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In This Month's News ...

• Cathay Pacific Named Best First Class Airline
• Made in the Shade -- Gump’s Benefit for the Arts
• Paraduxx Open House
• San Francisco Magazine’s Fall Fest
• Rustic Bakery Launches Two New Products
• Adeeni Announcement
• Our Personal Guest Makes A-List for 6th Year
• Frank Howard Allen Supports Six Local Agencies Through Matching Grants Program
• San Francisco Brides Debuts in December 2008
• Techlinea Chosen Best of Best
• The Ritz-Carlton Club and Residences Celebrates Bottleshock
• ADG Nears Completion of Diablo Renovation

Cathay Pacific Named Best First Class Airline

Cathay Pacific Airways has been named Best First Class airline in the 2008 World Airline Awards ™ run by Skytrax. The award acknowledges the airline’s efforts to provide a superior travel experience for its premium travellers and highlights the positive customer reaction to the new First Class cabin designs introduced last year.

To underscore the strength of its First Class product, Cathay Pacific also took the Best First Class Catering award, while the overall quality of the airline’s product and service was reflected in it being named runner-up in the Skytrax Airline of the Year award.

Cathay Pacific Chief Operating Officer John Slosar said: "We are excited about receiving the Best First Class honour, which highlights the strength of our new cabin design as well as the superior service provided by our cabin crew. For the premium market you have to provide something that really stands out from the crowd, and with our new First Class -- designed with the right balance of personal attention, interaction and privacy -- we believe we’re providing a travel experience that exceeds all expectations.

“But while it’s our First Class that’s taken the award, we are very encouraged by the positive passenger reaction to all three classes of our new cabin designs which are being progressively rolled out across the fleet.”

Read the full article

Made in the Shade -- Gump’s Benefit for the Arts

Wednesday, September 17

6 P.M.: Drinks, Hors d'oeuvres and Silent Auction
8 P.M.: Fashion Show and Live Auction
9 P.M.: Silent Auction ends

Most brilliant ideas begin with a light bulb. This one began with a lampshade. Gump's handed a basic shade to an array of artists, designers and celebrities, and asked them to create one-of-a-kind works to be auctioned in support of a new endowed scholarship to the California College of the Arts (CCA). Their works will be presented in one gala evening, atop the heads of models on the catwalk, in what will surely rank as one of the most inspired fashion shows ever staged.

$100 per person

Master of Ceremonies:
Honorable Willie L. Brown, Jr.,
Former Mayor of San Francisco

Featured Artists:
Rachel Ashwell, Barbara Barry, Maria Buccellati,
Sandra Jordan, Christopher Marley, Ali MacGraw,
Lynn Nakamura, Thomas O'Brien, Russell Trusso,
William Yeoward, Eva Zeisel and many more, including
CCA students and faculty.

Online Auction
http://www.clothesoffourback.org

To purchase tickets, please call 415.984.9250 or visit http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/38038

Gump's 135 Post Street, San Francisco

Paraduxx Open House

Saturday, October 11
3pm - 6pm

Join us for an afternoon of wine, food and live music in the courtyard of the Paraduxx winery. Sample older vintages, pre-release wines and barrel tastings of our 2007 vintage while experiencing the exquisite cuisine of Napa’s most acclaimed restaurants including Tra Vigne, BarBersQ and more!

We are pleased to offer a special rate of $40 per person for Luxury Marketing Council members and their guests (Please reference promo code: LMCPD08).

A portion of the proceeds will benefit the National Audubon Society.

To confirm your attendance, please RSVP with a credit card to 888.354.8885 or reserve online at www.paraduxx.com

Paraduxx
7257 Silverado Trail
Napa Valley, California

San Francisco Magazine’s Fall Fest

Celebrate fall with the food and wine event of the season Saturday, October 11.

San Francisco magazine’s award-winning food editorial comes to life at our annual epicurean event, while supporting one of the City’s most respected nonprofit organizations -- Meals On Wheels of San Francisco. Leading local restaurateurs, winemakers, eco experts, and artisans join together for an inspiring day of premier food and wine tasting, chef demonstrations, live music, and panel discussions that celebrate eating and living local. And, Joey Altman and San Francisco magazine Food Editor Jan Newberry are our hosts. It all takes place outdoors at Justin Herman Plaza, which is transformed for the day into a European-style marketplace, taking full advantage of the season’s gorgeous weather and the waterfront’s beautiful views.

• WHO: 1,500 food and wine enthusiasts
• WHAT: San Francisco magazine’s Fallfest 2008
• WHEN: Saturday, October 11, noon to 4 p.m. (rain or shine)
• WHERE: Justin Herman Plaza, Embarcadero Center
               San Francisco’s Waterfront District
• WHY: Proceeds benefit Meals On Wheels of San Francisco
• HOW: Get tickets now! Visa Signature cardholders receive special savings and benefits.

Council Members use discount code: LXMCFF

Rustic Bakery Launches Two New Products

Rustic Bakery, the makers of fine organic foods and baked goods, have introduced a delightful collection of cookies and cheese coins.

The cookie are a delightful collection and include seven varieties of deliciousness. Cheese coins are bite size, delicious, savory shortbreads made entirely by hand using Artisan cheeses. As all Rustic Bakery items, their new cookies and cheese coins are made with all organic ingredients.

For more information, visit www.rusticbakery.com

Adeeni Announcement

ADG is excited to be joining Sutro Architects and Larsen Builders in restoring a traditional 1906 home along the edge of Presidio Park. Everything is being rebuilt and designed with environmental considerations in mind, while still honoring the home’s traditional heritage. The clients have also retained famed green architect Corey Freed as an advisor for the project.

Our Personal Guest Makes A-List for 6th Year

Pallavi Shah, founder of Our Personal Guest, was chosen for the 6th year in a row for Travel + Leisure's A-List All-Stars. The A-List is a compilation of approximately 125 best travel agents in the country, and the 'All-Stars' are the top 7-10 agents in the US.

It is in the September issue on new stands Aug 26.

Read the full story.

Frank Howard Allen Supports Six Local Agencies Through Matching Grants Program

FHA is proud to announce that over $45,000 has been raised for local organizations through the 2007-2008 Matching Grants Program. Dedicated to the responsible growth and development of the North Bay , Frank Howard Allen actively supports community causes through the year. The Matching Grants Program, which creates partnerships with local community-based organizations, is the largest company-wide endeavor. The program enables agents to donate a sum of money from closed escrows, which is then matched dollar-for-dollar by the company.

Learn more

San Francisco Brides Debuts in December 2008

The Publishers of San Francisco Magazine Introduce a High-End, Luxury Wedding Magazine for the Bay Area.

Modern Luxury Media LLC, publishers of San Francisco magazine, will premiere San Francisco Brides at the end of 2008. The new magazine will focus on covering luxury weddings with a Bay Area point of view. It joins a roster of popular Modern Luxury publications in San Francisco: San Francisco, Men’s Book, Front Desk, and City Guide and will be the fifth bridal magazine in the Modern Luxury Bridal Network, joining Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, and Houston.

“We are confident a local, high-end bridal magazine will do well in this market,” says Scot Bondlow, publisher of the San Francisco Modern Luxury titles. “The Bay Area, the wine country, and the central coast are international destinations for the finest weddings. This is a locally written and edited guide to the very best wedding professionals and sources available here. Bay Area brides and industries have been waiting for a magazine like this.”

The magazine will cover regional wedding trends, fashions, beauty, jewelry, professionals, honeymoons, and destinations in addition to the most exciting local weddings. All the weddings featured will be high-end, but the magazine will cover both traditional and non-traditional ceremonies. The debut issue hits newsstands on December 15, 2008. It will publish twice a year: June and December.

Mary Jo Bowling, a long-time Bay Area journalist, has been named the editor-in-chief of the new publication.

www.modernluxury.com

Techlinea Chosen Best of Best

The July 2008 issue of San Francisco Magazine published an article on "The Best of Best in the Bay Area."

Techlinea, owned and operated by Council member Alfredo Zaparolli, is listed among the best.

Read the story

The Ritz-Carlton Club and Residences Celebrates Bottleshock

The Ritz-Carlton Club and Residences hosted an exclusive event to celebrate the release of the movie Bottleshock, based on the true story of the "Judgment of Paris" and California 's victory over France in the 1976 wine tasting contest. The event was held in the Private Members Lounge where guests mingled with the producers of the movie, as well as one of the featured winemakers, Gustavo Brambila. After tasting the different wines from Brambila's winery, GustavoThrace, guests enjoyed personal tours of the private residences of The Ritz-Carlton Club.

ADG Nears Completion of Diablo Renovation

ADG is about to complete a two-year renovation of a home in Diablo with an illustrious history. The property was originally owned by the Big Four of the Central Pacific Railroad, Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, Charles Crocker and Collins P. Huntington and had many more incarnations, from a ranch for a prominent mining family to the home of the Diablo Country Club. In addition to redesigning all existing rooms we also added a 700sf custom wine cellar complete with an old world cigar room.