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Zagat 2012 on San Francisco
Yesterday was ZagatDay, meaning the 2012 little burgundy guide has been unveiled and is now available in bookstores. With that, the Top 12 Food winners in San Francisco as well.
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Emmy Awards Parties 2011
The 63rd Annual Emmy Awards went off without a hitch, and post-show, especially for the night's winners, there was plenty to celebrate.
Red carpets and limousines lined the streets from the Los Angeles Convention Center in Downtown LA to Mr. C's in Beverly Hills. Winners, nominees, and everyone in between sipped champagne and toasted yet another successful year of television entertainment.
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Bouchon Bakery To Re-Open After Fire
After suffering a major fire last week, Bouchon Bakery will reopen its doors Thursday morning. The retail side will be open daily from 7am-12pm offering an abbreviated menu. Since the fire reportedly started in the bread over, no bread will be available, but select pastries sandwiches, salads, rillettes, soup and coffee will be available.
Fashion
Burberry Spring 2012 Collection Live From London
Burberry has embraced the idea that giving unrestricted access to consumers, in every way possible, is the way to get ahead in today's market. Burberry has gone live with its Burberry Spring Summer 2012 collection from Hyde Park. Well-dressed buyers or keen admirers from all over the world can now watch this collection live on digital platform. It will be streamed live online at Burberry.com as well as on the Burberry Facebook page. Twitter fans can also follow the Burberry Twitter account. The runway show can also be viewed on an iPad, iPhone and other mobile devices. Ardent shoppers can purchase stuff from the Runway collection immediately after the show at Burberry.com and it will be delivered within 8 weeks, about 3 months ahead of standard industry times. So fashionistas, it’s time to attend the fashion show, go through the collection and shop the latest trends too without leaving your couch! Fashion at your fingertips.
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The Washington Square Bar & Grill Is History
The Washington Square Bar & Grill was once the hottest place in San Francisco, and today, it's history.
The artifacts from the place - menus, photographs, drawings, newsletters, jerseys from the house softball team called Les Lapins Sauvages, newspaper columnist Stanton Delaplane's typewriter, martini glasses, memories - have all been shipped to the San Francisco Public Library History Center. The trademark wooden WSB&G sign that graced the outside of the restaurant for more than 30 years is headed to the library.
All will go on display eventually, next to other historical items.
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Rodeo Drive Walk of Style to Honor Iman and Missoni
Supermodel Iman and the fashion house Missoni will be the newest recipients of the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Award.
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Disney to Announce New Avatar Attraction
The Walt Disney Company will announce a major licensing deal to bring the 20th Century Fox hit 'Avatar' to its theme parks.
Fashion
Haute Fashion: Getting to Know Georges Chakra
Although he elected not to present his 2012 spring/summer collection in New York this season, Lebanonese fashion designer, Georges Chakra, has still been busy. Since 2001, when Chakra began presenting his haute couture collection at Paris Fashion Week, his creations have earned him a steadfast pool of aristocratic clients who swoon for their imaginative and elaborate detailing, utmost quality, and luxurious designs.
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Extend Your Summer Fun At The Mandarin Oriental, Miami
This Sunday September 25th, The Mandarin Oriental Miami, an exclusive member of The Haute Hotel Network, is offering guests an opportunity to extend their summer fun with a volleyball tournament and fabulous beach party.
Haute Auto
Jaguar C-X75: Much More Than A Concept!
Jaguar lead a pre-emptive strike during this year’s Paris Motor Show with the unveiling of their electric, super car, concept! Forget the mandatory, celebratory mandates set forth for the British automaker’s 75th anniversary. The reflective moment at hand is the fact that the C-X75 is the most ostentatious vehicle ever theorized and manifested by Jaguar since the XJ13!
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San Francisco Honors Landmarks in the Tenderloin
The Tenderoin is filled with history - from San Francisco’s first adult entertainment theater, to studio where several of rock music’s greatest acts all recorded, and even the original Original Joe’s - landmarks abound.
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Haute 100 Update: Zuckerberg’s $100M Donation to Directly Benefit Teachers
About a year ago, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg kept his haters at bay with the announcement of an extremely generous $100 million gift to the Newark, NJ school system. Now the foundation that manages the donation has announced that the two-year program will also provide $10,000 grants directly to teachers or groups of teachers who create innovative classroom plans.
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49ers Team Up With Community Groups for September Events
This month, the San Francisco 49ers are taking between-game breaks for community outreach efforts in the Bay Area and beyond. The events are part of the team’s RESPECT campaign, which teaches the importance of showing respect for schools, families and local communities.
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Haute Event Preview: Elixir’s Templeton Rye Barrel-Aged Magnoila Porter Beer Release
It’s bottoms up for a limited-release specialty beer this Sunday, when Elixir hosts the Templeton Rye Barrel-Aged Magnolia Porter Beer Release as part of San Francisco Cocktail Week.
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Haute Properties: Island of St. Barths
Looking to buy a home on the Island of St. Barths? Check out these four spectacular properties on the market now by Haute Real Estate Network member Christian Wattiau.
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Haute 100 Update: The Spurs’ Tony Parker – Next Celebrity Chef?
For San Antonio Spurs star Tony Parker’s latest project, he traded in the court for the kitchen. Although the NBA star did spend some time playing in an Olympic qualifying tournament this summer, he also took on the role as the new face of Toupargel, a French food home delivery program.
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Renowned music series Layer Cake returns this Friday, September 23 at Living Room at W Fort Lauderdale
Gerber Group is bringing back the hit music series Layer Cake beginning with an installment this Friday, September 23. DJ Irie and fellow DJs from Artist Related will kickoff the series at the celebrated lounge Living Room at W Fort Lauderdale.
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Richard Meier-Designed Condos Back on Drawing Board for Beverly Hills Robinsons-May Site
Plans to rebuild 9900 Wilshire, Beverly Hills, are back underway with design plans that still include Richard Meier-designed condos.








