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 […]

When it comes to interior design, inspiration is often gleamed from sources beyond the field itself. From literature to art to film, sparks of inspiration ignite all along the spectrum of creativity. Taking into account environment, function, texture and form, the formula for the expression of aesthetic harmony is shared by both fashion designers and interior designers alike, making the runway one of the premier sources of inspiration in interior design.

Five well-known faces are currently searching for tenants for their homes, both in the country and across the pond.

I attended the 2011 TV Guide Hot List Party Monday night at the new club Greystone Manor here in LA. The venue, officially opening this Thursday, was absolutely gorgeous and packed full of some of TV’s hottest stars of the moment!

Carnegie Hall today announced that Goldman Sachs Gives has made a major gift totaling $951,000 in support of The Academy—two-year fellowship program of Carnegie Hall that supports some of the country’s finest young professional musicians in developing careers as top-quality performers and dedicated teachers who are fully engaged with the communities in which they live and work.