On Monday October, The Taj Hotel in New York City, unveiled the book Taj at Apollo Bunder at The Pierre. Excerpts of this 100-year detailed chronicle of Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces were read by Actor Michael Douglas, Actor Adrien Brody, Fashion Designer Tory Burch, Novelist Salman Rushdie, Author & NYT Columnist Anand Giridharadas and Indian Personality Suhel Seth.

Tech billionaire Larry Ellison is to thank for a new garden provided to the students at Gerald Ford Elementary School in Indian Wells, CA. A teacher at the school wrote to the Oracle CEO and requested help in funding a small garden area, to which Ellison responded generously.

Construction on the Lucky Strike Lanes in San Francisco has been underway for approximately three months now and many people are itching to know when they will be able to enjoy the new bowling lanes. Haute Living has the answer.

Check out Cherry Cola, the women’s trend report in this issue of Haute Living New York, to see fall’s hautest hue in action. The color of the season is burgundy, and we supply you with ample ways to incorporate it into your wardrobe this season, from a Fendi handbag to a Chanel boot.

The people at McLaren took the latest MP4-12C for a lap around the infamous Nürburgring to see how the supercar would perform on one of the world’s greatest road courses. Read on to see how the luxury car performed.

You may be familiar with Groupon, but now there is a company dedicated to providing exceptional food and wine experiences at the higher end of luxury.

Sales have unofficially kicked off at One57, New York City’s new 90-story condominium tower in Midtown. Bargain prices for units inside the building are reportedly around $6,000 per square foot.

If you enjoy hitting the town once the sun has set, keeping up to date with the latest changes going on in Los Angeles is crucial. Haute Living takes a look at two hotels that are revamping their lounges.

On Saturday, Denver Nuggets player Al Harrington took the Bugsy Challenge at Burger Joint at Flamingo Las Vegas.

Starting October 26th, The San Francisco Fall Antiques Show benefiting Enterprise for High School Students, celebrates its 30th anniversary at the Festival Pavilion of Fort Mason Center. This highly anticipated event will have over 60 carefully-vetted new and returning dealers presenting a superb array of thousands of best-in-class decorative and fine art objects.

On Friday, Rain Cosmetics launched at Skins 6|2 Cosmetics inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas with a breast cancer benefit hosted by Alyssa Campanella, Miss USA 2011. 

Wolfgang Puck's Sunday Brunch and Charity Auction took place on October 16 at Wolfgang Puck at Hotel Bel-Air. This fabulous meal was part of the Food & Wine Festival; a haute culinary event which took place over a four day span in sunny Los Angeles.

Landry’s Restaurants, Inc., has received bankruptcy court approval to buy actress Eva Longoria’s troubled Las Vegas steakhouse Beso. The $1 million deal, decided Monday, ensures that Longoria will continue to be involved in the restaurant, which is located in a high-profile spot in the Crystals shopping center, part of the MGM Resort International CityCenter complex on the Las Vegas Strip. Beso LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January.

Talk Show host, host Ellen DeGeneres has revealed the price of her Beverly Hills estate in the Multiple Listing Service as $49 million. The property had been marketed since June on the Westside Estate Agency website simply as price "available upon request."

One of the foremost luxury brands in the field of luxury leather goods, writing tools, lighters etc., Alfred Dunhill, has now announced that the company will soon be opening an all new luxury dining experience in Dubai. The ‘Alfie’s Restaurant & Lounge’ is scheduled for a grand opening at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers. This ultra-luxurious restaurant will be located next to the newly opened Dunhill store and will cater to the guests who are seeking an elegant and classy place to relax and spend sometime in the lap of luxury. This marvelous restaurant in the upscale Jumeirah Emirates Towers in Dubai, will make it the first of its kind in the entire Middle East, while amounting to a total of only three Alfred Dunhill restaurants across the globe. The Dunhill restaurant & lounge is slated for an opening in January of 2012, adding to the one in Shanghai and a second restaurant in Hong Kong.

WALL Miami co-owners Karim Masri, Nicola Siervo, Navin Chatani and Jarred Grant are excited to present the five-year anniversary of the Favela Beach series tomorrow night, October 25. Favela Beach is a Brazilian-influenced party that stays true to the culture’s sexy, high-energy music style.

On October 5, Pilates in the Grove and Pilates on the Beach celebrated the launch of the certified Pink Ribbon Program in an effort with the Rosenbaum Breast Center. Amongst guests at the event were Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra and distinguished sports rep Jason Rosenhaus.

1500° at Eden Roc has earned its reputation as the ultimate South Florida restaurant for farm-to-table fare. Now, Florida’s growing season is upon us and DaSilva and her best growers and farmers invite you to an Early Harvest Dinner on Thursday, November 3 at 7 pm.