Manolo Blahnik made a personal appearance at Neiman Marcus Union Square on Friday, Oct. 8. He brought along his fall collection as well as his new book, "Manolo's New Shoes" along with his own drawings. Blahnik had a line of customers and fans waiting for him for more than two hours and he signed their new shoes and their book purchases.

Spectacular sprawling Contemporary Estate nestled into 11.89 acres of natural coastal hillside overlooking the vast Pacific.

The October chill in the air has blown the HEAT to Neiman Marcus at the Village of Merrick Park. Guests mingled about the Man’s Shop for an exclusive cocktail on Oct. 14. The evening event was hosted by special guest Nick Wooster, Men’s Fashion Director for Neiman Marcus Group Services, the Miami Heat’s Chris Bosh and GQ magazine. Bosh was on-hand to meet fans and sign commemorative basketballs. Proceeds from the night, including a $10,000 donation from Neiman Marcus, went to The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a cause chosen by Bosh.

Miss USA Rima Fakih was back in New York City Thursday night to help out with Breast Cancer Awareness month. She was at the Applebee’s in Queens Center Mall as part of the restaurant’s “Dining to Donate” program. Miss USA seated guests, took pictures with fans and socialized with diners. Ten percent of all diners’ checks will be donated to Gilda’s Club in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Last night, City Harvest hosted its 16th annual Bid Against Hunger restaurant tasting event at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Pavilion, raising nearly $1.1 million. The money raised will help City Harvest provide food for more than 4.5 million meals for New York’s hungry.

Oahu’s own glitterati alongside haute celebs, rock star mixologists, hoteliers and design influencers were in full-effect during last weekend’s opening series of events for the highly anticipated premiere of the Waikiki Edition Hotel. This much a buzzed about brand’s launch didn’t disappoint proving the interesting partnership between boutique hotel innovator Ian Schrager and corporate giant Marriott offers something uniquely special; it’s a winning formula for sure.

Our Haute 100 list details the accomplishments of the most influential people in each of our markets—Miami, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. These people continue to make moves, so rather than waiting for the next Haute 100 issue to come out, we thought we’d provide you with regular updates on those Haute 100 members who are making headlines. On our Haute 100 New York list is director Martin Scorsese, whose film, "A Letter to Elia," was recently featured on PBS.

Millionaire Fair is back to Moscow for the sixth time with all its luxury and grandstand. It will kick off tomorrow with the flamboyant opening ceremony.

Our Haute 100 list details the accomplishments of the most influential people in each of our markets—Miami, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. These people continue to make moves, so rather than waiting for the next Haute 100 issue to come out, we thought we’d provide you with regular updates on those Haute 100 members who are making headlines. Check back daily for more info on the most powerful people in your city. Steve Jobs is far from done making announcements to unveil new Apple updates, the latest being the new razor-thin MacBook Air models and Mac OS X Lion, which includes a Mac App Store.

Our Haute 100 list details the accomplishments of the most influential people in each of our markets—Miami, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. These people continue to make moves, so rather than waiting for the next Haute 100 issue to come out, we thought we’d provide you with regular updates on those Haute 100 members who are making headlines. On our Haute 100 Miami list is Pharrell Williams, the musician whose band N*E*R*D will release their fourth album on November 2nd.

The celebrities, athletes, and movers-and-shakers of business who made this year’s Haute 100 L.A. all possess a certain power and influence that make them unique to their profession. Whether it’s Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ruling hand over the State of California, Sylvester Stallone’s dominating presence on the silver screen or Kobe Bryant’s exclamation slam dunk on another Los Angeles Lakers’ NBA championship, each exerts their will on the people and the city around them. In this case, the people of Los Angeles.

Waterfront perfection on Narragansett Bay. Historic Barrington landmark with exceptional architectural significance.

About 80 percent of fruits and vegetables we use at The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco come from the farmers’ market. I try to go to the Marin Civic Center Farmers’ Market a couple times a week because I like to pick out the produce myself. It gives me the opportunity to see what’s available—see if the peaches are actually ripe. I go in the morning, come home, clean up, and then head to work.

For an impressive 40 years, the legendary Roberto Cavalli has been a fixture in the high-fashion world. His fresh modern designs, stunningly gorgeous gowns and unprecedented fashion milestones have earned the Italian designer global recognition and status. While I was surprised to discover that the 70 year old had never traveled to South America before this week, it was not surprising that he chose to debut his collection to the Latin world at this year’s Cali Exposhow.

The land of love, artistic inspiration and culinary heaven, for hundreds of years Italy has been a destination where the senses are greatly pleasured and the appetite is beyond satisfied. Theculinary landscape of any cosmopolitan city would not be complete without a few top Italian restaurants. With a wonderful selection of great international eateries there is certainly no shortage of Italian restaurants in Dubai. Below are our picks for the top five Italian restaurants in the City of Gold.

Michael Jordan puts his limited edition 2007 SLR McLaren 722 roadster on Ebay for a buy it now price of $429,998. With only 150 made and only a few in the US, this car is rare, hot and in mint condition.

From a modern day Palazzo on the outskirts of the city, a new hotspot cafe in Meatpacking to an iconic restaurant with an eternal waiting list, check out the haute Italian restaurants of NYC.

When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore. Or just good Italian dining. Lucky for us Dallasites our city is full of fine ristorantes for that special evening--or that spaghetti craving. Here's a few of the best.