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Haute Dining: Gigi Plans to Expand to South Beach
Gigi, the chic Midtown Miami restaurant, is not even a year old but has already received boundless acclaim by critics and foodies, leading it to become one of Miami’s hottest new restaurants. Owner Amir Ben-Zion is taking this as a sign and is rumored to be opening a second branch of the hip eatery just off Lincoln Road in South Beach.
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Haute Dining: Andrew Carmellini’s Anticipated Restaurant The Dutch Is Now Open!
Andrew Carmellini is the James Beard Award winning, Michelin-starred force behind the acclaimed Italian restaurant Locanda Verde located in Robert DeNiro’s Greenwich Hotel in Tribeca. Now, along with Josh Pickard and Luke Ostrom, Carmellini has opened his highly anticipated second restaurant, The Dutch. The grand opening of the simply yet sophistically designed restaurant took place last night, April 25, at 11 p.m. drawing attention to the restaurant's late-night dining availability. In fact, there’s even an exclusive late night menu, with midnight munchies to knock your dancing shoes off, such as an Egg Okonomiyaki with Pork Belly.
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Haute Time: “Entourage” Loves Audemars Piguet…
If you’re not familiar with Ari Gold, the super-agent on HBO’s Entourage, I encourage you to check out this series. Not only is a great show, but is also a great showcase for awesome timepieces!!!
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Haute Event: La Martina Fashion Show at The Raleigh as Part of Miami Beach Polo World Cup Weekend
The game of Polo has often been described as not just being about the game, but more about the lifestyle, which is filled with luxury, fashion and opulent parties, where rubbing elbows with the social elite is considered to be the norm. Therefore when the iconic Raleigh Hotel was chosen to host the La Martina charity dinner and fashion show as part of the seventh annual AMG Miami Beach Polo World Cup ‘off the field’ events on Saturday, April 23, it was considered to be more than fitting for the occasion.
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Where to Watch the Royal Wedding in Style in Atlanta
Just because your invitation to this Friday’s royal nuptials got lost in the mail does not resign you to watching the ceremony at home in your bathrobe. Put on your best hat and watch Prince William and Kate Middleton tie the knot at Piedmont Park overlooking the new Legacy Fountain.
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Haute Event: Sean “Diddy” Combs and CÎROC Vodka Sell Out Hammerstein Ballroom
On Friday, April 22, CÎROC Vodka came together with hip hop royalty Sean “Diddy” Combs as he joined Dirty Money, Q-Tip, Faith Evans, Tyga, and Lloyd to perform at a sold-out Hammerstein Ballroom for Diddy’s Coming Home Tour stop with his group Dirty Diddy Money. The event doubled as the official kick off for Combs’ and CÎROC’s NYC Safe Rides initiative.
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Haute Dining: Jimmy’s Kitchen Re-opens in Shanghai
After a 60-plus-year hiatus, one-time dining institution Jimmy’s Kitchen has recently re-opened in Shanghai at the Jin Jiang Hotel in the former French concession area, where it is serving up old favourites such as beer battered fish and chips and corn-fed chicken kiev and poached prawn cocktail.
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The Good life, The Polo Life! Highlights from the 2011 AMG Miami Beach Polo World Cup
The “Sport of Kings” and four-legged friends set the pace this weekend with the return of one of the worlds largest and most prestigious Beach Polo tournaments: the seventh annual AMG Miami Beach Polo World Cup presented by Nespresso. The best of the best of polo players from around the globe graced the shores of South Beach with their finest ponies in tow to compete in the world class sporting extravaganza
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Who’s Going To The Royal Wedding?
It’s always a surprise when you discover two of your friends, who you had no idea had connections to each other, have been hanging out together for years. Made much easier since facebook and other social networking sites popped up, checking out who knows each other has become something of a pastime.
So what about Wills and Kate, the couple that thanks to months of media digging there seems to be nothing we don’t know about?
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The Best Places to Watch the Royal Wedding in Dubai
To see the commoner marry her Prince Charming is the fairytale ending to a romance that has endured speculation for eight years and with an expected viewing audience over two billion people, this isn't a low key affair. Hotels in Dubai are seizing the opportunity to host viewing parties where guests can watch the ceremony in style. Check out some of the top picks to see the future King and Queen of England say 'I do'.
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Ballet Arizona Presents “Mosaik” April 28-May 1 for Five Performances Only
Ib Anderson's acclaimed full-length original creation "Mosaik" is returning to the Orpheum Theatre, back by popular demand for five performances only, April 28 through May 1. The ensemble piece is based on themes of love, attraction and the human spirit, performed by Ballet Arizona dancers wearing dazzling red, gold, chartreuse and white costumes.
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Dubai Fashion Week Recap
Dubai Fashion Week aims to promote the seasonal prêt a porter of many UAE and international fashion designers. This year's "by invitation only" event fashion trade event of Fall/Winter 2011 included fashion designers Chinese Kay Li, Lebanese Sarah Mrad, Polish Anna Gurgacz, Syrian Sara Al Refai, German fashion design Sophie Wanney, Syrian designer Azadeh Zandi, and the grand finale of the season leading Indian fashion designer Rajesh Pratap Singh.
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Shawki Youssef’s “Fluid Being” at Green Art Gallery
Opening next week at Dubai's Green Art Gallery is "Fluid Being" the first show of Lebanese artist Shawki Youssef in Dubai. His intense gestural portrayals of human bodies capture how psychological effects and emotions can manifest themselves physically within the body.
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Katherine Bernhardt’s “Rite of Spring Passage” at Carbon 12 Gallery
Opening tonight at Dubai's Carbon 12 Gallery is "Rites of Spring Passage", an exhibition of recent works by American artist Katherine Bernhardt. Her work features images of actresses and singers, rappers and fashionable models effectively examining ultra-western ideas of beauty in opposition to North African cultural practices.
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Exhibiting Art for a Cause: Ara Gallery Opens in Dubai’s Downtown District
With the ever-expanding UAE arts scene, a host of regional and international art galleries have set up home in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. While such international presence is inspiring until now there seems to be a lack of initiatives to encourage the development of a local arts scene. Opening just last week in Dubai's Downtown district, The Ara Gallery will dedicate itself entirely to the purpose of showcasing and nurturing young talented Arab artists.
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Hollywood’s Newest Hot Spot Cafe Entourage Unveils Revamped Menu with Official Grand Opening Celebration
On Wednesday, April 27, Café Entourage on Hollywood and Vine will be holding a grand opening event with the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and they’re not holding anything back. A revamping of their already acclaimed menu is just the tip of this feel-good iceberg with a new Happy Hour menu, After Hours Happy Hour menu starting at midnight, and weekend brunch with bottomless Mimosas and Caipirinhas joining their existing menu of eclectic gourmet fare of paninis, salads, omelettes, and more.
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You’re Invited: The Royal Wedding Reception for Brides-to-Be at Modern Steak
In honor of Will and Kate's upcoming royal nuptials, Valley brides-to-be are invited to hold court at Modern Steak on Sunday, May 1, at The Royal Wedding Reception, where they can enjoy complimentary apps and beverages, plus check out demonstrations and how-to's by the city's most in-demand wedding vendors and industry experts.
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Katsuya is Heading to New York City
It’s no surprise that when Haute Living named the best sushi restaurants in Los Angeles that Katsuya made the list. And soon we may have to make room on our list of best sushi restaurants in New York to make room for Katsuya here too.









