San Francisco, CA Flour+Water flourandwater.com Inventive pizzas and fresh, delicate pasta are the highlights of this restaurant from chef Thomas McNaughton, two-time James Beard Award finalist for Rising Star Chef. Venice, CA Gjelina gjelina.com Small plates such as roasted cauliflower, scallop crudo and mushroom toast take center stage here. Edison bulbs ... More

Danielle Rollins knows how to throw a good party—as well she should. The Atlanta-based hostess and tastemaker has feted the likes of Oscar de la Renta, Lela Rose, and Rachel Roy, and now she’s finally sharing her secrets with the world. Rollins’ first book, Soiree: Entertaining with Style (Rizzoli), showcases 15 ... More

Most pregnant women can attest that swallowing a large prenatal vitamin pill each day can be difficult to bear. Knowing how important their nutrients are, Erica Huss and Zoë Sakoutis set out to conceive a solution for mothers-to-be. “We got to thinking,” Huss told DuJour. “Instead of choking down a pill and ... More

Two Belgian visionaries teamed up to create an elevated and glamorous dining experience.  Getting their start in 2006, Hakuna Matata, a communications agency specialized in gourmet indulgences, and The Fun Group, an amusement park installation group that specifically deals with deploying cranes, have organized more than 1,000 events in ... More

The performances at New York’s legendary Town Hall are about to get a bit more interactive. Starting November 1, global ideas conference behemoth TED will host its first open-to-the-public New York City series at the venue, bringing in world-class speakers to address the topics of The Education Revolution, War and Peace ... More

This Halloween, here's a hint for would-be candy passer-outers: Kit Kats aren't going to cut it anymore. There's an upper echelon of treats for the neighborhood kids, and it's time to get in the game. (Plus, shelling out for high-end gummies and truffles makes stomaching leftovers that much easier.) These days, ... More

With three locations of the popular Italian restaurant Tutto Il Giorno (two in the Hamptons and one in NYC's Tribeca), Gabby Karan and her Italian chef husband Gianpaolo De Felice give one another our foodie questionnaire. What's your favorite thing to cook? Gabby: Well, I love cooking with you Gianpaolo, although mainly ... More

An elite class of U.S. ranchers goes to extreme lengths to guarantee only the highest-quality meat for discerning carnivores willing to spend nearly double on super-premium cuts. While cheaper, feedlot-produced beef still dominates the domestic market, that’s steadily changing thanks to the example set by two West Coast agricultural pioneers—Bill ... More

You might think that the ingredients-focused fanaticism on offer at the Upper East Side’s Kappo Masa—the clubby, à la carte Japanese restaurant adjacent to co-owner Larry Gagosian’s Madison Avenue gallery—would call for only the simplest of serving slabs with little in the way of design. But chef Masayoshi ... More