Picking five of the best locations in any city isn’t easy, but Haute Living likes a challenge. In this issue, we’ve selected the hautest hotel lobbies, top spots for tea and the crème de la crème of power lunch locations in Los Angeles. For the full reviews of our top choices, head over to WWW.HAUTELIVING.COM/LOS-ANGELES. […]

Gucci threw a haute pre-Grammy event to celebrate its new timepiece over the weekend.

This Thursday, Haute Living and Furla are hosting an exclusive event at their new store concept. From 6-8:30 p.m., gusts are invited to enjoy cocktails and hors d’ouevres while shopping Furla’s new Spring/Summer 2014 line. Better yet, attendees will also receive an exclusive gift from Furla with their purchase. Created over 80 years ago, Furla […]

Tipping Point Community, the Bay Area’s leading poverty-fighting organization, held its 7th annual award breakfast at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco on December 12. This years honorees included the Eastside College Preparatory School, Larkin Street Youth Services, and Opportunity Junction, of which each received a grant of $50,000 for their work to prevent […]

Wender Weis Foundation for Children (WWFC) presented its fourth annual Holiday Heroes event at AT&T Park in San Francisco on December 9, where Jennifer and Joe Montana were honored with the organization’s first-ever Inspiration Award. The Montanas were honored for their philanthropic efforts and positive impact on the community through their Four Rings Montana Family Foundation. […]

I celebrated Alex von Furstenberg’s birthday Friday night. Everyone started off at his house and then went to his after party, which was at 1 Oak LA (Scott and Richie’s club), where JZ was performing. So many people were there like Paris Hilton, Attilio Brillembourg, Rob Wiesenthal, Lady Victoria Harvey, Drew Mcourt, Quincy Jones, Busta […]

Bay Area designers were hard at work creating their one-of-a-kind wreathes for charity over the holidays. The pieces were auctioned off at the Children of Shelters’ annual fundraiser, Jingle and Mingle, which was held at the Golden Gate Club in the Presidio on December 5. The event is considered one of the most unique and […]

The Grammys are all about pushing the envelope, going to extremes and, well, rock and roll, baby. So it shouldn't come as any surprise in the slightest that this year's most opulent, most out-there accessory was a pair of 24-karat-gold-dipped eyelash extensions.

While most think of the films and epic parties when it comes to Sundance, it is also known as Home of the Gifting Suites—the sweetest secret perk of being in Park City for opening weekend. Luxury brands from across the world have a presence at the Film Festival where they have access to celebrities, influencers, […]

Glide Memorial Church celebrated its 50-year anniversary with a feel-good evening of music, spoken word and storytelling at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House on December 4th. The evening included a message from Dr. Maya Angelou along with performances from Valerie Simpson, Judith Hill, Tom Johnston, San Jose Taiko, the Glide Ensemble and the Change […]

Cinefiles and oenophiles joined forces for a full week of revelry at the 3rd annual Napa Valley Film Festival this year, which took place from November 13 – 17 in Yountville, Napa proper, St. Helena and Calistoga.  For five full days, the Valley was transformed into a mecca of film, food and wine, with festival […]

No other festival can celebrate the connection between food and wine quite like Flavor! Napa Valley, where gourmands and oenophiles enjoyed five days of inspired, artisan-grown and hand-crafted wine and food from November 20-24. Over 3000 guests attended the 3rd installment of Flavor!, which featured over 50 celebrated chefs including Michael Chiarello, Todd English, Jeffrey […]