World-renowned local olive oil producer, McEvoy Ranch, invites olive oil enthusiasts to visit McEvoy Ranch for Community Milling Days this Sunday, November 13 and Sunday, December 4, Guests are invited to bring their home-grown olives as McEvoy Ranch combines and mills olives. Participants will enjoy warm drinks and snacks and watch their olives turn to oil. Guests will also be given oil commensurate with the amount of olives they bring, and will have freshly bottled olive oil to enjoy within 3 days.

The Restaurant at Meadowood in Napa Valley, an exclusive member of The Haute Hotel Network, has managed to retain their three stars in Michelin’s sixth annual San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country Restaurant Guide 2012. The Restaurant continues to be one of only two establishments to hold this prestigious distinction in the Western United States.

Stay at the Acqualina Resort & Spa, an exclusive member of the Haute Hotel Network. Inspired by architecture of the Italian Renaissance, this luxurious resort is a castle among the sands of Sunny Isles.

Newport Beach saw hotel revenues increased by more than $1.6 million compared to the same quarter in 2010 – read on to find out which resort significantly contributed to this increase.

The InterContinental London Park Lane will be hosting 'Gin & Jazz', an evocative monthly celebration of classic cocktails and golden age Jazz

For my latest chapter in “Take’s Take: Healthier Fine Dining”, I head over to City Hall in Downtown Miami located at 2004 Biscayne Blvd. Not the actually city hall where government stuff happens—or doesn’t happen—but City Hall the restaurant. I’m sure the owner Steven Haas, who has had his fair share of political experience, has probably been to a city hall or two.

Everyone has their favorite watering hole – a place they keep coming back to and constantly recommend to people. Take a look at Drinks International’s top 50 cocktail bars in the world and see if your favorite place made the list.

The art of film making is transformative, engaging and for many, films hit very close to home. There are those films that truly resonate, evoking emotion and resurfacing memories. Matt Sinnreich is a screenwriter, producer and director whose vision is to create films that do just that.

Porsche may be forced to use the underpinnings of the next-generation Audi R8 for its all-new Ferrari 458 supercar rival, despite being Volkswagen Group’s designated maker of platforms for future sports cars.

Melvita, France’s premiere brand of natural skincare, celebrated their first anniversary at their store in San Francisco’s Westfield Center on October 27, 2011. Guests sampled Melvita’s line of luxurious products while enjoying cocktails, nibbles, and product discounts. The Melvita team was on hand to assist guests to develop a personal skincare regimen, then the lucky guests were sent home with an essential skin care product for the fall.

Antiquorum’s “Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces” auction will take place on November 13 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Geneva. The highlights will include a recently discovered Patek Philippe quarter.

The stalled Mizner Grande Estates home project was just purchased by a company led by Miami developer Tibor Hollo for $2 million.

Courtesy of Gilt City Seattle , the great granduaghter of Emily Post, Anna Post, visited Seattle's Watson & Kennedy to introduce the latest edition of Emily Post's 18th Edition.

Meadowood Napa Valley, an exclusive member of The Haute Hotel Network, has just received a very special award.

Actress Eva Longoria is taking her talents behind the camera as she gets ready to take on a role as executive producer for a new TV sitcom. The show will have the star in touch with her Latin roots as she will be developing an English-language version of a hit Mexican television show.

Designer Tory Burch was honored as one of Glamour’s 2011 Women of the Year for her achievements in the fashion industry. When she first started her line in 2004, she confessed, “I had a five-year plan of three stores.” Now, her $330-million-a-year brand has been seen on high-profile women like Taylor Swift and First Lady Michelle Obama.

He may no longer be with us, but Apple founder Steve Jobs continues to live on through his admirers. Students enrolled at a technical school in Plovdiv, the second largest city in Bulgaria, want to honor the tech great by changing the name of their school to “Steve Jobs.”

Treat yourself to a pick-me-up with a visit to these buzz-worthy beauty spots. Both of these newly opened venues are modern, chic and fun – perfect places to primp before a big night out! Drybar 4 West 16th Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues Another California import, Drybar‘s stylists focus on one thing and one thing […]