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Tokyo Luxury Hotels

CoutureCentral — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 07:27:07 +0000

Traveling to Tokyo was by far one of the most unforgettable experiences of my life. Tokyo is a beautiful country that is by far one of the most relaxing places one will ever experience. In order to achieve a pampered vacation, you must make sure you book at the best hotels. If you’re willing to splurge, you will experience the best Tokyo has to offer.

Here is list of some of the best luxury western style hotels in Tokyo:

Four Seasons at Marunouchi

Gilt Groupe Expands Yet Again!

CoutureCentral — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:33:37 +0000

One of our favorite “Invitation Only” shopping sites has expanded their family of stores to include Gilt Man and Jetsetter. Gilt Man is a site dedicated exclusively to selling designer men’s clothing and accessories. If you were with the Gilt Groupe prior to their expansion, you probably saw men’s clothing offered occasionally. Due to popular demand, apparently men are looking for good deals on designer clothing! Jetsetter is a new concept Gilt Groupe. If you love to travel first class all the way to the cutest boutique hotel you may want to check this site out. We’ve seen unique finds for destinations worldwide that you will not want to miss out on! If you wish to join Gilt Groupe, Gilt Fuse, Gilt Man, or Jetsetter, please use these links.

What Is All The Buzz About??

CoutureCentral — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:00:49 +0000

Have you ever dreamed of going to New York Fashion Week, receiving a gift bag from your favorite celebrity, or perhaps getting a walk-on role on your favorite television show? Yes, we all have at some point in our lives! Thanks to Charity Buzz, you could be living the dream!

Charity Buzz offers a variety celebrity experiences and all proceeds benefit various charities. Some examples include: Meeting Ricky Martin during a Set Visit to the Filming of an Upcoming Music Video, Tennis with Serena Williams, Travel First Class to LA and Visit the Set of CSI:NY with Gary Sinise!

The Buzz is not all about celebrities, the site also has one of a kind couture gowns, luxury travel, designer jewelry, and so much more!

Celebs’ Favorite Hotels

CoutureCentral — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:53:24 +0000

Here is a list of celeb’s favorite hotels. Some celebs stay at these hotels to wind down and some enjoy the hotels while they are on business.

Loews Miami Beach, FL – Blake Lively, Hillary Duff, Gwyneth Paltrow, Britney Spears
The Royal Palm Miami Beach, FL- Nikki Hilton, Hillary Duff
Las Ventanas (Los Cabos,Mexico)- Jennifer Lopez, Eva Longoria Parker, Ashley Olsen
Bacara Resort & Spa (Santa Barbara, California) – Kate Beckinsale and Victoria Beckham.
Tortuga Bay Resort(Dominican Republic)
The Mansion on Turtle Creek (Dallas)
The Four Seasons (Houston)
The Fairmont Hotel (San Jose, California)
The Ritz Carlton (Chicago, San Francisco, Half Moon Bay)
The Mandarin Oriental (Miami, San Francisco, New York City)
The Waverly Inn (New York City)- Jessica Alba & Cash Warren, Jennifer Aniston & John Mayer, Heidi Montag & Spencer Pratt, Brooke Hogan, and many more
The James Boutique Hotel(Chicago)
The Beverly Hills Hotel

The Best of Silicon Valley 2008

CoutureCentral — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 05:50:53 +0000

The Wave Magazine, a local Silicon Valley weekly paper recently put out their 2008 Readers Choice Award. Here are a short list of top restaurants by readers.

Best Seafood
Hawg’s
150 S Second St.
San Jose, CA
Best American
Arcadia
100 W San Carlos St.
San Jose, CA
Best Chinese
Taiwan Restaurant
1306 Lincoln Ave.
San Jose, CA
Best Japanese
Kyoto Palace
1875 S Bascom Ave.
Campbell, CA
Best Vietnamese
Vung Tau
535 E Santa Clara St.
San Jose, CA
Best Korean
Korean Palace
2297 Stevens Creek Blvd.
San Jose, CA
Best Dim Sum
Sino
377 Santana Row
San Jose
Best Mexican
El Burro
1875 S Bascom Ave.
Campbell, CA
Best Indian
Royal Taj
1350 Camben Ave.
Campbell, CA
Best Ethiopian
Zeni
1320 Saratoga Ave
San Jose, CA
Best French
La Papillion
410 Saratoga Ave.
San Jose, CA
Best Italian
Original Joe’s
301 S First St.
San Jose, CA
Best Malaysian
Layang Layang
1480 S. De Anza Blvd.
San Jose, CA
Best Tapas
Cascal
400 Castro St.
Mountain View, CA
Best BBQ
Sam’s BBQ
1110 S Bascom Ave.
San Jose, CA
Best Hawaiian
Hukilau
230 Jackson St.
San Jose, CA
Best Fondue
La Fondue
14510 Big Basin Way
Saratoga, CA

The Best Restaurant in the World

CoutureCentral — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:11:05 +0000

What is the best restaurant in the world? According to Restaurant magazine, the best restaurant in the world is El Bulli. Located in the Mediterranean coast in Spain, El Bulli has taken the top spot since three consecutive years, 2006, 2007, and 2008. Under chef Ferran Adria, El Bulli has earned three Michelin stars. El Bulli books reservations only once a year, and it is often booked in a single day. The restaurant is only opened for dinner from April to September.

Chef Adria can be described as a mad culinary scientist that deconstructs classic plates down to its core elemental flavors. Instead of elements he deconstructs dishes to their core flavor, temperature, and texture and then reconstructs the dish at the molecular gastronomical level. Chef Adria can certainly be considered the Grand Chef of Haute Cuisine.

Couture Central loves Haute Cusine.

Top Asian Hotels

CoutureCentral — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:13:42 +0000

I recently stumbled onto JW Yeung flicker account. JW has some of the most stunning hotel picture in some of the most luxurious rooms. His flickr profile does not say who JW is or what he does other than the following he is a hotel addict, architect, visiting lecturer and amateur photographer.

JW has a great set photos of his top ten hotels in Asia.

Park Hyatt Seoul: Suite 1410

Grand Hyatt Shanghai: Room 6422

Fly Like a Sheik

CoutureCentral — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:50:58 +0000

In the 80’s it was cool to walk like an Egyptian. This is the new millennium, walking is for scrubs and mummies. If you are going to travel with style you need to fly like oil rich sheiks. The folks of Telstar Logistics were given a unique opportunity to test fly the Emirates A380 from San Francisco (SFO). San Francisco will become Emirates’ newest destination on December 15, when nonstop service to Dubai begins. Dubai, like a mirage in the sands, has sprung up to be a jewel in the deserts, flushed with oil money it is becoming a major commercial center in the region.

The A380 goes far and beyond first and execute class. In first class you fly not in seats but in miniature skybox suites, pun definitely intended. The aircraft is even loaded with two showers. First class tickets are expected to cost somewhere above $10,000.

Feel free to take a look at some at the photo gallery provided by Telstar Logistics.

Emirates First Class Suite

Chicago Restaurants

CoutureCentral — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:44:19 +0000

Chicago maybe best known for their famous deep dish pizzas but Chicago has more to offer than just pizzas. Chicago is like any other metropolitan area with different cultures are strongly infused in
cuisines. Here are some of the top restaurants in the in the “Windy City”.

Aigre Doux-Contemporary American Cuisine
Chiyo Japanese Restaurant
Chalkboard- Contemporary American Cuisine
De La Costa Nuevo- Latino Cuisine
Blu Coral- Contemporary Japanese Cuisine

Celebrities Show Support for Barack Obama

CoutureCentral — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:06:51 +0000

Recently, Barack Obama claimed his Democratic Presidential nomination. Given all of the publicity celebs have been offering their opinion of Barack. Recently in US Weekly they collected quotes from some from Barack’s most famous supporters.

“He’s an extraordinary guy, but I also think his consistency on the war vote is most important to me.” Ben Afflek
I just think he’s the right one. He really, truly represents the face of America.” Kate Walsh
“He’s incredibly inspiring and intelligent and has great visions for where he wants to take this country.” Amy Smart
“Obama is awesome.” Pete Wentz