Teens with a love of fashion and style are challenged to unleash their creativity for an opportunity to earn a tuition scholarship and be named a winner in The Art Institutes Passion for Fashion Competition 2013. Two national competition grand prize winners will each earn a half-tuition...

Join Arlequin Wine Merchant for their most celebrated event of the year – the annual Champagne Tasting. A collection of more than 35 Champagnes from mainly grower-producers will be featured including Jacquesson, Lassaigne, Benoit Lahaye, Laherte Freres, Larmandier-Bernier, Paul Bara,...

NapaStyle, the artisan home and food products retailer founded by celebrity Chef Michael Chiarello, is proud to announce the exclusive, pre-release of Chiarello’s latest cookbook, Live Fire: 120 Recipes for Cooking Outdoors from California’s Wine Country. This is an exclusive opportunity for...

In celebration of the winter holidays, Bocanova will be throwing a Christmas Eve Crab Feast and a New Year’s Eve Argentine “Asado,” or festive barbeque. Both meals will feature five-course, family-style menus, specially created by Chef/Owner Rick Hackett and Executive Chef John Ledbetter for...

By Carmela Solon Photography by Matthew Brandalise New York City is one place I know where I can always get good coffee, better than anything I can get in California ~ fortunately for me, I travel there frequently and I could even say that some unique spots in SOHO & Brooklyn are dear to...

By Sian Edwards Looking extremely casual in an old T-shirt, baseball cap, faded jeans and a three-day beard, Pattinson, 26, looks happy and relaxed to have the movie that changed his life behind him. As usual, he doesn’t talk about his relationship with his co-star Kristen Stewart, but talks...

By Kaye Cloutman Photography by Pierre Gussman Recently GEV Magazine had the pleasure of attending a posh event at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. Dapperly dressed men and sharp, stylish women alike celebrated the month of Movember to raise awareness of prostate cancer...

The twelfth annual Sonoma Valley Olive Season, a celebration of the olive harvest and an agricultural and epicurean showcase, will take place December 2012 through February 2013.  Encompassing a range of exceptional events, culinary thrills and Valley-wide promotions – from the Blessing of...

By Sian Edwards Looking casually stylish in a pair of black skinny jeans, black heels and a white shirt, Kristen Stewart, 22, is in a friendly mood and seems excited about this next chapter of her life. She talks about the end of Twilight, the transformation Bella goes through from human to...

Nine-Course White Truffle Dinner Includes Rare Limited-Edition Italian Panerai Wristwatch Italian restaurantLe Castagne unveils exclusive one-of-a-kind $26,000 Truffle Dinner featuring some of the rarest ingredients in the world. The nine-course $26,000 Truffle Dinner for four includes: Puree...

Celebrate local hairy talent in honor of Movember at Comstock Saloon’s Second Annual Whiskey Waxing Beard and Mustache Competition on Wednesday, November 28, 2012. Comstock Saloon co-owners Jeff Hollinger and Jonny Raglin partner with artist Chris Sollars to host a competition honoring facial...

Helping the Cayman Islands fortify its reputation as the Culinary Capital of the Caribbean, Camana Bay will host a triumvirate of epicurean events in early 2013. As the destination of choice for both local and international food and wine enthusiasts, Camana Bay will offer guests an array of...

Cindy Pawlcyn has been working with Mumm Napa winemaker Ludovic Dervin to pair some of her most beloved recipes with Mumm Napa wines just in time for the holidays. Some of these festive and delicious pairings include: Gratin of Belgian Endive and Ham paired with Mumm Napa’s Brut Reserve or...

By Marilyn LaRocque Vibrant yellow letters on a billboard-size screen proclaimed “Back to Brooklyn.” A gigantic photo of the Brooklyn Bridge reinforced the headline. Brooklyn’s most famous, most fabulous native, Barbra Streisand, was in town to wow over 16,000 fans packed into the MGM Grand...

Paragon Outlets Livermore Valley, the first new outlet center to open in California since 2001, will welcome shoppers for its grand opening weekend celebration Thursday, Nov. 8 through Sunday, Nov 11.  Developed by Paragon Outlet Partners, a commercial real estate development firm...

By Sian Edwards Taylor Lautner, 20, is in Los Angeles promoting the final Twilight movie in the internationally successful franchise. Physically a lot smaller now that he’s not playing a werewolf, the handsome actor is dressed in khaki colored jeans and a blue shirt. His hair is a little...

Men in San Francisco wear clothing with a point-of-view. Never content with the sartorial status quo, they stay true to their school by riffing on traditional looks and rocking unique vintage finds. With a nod to traditionalism and an eye toward the future, lumberjacks, bears, metrosexuals,...

Known as one of the Southeast’s most beloved and storied holiday travel destinations, Christmas at Biltmore is set to begin on November 3, 2012 and will run through January 1, 2013. Candlelight Christmas Evenings, offering evening candlelight tours of Biltmore House, take place November...

Brix (www.brix.com) will be serving a special three-course prix fix ($65.00) Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday November 22, 2012. The Thanksgiving menu will be served from 2:00pm to 8:00pm. Their menu is complete with Thanksgiving classics and ingredients straight from the Brix gardens with an...

By Karie Zarsky Bennett The only thing that signals the end of summer louder than the retirement of white shoes is the end of Fashion Week. It’s the trend report fashion-conscious folks wait for all year. For hair and makeup artists, it’s a feast for the senses. So many designers, so many...

Marc Tennison has been named chef of Cupola Pizzeria, Lark Creek Restaurant Group’s restaurant celebrating Italian cuisine in the Westfield San Francisco Centre. Cupola, which means “dome” in Italian, is located in the Restaurant Collection on the fourth floor of the Centre, under the iconic...

By Chef Cocoy Ventura Photography by Pierre Gussman Fearing the traffic to Napa Valley coming from San Francisco on a Friday afternoon, which is the stuff of legend, I made a point to head out hours early to try to beat the rush. As it turns out the traffic was no big deal that afternoon, and...

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company and Save Me, San Francisco Chocolate announced today that Pat Monahan, frontman of Grammy-winning multiplatinum act Train and founder of Save Me, San Francisco Chocolate, will make an appearance at Ghirardelli Chocolate Marketplace located within San Francisco’s...

By Kaye Cloutman Photos by Kanoa Utler Jack London Square in Oakland is my newest fave find and Bocanova definitely makes it to my top go-to restaurants in the area. This fantastic venue offers an outdoor dining space with a view of the immaculate marina. Inside is a warm convivial atmosphere...