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 […]

POLOGEORGIS Fox stole (price upon request) available by calling (212) 563-2250. roger vivier Silver patent and grey felt clutch ($1,325) available at Roger Vivier, 3333 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, CA; (714) 435-0015. DOLCE & GABBANA Sunglasses ($235) available at Sunglass Hut, 356 North Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA; (310) 205-3927 and 865 Market Street, San […]

The highly anticipated new advertisement for Marc Jacobs’ Daisy perfume, which was directed by the extremely talented Sofia Coppola, was released this week. “Sofia has been a very dear friend of mine for many, many years. I love her as a person,” Jacobs told USA Today. “I love her vision and her voice.” Jacobs even loves her […]

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) presented George Lucas with its 14th annual Bay Area Treasure Award on Oct. 24. The accolade recognizes local artists and creative leaders who redefine the field of visual art. The Star Wars creator and wife Mellody Hobson attended the fete at San Francisco’s Four Seasons Hotel alongside […]

Emirates longest A380 flight made its debut in Los Angeles on Monday. The new service between LA and Dubai is a whopping 16 hours and 20 minutes and, as befitting a flight to the City of Angels, offers the ultimate in Tinseltown-friendly amenities.

Art schmart. Basel is about going to A-list events and getting photographed, right? Well at least if you’re on the A-list it is. So instead of the tired and true LA “Oscar Facial,” you’re going to need a Basel Facial, which is exactly what the new Active 99 Facial at Bliss really is. It’s not […]

Global Green USA’s took a page out of The Great Gatsby for its 9th Annual Gorgeous and Green Gala Oct 11. Over two hundred glittery guests arrived at San Francisco’s Bently Reserve clad in 1920s jazz-age attire in celebration of the evening’s “Green Gatsby” theme. The benefit featured an exclusive musical performance by Eoin Harrington, […]

In a classic movie memorabilia auction at Bonham’s Auction House last week, a falcon statue from the 1941 film “The Maltese Falcon” sold for $4,085,000. The lead cast statue is one of two made for the movie, but the only one recorded to have actually made it on screen. Weighing 45 pounds and standing 12 […]

It was a day of many milestones for Britney Spears. The day after celebrating her 32nd birthday and on the same day as her new album release, the megastar literally stopped traffic along the Las Vegas Strip as an elaborate event was thrown in her honor to officially welcome her to her new home at Planet Hollywood Resort.

Britney Spears made her official arrival at Planet Hollywood Resort on Tuesday morning marking the beginning of her two-year residency in Las Vegas.