Film icon Clint Eastwood’s highly anticipated new biopic, J. Edgar, has finally secured a date and location for its premiere. The film – based on the life of legendary FBI founder J. Edgar Hoover, played by Leonardo DiCaprio – will make its debut on Thursday, Nov. 3 during the AFI Festival in Hollywood, occurring less than a week before its limited theatrical release on Wednesday, Nov. 9.

Now that the shows are winding down in Paris, (whew!) I am finally able to delve a little deeper into some behind the scenes action. Who is more exclusive than the ladies that make it all possible for New York Fashion Week to happen?

Every great painter, from Gauguin to de Kooning, has struggled to find a footing between figuration and abstraction. Described by many as an expressionist -figurative painter, Jason Shawn Alexander is no exception. Alexander's paintings place hyper realistic figures in an abstract expressionist background - a sort of Chuck Close meets Joan Mitchell.

Leading fitness and nutrition professionals will headline three days of workshops during this year's Lake Tahoe Wellness Weekend, hosted by the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe on Oct. 21-23, 2011.

Food trucks continue to stay ever-popular, and that popularity is growing. Serving the masses from a mini-restaurant on wheels means a wider circulation and visibility, and sometimes even a lower price for quality food. Plus, Twitter has made it incredibly easy for fans to track the trucks. With rents constantly rising and restaurateurs looking for a quick way to gain attention, many entrepreneurs have turned to food trucks as the new business model.

Music producer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and style icon Pharrell Williams has been chosen for a guest judge spot on the upcoming spin-off Project Runway All Stars. The show will feature the best of past Project Runway contestants and Williams will join in as a guest judge for the wildly popular reality fashion competition show.

James Cameron’s sequel to Avatar, the highest-grossing film of all time, is said to be “monumental.” Avatar was released in 2009 and proceeded to entrance audiences and break numerous box office records. Now the 3D pioneer is faced with the challenge of topping himself with the sequel – and he fully intends on doing so.

The ultra-hot Soho Beach House celebrated its first year in Miami on Tuesday, September 27th with a Willy Wonka-inspired birthday bash.

Supermodel Jessica Hart shares her secrets with Haute Living about the best places in New York City. Find out where the beauty shops, power lunches and her choice for the most romantic date spot in the Big Apple.

The hautest place to be over this past weekend was most definitely The New York Food & Wine Festival. Yours truly wined, dined, and had a fabulous time.

Celebrity jewelry designer and perfumer Carola Bun, whose pieces are known adorning stars like Lady Gaga and Oscar attendees at events like the Oscars and Grammys has debuted a romantic new collection of pearl jewelry entitled Le Phantome.

A new bakery has just opened in New York City's trendy West Village neighborhood and customers are already lining up around the corner for these fresh baked treats.

As the holiday season approaches and the warm weather fades, look to the Terranea Resort in California, an exclusive member of The Haute Hotel Network, for a fun getaway.

Renowned hotelier André Balazs and chef Kurt Gutenbrunner have joined forces to convert the rooftop of downtown LA’s Standard hotel into a retreat-like biergarten – just in time for Oktoberfest!

For a summary of the San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Opera’s 2011-2012 season events, look no further than this issue of Haute Living San Francisco. You’ll need it—with the San Francisco Symphony is celebrating its 100th season, there are plenty of events you won’t want to miss.

Join the American Cancer Society for An Evening of San Francisco Inspiration this Thursday, October 6. The inaugural event will benefit the American Cancer Society's mission to eliminate cancer through research, education, advocacy, and service. The evening will prove to be unforgettable, as San Francisco’s finest tastes, sounds, and sites will be showcased. Emmy Award winner Cheryl Jennings of ABC7 News will host this year’s event.

Hardly the kind of reviews a restaurant wants to hear. And yet, despite the critics, Ninja New York — pummeled by a scathing critique from the New York Times’ Frank Bruni in October 2005 — is still a buzzing destination for tourists and locals.

This past Sunday, actress Lindsay Price celebrated her baby shower with many former co-stars and celebrity friends at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel. The fun day was hosted by her publicist Leslie Sloane, her manager Lanie Sorkin Beckie and friend and fellow celebrity mom Sarah Michelle Gellar