You know that Art Basel is officially here when you see extremely well dressed, tailored people mixed with a lot of traffic. This morning Art Basel became reality at the Raleigh Hotel on Miami Beach, where I attended the unveiling of Charlotte Perriand’s architectural masterpiece. It is an art/architectural/design collaboration with Louis Vuitton and you […]

LACMA toasted its hautest event of the season Nov. 2 at its third annual Art + Film Gala. $4.1 million was raised at the event, which honored artist David Hockney and Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese. Leonardo DiCaprio and LACMA trustee Eva Chow co-hosted the Gucci-sponsored gala, which raised funds for LACMA’s film initiatives and […]

With Anne Hathaway acting as host, $1.7 million was raised for the Women’s Cancer Program at Cedars-Sinai’s Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Elyse Walker’s ninth annual Pink Party. Over the course of the Oct. 19 event at Santa Monica’s Hangar 8,  guests including Kate Beckinsale, Poppy Delevingne and Usher dined on boneless beef short […]

Owner Joseph Frasca and Chef Steve Chiappetti honor their Italian heritage by announcing A Feast of the Seven Fishes menu at J. Rocco Italian Table & Bar (749 North Clark St.), offered all throughout the week leading up to Christmas Day. From December 18th through (and including) Christmas Eve, J. Rocco invites Chicagoans to be a […]

Window-shopping (or actual shopping) on Fifth Avenue, and tea at The Plaza always signifies the start of the Christmas season for me. And when others start putting up trees before Thanksgiving, I like to wait until December. So the “Snowflake Tea” at The Plaza for the third annual tree lighting (and a first glimpse of […]

Wolfgang and Gelila Puck as well as supermodel Amber Valetta hosted Dream for Future Africa Foundation‘s inaugural LA gala Oct. 24 at Puck’s iconic Beverly Hills eatery, Spago. Notable attendees at the Etihad Airways-sponsored soirée included Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Karolina Kurkova, Dita Von Teese, Angela Lindvall, Maria Sharapova, Quincy Jones, Doug Aitken, Nikolai Von […]

There are two bow-topped Mini Coopers galavanting around Tinseltown this holiday season, and it is a gift to guests of the Peninsula Beverly Hills. The Coopers are the latest bespoke additions to the fleet of luxury in-house cars at the hotel, but they weren't just purchased for the purpose of ferrying patrons to and from the best boutiques on Rodeo Drive.

Awards season has officially begun! Hollywood’s finest filmmakers, actors and creative talents including Harrison Ford, Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock, Matthew McConaughey, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jerry Weintraub, Chris Cooper, Lee Daniels and Richard Linklater were honored at the 17th annual Hollywood Film Awards Oct. 21 at the Beverly Hilton. Coldplay received the Hollywood Song Award for their […]

Valentino 3115 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405 (310) 829-4313 Ambiance Piero Selvaggio’s Westside Italian eatery is timeless, elegant and iconic. Dynamite dishes You’ll fall in love with “La Bistecca,” N.Y. steak with sea salt and wine must, the lobster ravioli with shrimp and tomato ragu and the Seppie con carciofi e bottarga “sgranata” – cuttlefish with […]

PROSPECT 300 Spear St San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 247-7770 AMBIANCE This sleek haven inside of San Francisco’s swanky Infinity Towers is a more casual concept restaurant from the team behind acclaimed eatery Boulevard. What to order Grilled Swordfish is a fan favorite for dinner, but don’t discount the newly launched lunch menu, which serves […]

A spectacular group of guests gathered for the opening night of The Art of Bulgari: La Dolce Vita & Beyond, a retrospective at the de Young Museum on Sept. 18. Among the crowd were actresses Kate Bosworth and Hilary Swank, who both arrived draped in jewels from the renowned Italian jeweler. Following the cocktail party […]

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