Chef Michael Shikany, a French Culinary Institute graduate and award winning chef, has twelve years in the fine-dining business serving as a managing director, sommelier, professional chef, and restaurant consultant. Shikany first shared his culinary creations with South Florida via the opening of what are now Miami favorite hot-spots, SushiSamba and Ortanique on the Mile. […]

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and co-chairs Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, Anne-Cecilie Speyer and Rob Speyer hosted the annual Gracie Mansion Conservancy benefit dinner Tuesday night in New York City. Over 230 guests including Lauren Bush Lauren, David Bush, Chris Hughes, Susan Danilow, Tamara Mellon, George Walker IV and Marc Glimcher turned out for the lavish […]

The Delano’s Aqua Spa has recently been transformed into Club Essentia. The wellness spa, located in the hotel’s penthouse, is led by co-founder and medical director Dr. Ivan Rusilko and his team of nutritional and therapeutic specialists. Club Essentia offers traditional spa services alongside special packages such as preventative care, diagnostic testing and non-surgical aesthetic […]

Ms. de St. Aubin overseas the Gene Siskel Film Center, a public program of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The Gene Siskel Film Center is a year round two-screen facility in the heart of Chicago’s Theater District. Attracting over 80,000 movie lovers to its carefully curated film program, which includes over 1,600 […]

Aston Martin is giving babies a taste of the good life before they’re even old enough to drive. The luxury auto company teamed up with upscale baby carriage designer Silver Cross to create “the most exclusive pram in the world,” reports the New York Daily News. “Silver Cross has a long tradition of providing the […]

When celebrating a special event — or even just the arrival of the weekend — there’s no better way than cracking open a bottle of champagne. Dom Pérignon recently released its newest vintage, the Dom Pérignon Rosé Vintage 2002. The 2002 rose “has the capacity to take the light,” Dom Pérignon cellar master Richard Geoffroy […]

Fashion enthusiasts are cringing at the news that the annual Fashion’s Night Out shopping event has been canceled in the U.S. until further notice.

Curious what kind of wallpaper Beastie Boys member Mike Diamond (a.k.a. Mike D) has in his Brooklyn brownstone? Simply head to NYC’s newest hot spot, Marquee. The bathrooms are outfitted in the same French toile wallpaper that Diamond custom created for his own home. “I was inspired by the traditional toile wallpaper that I would […]

This year's annual Silver Circle Gala raised over $1.2 million for the Venice Family Clinic. Influencers and leaders in the medical, entertainment, arts, legal and philanthropic communities arrived at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Tuesday to show their support.

Former NYC Police Commissioner Bill Bratton To Appear Alongside Tom Hanks in 'Lucky Guy'

Here are the Haute Secrets of Mirko Paderno, the Executive Chef at Oliverio restaurant inside Beverly Hills' Avalon Hotel.

  International design company, Case-Mate, is known for its fashion forward mobile accessories. They are now using these accessories to help Chicago’s youth. They have teamed up with AT&T to create an exclusive set of art-inspired smartphone cases. The two companies have partnered up with Chicago’s own Grammy-Award winning artist Common to design the cases. […]

What happens at the Vanity Fair Oscar party stays at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party -- until now, that is. Fashion photographer Terry Richardson quietly uploaded his very own party pics to his blog, Terry's Diary, following one of the evening's most glamorous parties.

Jen Creel threw a dinner party at Bill’s on Wednesday night for Marie-Chantal of Greece with Caroline Berthet, Renee Rockefeller, Helene Schifter, Gigi Mortimer, Nancy Jarecki and Kalliope Karella. It was so cozy and glamorous. Marie-Chantal designs an amazing luxury children clothing line called Marie Chantal. Later that night, Ali Wise and John de Neufville […]

Mark Wahlberg and pal Sean "Diddy" Combs have finally found a project they want to collaborate on, and that project would be bottled water, specifically. The buddies announced their new venture as the faces of AQUAhydrate water during a press conference on Wednesday in Beverly Hills.

Tommy Lee Jones Lists His Wellington Polo Ranch and Home for $26.75 Million

Haute Secrets: Nightclub Owner Jayma Cardoso

Jayma Cardoso, one of New York City’s most respected nightclub, hotel and restaurant owners, shares a few of her favorite things with Haute Living.