fter a fun night of partying in New York’s Meatpacking district, there’s nothing I want more than diner food. I want French fries, and grilled cheese and a nice big glass of diet coke to wash it all down. Luckily for me, the iconic Empire Diner has gone under a full renovation and has just re-opened as the Highliner.

Oprah Winfrey has an extraordinary way with words and people. She also knows how to deliver the best in television and throughout her incredible career as host of her own show she has acquired a litany of celebrity friends.

"Vampire Diaries" star Candice Accola celebrated her 24th birthday today poolside at W Los Angeles – Westwood over the weekend. Guests included Candice’s castmates Kat Graham, Kayla Ewell, Matthew Davis, and Zach Roerig, as well as Shiloh Fernandez ("Skateland"), Corbin Bleu ("High School Musical"), and Micah Alberti ("Wildfire").

The House of Marchesa and Playboy have made an interesting alliance in a charitable effort to battle breast cancer.

Spain is highly recognized for its forward-thinking designs, be it fashion or architecture. Baltus Collection, a Spanish high-end interiors and furniture design company, congratulated Edward Nieto of Nieto Design by presenting him with its first ever “Baltus Icon Award for Excellence in Design,” at their capacious Miami showroom in the Design District.

Swarvoski is making their 12th straight appearance at the Cannes Film Festival by continuing to deck out the festival’s radiant guests in their glamorous pieces. Additionally, they are once again hosting guests in their fabulous Swarovski Suite at the Hotel Martinez. This year, the suite got a complete makeover, which resulted in an atmosphere even more stunning than the last.

Cited as one of the greatest female emcees of all time, Ms. Lauryn Hill’s prolific rhymes and powerful voice rocked The Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, the hottest new venue in Las Vegas for unique live concerts, on Friday, May 13.

With the season of leisure quickly approaching, what could be a better way to spend it than with unlimited golf on one of the world’s most pristine courses? The magnificent Terranea Resort on the Palos Verses Peninsula is offering golf enthusiasts their Unlimited Golf Package to be used on The Links at Terranea.

Richard Meier, the glass and steel virtuoso, whose works embody quintessential simplicity and studies in lines, is inviting the public once again into his complex mind with the fifth consecutive season of the Richard Meier Model Museum in Long Island City.

Luxury European travel and exotic supercars – it’s about time those two things went hand-in-hand. While it is not unheard of to cruise an foreign countryside by car, the Elite Car and Castle Tour ups the ante with some extra speed. Let us be clear that this is not your average road trip. Developed by Austrian-based Como Travel, the tour is a three-week tour through England and Scotland in your choice of 15 of the highest-performing vehicles in the world.

What more cogent ingredients exist than wine and shoes to impel women to gather for a cause, other than the cause itself? A cadre of Seattle-based women, socialites, and celebrities united to show support for a first annual fundraising event geared to benefit the Seattle Children’s Home, aptly titled Wine, Women, and Shoes.

Last week at 583 Park Avenue’s ballroom in New York City, Solving Kids’ Cancer hosted its second annual Spring Celebration Event, which consisted of a cocktail, a stupendous buffet, and both live and silent auctions— all generously co-sponsored by Credit Suisse and Paul Hastings. This season, the event raised over $400,000 for the charity.

Just in time for summer, the recently re-opened Four Seasons Resort Hualalai on Hawaii's Big Island, debuts a chic, new adult-only hideway complete with sexy pool and bar scene. Closed for six weeks following the March 11 tsunami, the resort opened its doors again on April 30 looking more casually elegant than ever.

On Thursday, May 19, the Design Center of the Americas (DCOTA) will be hosting A Flare for Design to benefit the Southeast Florida Chapter of The Lupus Foundation of America. The event will bring together leaders in design, socialites, celebrities, and business professionals for a showcase of the latest in all realms of design – including Haute Living, Alice & Olivia, Casswell Massey, Escada, Audi, Trina Turk, and many more – for this very important cause.

If you missed the Shanghai Auto Show this month, the big buzz was all about the luxury car Maybach’s “facelift.” Many of the well-heeled visitors were attracted by the luxury “saloons” of the German engineered beauty. Recently, there has been an increased focus in the luxury market on upgrading the interior of the cars (“saloons”) with hand-carved wood accents and other customized elements.

The most expensive shopping mall in the world, the Bawadi Shopping Mall in Dubai, was supposed to finish in 2012, but slowed down due to financial setbacks in 2008. Although having been delayed a bit, the incredible structure was initially commissioned for $2.7 billion, making the 4,000,000-square foot supermall the most expensive in the world, far surpassing China’s $1.3 billion New South China Mall.

In partnership with members of the Children’s Institute, Solange Azagury Patridge, fine jeweler, hosted a sophisticated and elegant English Tea Party at her Beverly Hills Boutique on Rodeo Drive. The tea party was held in honor of the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. In addition to celebrating and viewing the grandiose wedding, Solange launched her highly anticipated collection, ‘Aristocrats’.

LAVO in New York City is always one of the hautest nightlife spots in the city; but on Thursday evening, it was THE place to be as Sant Arturo Wines, VIEvents and Haute Living came together for the fifth installment of the Sant Arturo Wine Dinner Series.