When haute horology’s sportiest outfit decided to cap Mastering Speed, their 150-year anniversary celebration, with a trip to Barcelona’s Catalunya F1 circuit for a day of LRS Formula One Racing School, and deemed me worthy of an invitation, I jumped at the unusual opportunity.

If you're looking for a taste of old Europe with some modern touches, the Villa Tre Ville, an exclusive member of The Haute Hotel Network, has just that.

While the prix fixe menu at the award-winning Chef Mavro in Honolulu changes with the seasons, one dish always remains: the lilikoi malassada.

Usually summers in Miami are called “the slow season” and that is why Miami Spice helps Restaurants focus on locals and target those of us who live here year-round, but this has been a season for the books. A large number of hotels were unexpectedly booked through August without any vacancy.

Vita, located at 1906 Collins Ave., is inconspicuous on the outside but once you go inside—then back outside to their garden aka “Le Club”—you enter a completely unique dining landscape. Wednesday night at Vita happens to be one of the hautest parties of the week and it just so turned out that was also the night I checked in for my latest installment “Take’s Take: Healthier Fine Dining”.

On September 27th, 2011 I made my way to Darby Downstairs for Jason Derulo's exclusive party in honor of his new album Future History.

Gilt City is giving you a chance to attend The Griffin’s Cigars Tasting event at Hotel Humidor at the National Hotel VIP-style. The sale features one VIP ticket to the October 6 event for $39. VIP ticket holders enjoy appetizers, two beverages and cigars for sampling during the event as well as a VIP gift bag with five Griffin’s cigars.

Check out the five most fashionably haute looks we saw the stars rocking this week.

While recovering from a slowed-down economy, it appears that many of us may be staying in our existing houses awhile. But how bad is that? We liked our home at one time or another. So why not take another look at it, and make some conscious decisions about what items can be re-integrated into our existing home from a brand new perspective?

Thomas Steyer’s TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy, along with Stanford University’s Precourt Institute for Energy (PIE), is awarding eight faculty seed grants totaling more than $2.2 million for promising new research in renewable energy.

Pick up this issue of Haute Living Los Angeles to read about The ONE Group’s Celeste Fierro and Jonathan Segal. The duo behind A-list spots like Coco de Ville, STK and their new venture, Asellina, discuss the recession, innovative ideas and upcoming openings.

On Friday September 23rd, renowned fine jewelry and timepiece designer David Yurman, became the the first-ever jeweler to sponsor the Harvesters Underwriter Party.

Save the Date. Wednesday, October 5, 2011 marks the launch of the Pink Ribbon Program in honor of The Florida Breast Cancer Foundation.

The final performances of the South Florida's Symphony's First Annual "Autumn Opus" Chamber Series will take place next week. The series will end with a performance of the incomparable String Quartet No 15 of Beethoven.

Filming for the sequel to last year’s high-profile action star-packed The Expendables, directed by Sylvester Stallone, is gearing up in Bulgaria – this time with even more star power added to the already very impressive cast list.

Next time you’re in London and need to catch a flight out of Heathrow, give yourself some extra time to visit the new Grey Goose Loft, which offers a top cocktail bar experience.

Just in time for Halloween spookiness, hot Japanese eatery Matsuri at the Maritime Hotel has cooked up an eerie and enticing new menu based on The Seven Deadly Sins.

The Independent Film Channel (IFC) will be releasing a highly anticipated documentary on indie film mogul Harvey Weinstein on Friday, Oct. 7. The film, entitled Unauthorized: The Harvey Weinstein Project, was made by Canadian filmmaker Barry Avrich, who has publicly called Weinstein “The Last Bully.”