Traveling nearly 8000 Miles together from the city of Chong Ching, China to Chicago, long-time friends Shawn Li (TL’s Four Seasons in Bartlett), Ben Li and Wan Cai Li (formerly with Double Li in Chinatown) developed plans to open a Chinese and Japanese restaurant together when they arrived in the US. With an endless list …
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COMO Hotels and Resorts, an award-winning five star hotel group from Singapore, known for unparalleled organic luxury is opening their first United States hotel on Miami Beach. The Metropolitan by COMO, Miami Beach is set to open this winter with Javier Beneyto as general manager. Originally from Madrid, Spain, Beneyto was former hotel manager of …
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Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, adores L.K. Bennett’s ‘Sledge’ nude patent leather platform pumps and now Los Angelenos will get the opportunity to get their hands on the royal favorite as LK. Bennett opens its first L.A. store in the Beverly Center.
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New York-based fashion house Thakoon will be featuring its Spring Collection for a limited time at Satine on West 3rd street in Los Angeles from March 22 through May 1.
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Aspen Film announced its Shortsfest lineup today, and the April festival will showcase more than 80 films from 30 countries. Ranging in length from 2 to 40 minutes, the films represent a wide array of comedy, drama, animation and documentary. The festival runs April 9-14 at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen and Crystal Theatre …
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Al Gore’s commitment to the environment hasn’t gone unnoticed: the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability feted the former Vice President at their second annual gala this week. Gore, as well as Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Environmental Media Association co-founder Lyn Lear were both honored at the March 5th ceremony held at the Beverly Hills home of Jeanne and Anthony N. Pritzker.
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Nikki Beach, the world famous sexy beach club that got its start on South Beach, is opening its eleventh outpost in Bodrum, Turkey. The property will be a Nikki Beach Resort & Spa, a full-service hotel that will occupy 430,500 square feet of breathtaking real estate on a peninsula jutting out into the Torba Bay. …
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Brandon Stanton, a photographer for the blog Humans of New York, recently learned that 300 of his photos were being displayed in a DKNY store in Bangkok, Thailand. Though most street photographers would love this sort of international exposure, Stanton had not given consent and was not compensated for the use of his images. Once …
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Lee Brian Schrager Lives The Dolce Vita And Gets Two Jobs Done Along The Way
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Miamians have two more delicious brunches to choose from. Toro Toro, a gourmet Latin restaurant nestled in the back of the InterContinental’s lobby, is starting a new “Brunch With Bravado” that is bound to become a hotspot on Sundays. It includes their delicious radizio service of grilled meats, unlimited small plates and bottomless cocktails. Some …
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