Serendipity 3 has officially opened its doors on Lincoln Road located between Lenox Avenue and Alton Road. The famous Manhattan ice-cream parlor has been known for their famous Golden Opulence Sundae which is made of five scoops of ice cream with edible gold leaf for $1000 and the parlor’s frozen hot chocolate on the menu for $8.95.

It’s hard to believe that after 13 years of filling tall orders for the Biltmore Hotel’s Palm d’Or restaurant, Chef Philippe Ruiz has resigned. According to Miami News Times who originally broke the news of the chef’s departure, followed by Danielle Finnegan, a spokeswoman for the Biltmore also confirmed the story of his resignation.

This week The World Dubai will open publicly its first island which will launch its exclusive resort called the luxury World Island Beach Club. Initially, the resort was due to open in 2011 during the fourth quarter. However, construction of the resort delayed its launch.

For the start of the New Year, another indie restaurant called Il Mare will soon be opened in Downtown LA in the burgeoning South Park district, amongst the other elite indie restaurants on South Park, restaurants such as Rivera, Bottle Rock and Arashi Sushi. It was just back in July when the build-out of the restaurant was first discovered by Brigham Yen and now only five months later that Il Mare, a new Italian seafood restaurant will soon be open, after all inspections are passed.

As you know Haute 100 members and permanent fixtures on the social and philanthropic circuits, Roy and Lea Black are gearing up to celebrate yet another of their famed and superbly-attended Black’s Annual Gala, this spring. And while details of the location have yet to be announced, we thought we’d bring you the big news that this year, just like years passed, they gala will culminate with a major musical treat.

Located on the Upper East Side on E. 60th between Park and Lexington is Amali Restaurant. Former General Manager of Resto, James Mallios partnered with New York restaurant pioneers Steve Tzolis and Nicola Kotsoni to open Amali; a farm-to-table Mediterranean restaurant that does not disappoint for the discerning palate.

San Francisco had the most anticipated event of the year, the sophisticated, fun and upscale A-List NYE Ball at the luxurious Westin St. Francis.

Acqualina Resort & Spa is excited to announce the newest addition to the five-diamond brand: The Mansions of Acqualina. Anticipated to be the top tier of luxury residences in South Florida ever, The Mansions is comprised of 79 units and features a private bridge with access to the resort.

The sold-out New Year’s Eve event at Bâoli-Vita included music by DJ Ange from Bâoli Cannes, who spun on the elevated mosaic DJ booth, as well as “crazy angel” cocktail waitresses who dressed in white.

Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group announced today that they will open the second installment of Blue Smoke in Battery Park City on Monday, January 9th.

Designed by one of the world’s most revered superyacht architects, Ron Holland, the Kestrel 106 is a stately and luxurious 32.4 m fast-cruiser.

Wednesday, January 4th, marks the commencement of the the 2012 Progressive Insurance New York Boat Show; the world's finest and longest-running boat show, which will continue through January 8th

To say 2012 is off to a great start for electronic dance music phenomenon deadmau5 might be an understatement. Last night, the iconic artist headed to Las Vegas for a trifecta of celebrations: his birthday, the launch of his exclusive 2012 residency with Wynn Las Vegas at XS Nightclub, and perhaps most notable, Mayor Carolyn Goodman proclaiming it officially “deadmau5 Day” in the city of Las Vegas.

Talk about being creative -- China has transformed a Russian Kiev class aircraft carrier into a luxury hotel, making it the first of its kind in the world.

Dennis Quaid has been spending more time in Texas to be closer to family, so he recently sold his Pacific Palisades equestrian estate for $9.5 million.

Planetalis, a French chain restaurant, recently opened in Downtown LA, at 8th and Figueroa. This is the first Planetalis restaurant in the US, which previously operated restaurants only in France and the UK.

Marquee Nightclub and Dayclub at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas celebrated its one-year anniversary with Avicii manning the deejay booth Monday night.

Just in time for the 2012 Olympics being held in London, England, the Bulgari London hotel is expected to swing it’s opulent doors open in April to welcome guests.