The Stafford hotel’s new restaurant, The Lyttelton, has started a series of cooking classes. First up on October 29 is a game class, followed by lessons on festive British entertaining on December 3,4,10 and 11.

Michelin starred chef Nigel Mendham has joined Dukes to oversee the hotel’s new restaurant Thirty Six by Nigel Mendham.

Las Vegas may not be opening any new resorts, but that doesn’t mean things aren’t changing here in Sin City. The MGM Grand just announced that it was going through a $160 million redecoration of all 3,570 guest rooms and 642 suites in the hotel’s main tower.

This Wednesday, October 12, 2011, artisanal cocktail pioneer Scott Beattie and SF-Based Distillery No. 209 are teaming up for the No. 209 Gin Indian Summer Cocktail Competition at Spoonbar at in Healdsburg, California. A selection of well-known bartenders from the finest restaurants in Napa Valley and Sonoma County will be competing and mixing up innovative and delicious cocktails.

Artist David Salle host the Conversations in Context evening program + reception, tomorrow Thursday October 13th, 2011 at the Philip Johnson Glass House. Salle has four of his works on permanent display at the Glass House, a 47-acre site, in Connecticut tomorrow.

On Thursday October 6th, Panerai collaborated with the Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center and CancerCare.org for an afternoon out on the water to in part of Sailing Heals, attended by Haute Living's Kamal Hotchandani.

Executive Chef / Managing Partner Matthew Dolan and General Manager / Managing Partner Chad Bourdon will celebrate the One-Year Anniversary of Twenty Five Lusk on October 17th with a cocktail party in the restaurant’s downstairs bar and lounge.

Nike is taking a dive into the “geek chic” trend with their latest pair of Google-inspired shoes. Google community manager for Android and mobile Evan Steinberg used his Google+ page to unveil the new shoes he designed, named the Google x Nike Dunk Low “Shoegler” edition.

Lavish but intimate dinner parties are a rare luxury between friends. It’s a time to enjoy wine, food and the freedom to languish in each other’s company. Private chef Scott Spencer is making intimate Michelin starred dining available and accessible to all.

Here are some of the restaurants you may want to check out if you are interested in the high-end-approved, gastronomic fare, invested in, and owned by some of the city's most opulent

Amangiri Resort, an exclusive member of The Haute Hotel Network, has something very special planned this winter. Located on 600 acres in Southern Utah, this resort couldn't be more perfectly situated for a relaxing winter escape.

On Tuesday, Oct. 11, President and CEO of CBS Leslie "Les" Moonves was named the recipient of the prestigious Producers Guild of America (PGA) 2012 Milestone Award. The announcement was made today that he would be receiving the great honor, which goes to "an individual who has made historic contributions to the entertainment industry," according to the PGA.

Legendary supermodel and OMEGA's longest-running ambassador and supermodel, Cindy Crawford was the shining star at the gala opening of the Swiss watch manufacture's new-look boutique at the luxe GUM department store in Moscow.

Hublot announces their new Antiythera watch

This month, London’s 51 Buckingham Gate Taj Suites and Residences began accepting bookings for the two-bedroom Jaguar Suite, whose furnishings and décor take their cues from the luxury automaker.

Audemars Piguet will be hosting the Art of Timeless Precision photography exhibition in Harbour City, Hong Kong.

Next month on Nov. 5, the editors of all 18 international editions of Vogue will gather in Tokyo for an exclusive, one-off Fashion’s Night Out – first conceived by American Vogue editor Anna Wintour – in an effort to help boost “spirit and sales” there after the devastation cause by this year’s earthquake and tsunami.

Sketchy Pink, an initiative that raises money to help the fight against breast cancer, is hosting an art-filled fundraiser on October 23 on the roof deck of the Betsy South Beach.All proceeds benefit breast cancer research at the University of Miami’s Braman Family Breast Cancer Institute at Sylvester.