Five Guys Burgers and Fries, In-N-Out Burger, Chick-fil-A and Panera Bread topped the 2011 rankings of favorite quick-service chains in a poll conducted by Market Force Information.

Opulent, glamorous and incredibly sophisticated, Dubai is renowned for its host of luxury hotels which decorate the city skyline. These are the places to go for great food, nightclubs, spas, and extravagant rooms. Take your pick and visit our top five hotels in Dubai.

R&B superstar and philanthropist Alicia Keys has joined with actresses Jennifer Aniston, Demi Moore, and others on her latest project, a movie on the Lifetime channel, which Keys co-directs. The stunning trio is featured in October’s Glamour magazine in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and discuss how the disease have brought them together in this project.

ISA boutique is excited to join in the worldwide celebration of this year’s Fashion’s Night Out. Thursday, September 8 from 6-9 pm, ISA boutique invites you to join them for complimentary champagne or wine, “O” cake pops and special discounts. Shoppers will have access to 20-50% off selected designers and 30-40% off all bikinis. ISA will also be issuing their VIP membership cards.

Jeremy Piven is buying a TriBeCa penthouse located in New York. Sources say the “Entourage” star has closed a deal on a 6,000-square-foot Hudson Street penthouse that once belonged to former Mets slugger Mike Piazza. The duplex, housed in the same building as Jon Stewart’s palatial pad, was listed by Prudential Douglas Elliman for $6.2 million.

Four of the ten priciest streets in America are in Manhattan: Times Square, East 57th Street and Madison Avenue follow Fifth Avenue, in that order.

“It’s an iconic brand with a ton of history, but in the last few years I think it lost touch with the next generation,” said Mr. Walk. “It felt kind of stagnant — you respected the croc but you weren’t really sure who it was touching, how it was connecting with you.”

The Sun House is anything but a simple residence. Its imposing structure and fascinating sun-filled interiors only enhance each carefully planned design element. Located in Singapore, the L-shaped Sun House makes the most of its location: a corner lot surrounded by bungalows. The architects who managed to create a safe heaven – Guz Architects – saw the importance of natural sunlight so they fabricated a stunning design that captures light and spreads it in all directions.

Check out this issue of Haute Living Los Angeles to read about the Cipriani brothers, from their Los Angeles hotel and restaurant venture “Mr. C” to their traditional-but-fresh outlook on the hospitality industry and life.

Four hands can be better than two — especially when those four hands are massaging your overworked traps and calves in an oceanfront hut at a luxurious resort on Maui. The Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea offers this very unique massage, Lomi Aumoa, with two therapists providing an unforgettable massage experience in a traditional thatched hut fronting the picturesque Wailea Beach.

The cost of living a life of luxury in Asia has risen 11.7% in dollar terms over the past year, more than twice the inflation rate for Asia as a whole. Haute Living takes a closer look at the new cost of living the good life.

When it comes to fine dining, nothing should surprise us anymore. In fact, quirky trends are often welcome by those who enjoy splurging on the finer things in life. The Bazaar by José Andrés, located in Los Angeles’ SLS Hotel, has taken this concept and applied it to something you’ve possibly never seen before: a water menu.

Didn’t go to Glastonbury this year? Then get yourself down to Kensington’s stunning Roof Gardens tomorrow for Love Brunch’s monthly shindig.

Designer Charlotte Ronson is expanding her fashion/lifestyle brand by debuting a line of makeup exclusively available at Sephora.

You’re on your way to Las Vegas and you need a place to stay. The resorts along The Strip cater to all types, but when you want the best hotels, you turn to Haute Living. Here’s a look at the Haute 5 hotels in Las Vegas. We promise they won’t disappoint.

As one of the most popular cities in the US to host tourists and conference goers, San Francisco is full of fabulous hotels in every one of its unique neighborhoods. Whether it’s views of the Golden Gate Bridge or a central location, each one of these hotels provide perfect white glove service and all the fine luxurious amenities as expected.

The streets are lined with swanky Fifth Avenue stores, and real estate agents playfully call a $5 million house a "cottage". It is glossy world where the real America of high joblessness and housing despair is all but invisible. The economic story of the last decade has only served to make the divide between these worlds more stark.

Meadowood, an exclusive member of The Haute Hotel Network, is located on two-hundred-and fifty private acres in the heart of the Napa Valley.