 five-star restaurants.

Moutai and Wuliangye are two Chinese high-end alcohol brands that you may not have heard of but that are among the best-selling luxury liquors in the world and among the 10 most valuable luxury brands overall. It is estimated that Moutai’s brand value is at $12 billion and Wuliangye’s is at $7 billion.

It seems as though the super wealthy have begun to dig a little deeper – literally – to defy the limits of space in their massive luxury mansions. A new phenomenon has hit the real estate stage all around the world – the underground “trophy basement”.

Founded in San Francisco in 1852, Shreve & Co. is the Bay Area’s premier luxury retail jeweler. The company will be showcasing several historic pieces courtesy of the Petra and Greg Martin Collection for a limited time.

The second iteration of YOU CAN’T FAKE FASHION campaign was launched last week by eBay and the Council of Fashion Designers of America. The campaign was designed to raise awareness against counterfeit goods and celebrate original design. The spring tote collection includes 76 customized designs and four unique totes styles, including one by Kate Spade.

Several Russian record labels are bringing forward claims against mobile companies, which they claim did not pay them royalties for the public use of musical content for personal purposes. The Russian Union of Right-holders is the official representative of the record labels’ interests and is claiming that specifically Nokia and Samsung owe Russian record companies approximately $40 million in author’s royalties.

In London during the Olympics, hotel prices could triple because of the expected flood of competitors, officials and spectators. During the games, the approximate cost of a hotel stay at a London hotel room will be £ 213 a night.

The Leela Goa in West India has recently finished its $20 million renovation and is now ready and eager to welcome guests for the upcoming spring/summer holiday season

On Wednesday, March 14th I attended celebrity stylist to the stars June Ambrose's premiere party for her new show Styled By June on VH1 to an intimate crowd of hand selected press and friends at the Crosby Hotel.

Paying homage to the world’s most prolific era of watchmaking, the legendary 1966 collection produced by Girard-Perregaux marries luxury and sophistication to creativity, technical expertise, and performance.

W South Beach has partnered up with Quinny and Genius Jones to bring the best of travel services to guests. Helping parents to Travel Lite, the service is specifically designed to cater to parents and their small children.

Salvatore Ferragamo celebrated the launch of their new fragrance for women Signorina at Palazzo Chupi in NYC.

Residents of the Manhattan House can say OM more often now. Exhale, the national mind body spa company, announced it has expanded its services in the historic luxury condominium on the Upper East Side. Exhale will extend it's yoga, spa and fitness programs to the residential home.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will kick things off with a screening of the film, “Breathless” (“A bout de soufflé”) this Friday at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The film will tag along side the opening of the Academy’s exhibition, “Photos de Cinéma: Images of the French New Wave by Raymond Cauchetier.

Designer Kelly Wearstler, a well-regarded fashion and home wares designer, has listed her Beverly Hills mansion for a staggering $39 Million.

Restoration Hardware, one of the fastest growing luxury home furnishing brands, launched its highly anticipated spring 2012 collections last week. The event took place at the Restoration Hardware Flatiron Gallery in New York City and benefited ACRIA, the AIDS Community Research Initiative of America.

Defying accepted watchmaking theories, the Harmonious Oscillator, distributed in the United States by Westime, uses twin, interlinked balances driven by a single component – the escapement.

Last night Lionsgate with The Cinema Society & Calvin Klein Collection hosted a special screening of the highly anticipated, soon-to-be-released film The Hunger Games. Following the success of the eponymous series of novels, the film has had a cult following since its inception and the release guarantees a box office sensation.