Trump Soho, the 48-story mondo condo and hotel, is no longer opening its doors on February 1st (the new opening date has yet to be cemented or announced). However, buyers are still willing to ante-up $3,000 a square foot for condominium units that they can legally occupy only 120 days of the year. Somehow, they’ve already sold 555 of them. Chalk one up for The Donald Junior, the Executive VP Development and Acquisitions of the Trump brand, who speaks with BlackBook after the jump.

Max Riedel knows crystal. He's the Riedel Glassware spokesperson, and a member of the 11th generation of a family business known for spinning high-end glassware. Riedel was born in Vienna, but now leads from the office in New York, where he attracts fellow car lovers and attractive women. More on his fast lifestyle after the jump.

When the ladies who lunched at Mortimer’s learned that their landmark of choice was closing, they swooned right into the waiting arms of two young Mortimer's chefs who set out on their own and knew how to make their favorites perfectly. Just a few blocks downtown at Swifty's, Robert Caravaggi and Stephen Attoe's serve up everything from a mouth-watering childhood meatloaf at $25 a slice, to a soufflé so light it levitates. The foodie mecca is named after a dog rescued by the teams former boss, Mortimer’s owner Glenn Birnbaum.

A sustainable, pollution free kitchen is exactly what executive chef James Overbaugh is creating at The Belvedere At The Peninsula Hotel. We spoke with him about Julia Child, oysters and going green.

It seems pretty evident that David Copperfield can do anything. The traveling, world famous magician has recently added developer to his extensive resume, taking on a group of uninhabited islands in Musha Cay near the Exumas in the southern Bahamas that he’s calling it The Islands of Copperfield Bay. The magic man still keeps residences in New York and Las Vegas, but escapes to his new paradise down south as often as his schedule allows. More on the magician's luxe beach resort and life after the jump.

A family tragedy led entrepreneur Jack Penrod to choose a garden spot at his beach resort and name it after his daughter, Nikki. After some outside influences expressed interest in the location, Penrod decided to allow the garden to be used for parties and events, and it eventually became the well-known Nikki Beach Miami. The empire now includes locations in Cabo San Lucas, Marrakech, Marbella, Koh Samui , New York, Panama, St. Barts and Toronto, to name a few. The avid pilot and diver manages the jet set-friendly brand with his wife, Lucia and talks about the humble beginnings of a nightlife staple after the jump.

President and CEO of Shangri-La Hotel in Santa Monica, Tehmina Adaya has been hard at work prepping the family-owned business for an expansion to five more locations in the next five years. Adaya also heads up the record label, So Sweet Records. More on her hotelier views after the jump.

Hoss Zaré, the Chef and Owner of Zaré at Fly Trap in San Francisco, dishes about his calling in the kitchen, positive aspects of the recession and the monotony of mixology.

Where do you go out?
I love Kaygetsu Sushi in Menlo Park because the entire experience is immaculate. Slide is my favorite bar because it turns everyone into a kid in a playground, and I love the restaurant bar scene in San Francisco right now. I'll hit Conduit, Beretta, Bix, or Aziza on any given night. When I moved to Napa, I just had a restaurant there, and I thought it was perfect. I love to cook, but I wanted to go out after a long day, and in Napa, after 8:30pm, everything shuts down, so when you want to go out, everything's closed. So I'd drive to San Francisco, an hour each way. Always, on my day off, I'd make time to go to different restaurants there. You want to learn? Go out and eat another chef's food. I recommend every chef who teaches me something.

Glen Coben is the president of Glen and Company, specializing in architecture branding design. He’s had a hand in Bistro Chat Noir, Del Posto, Esca, the Neptune Room, Noodle Bar, and Zucca. Coben describes himself as an architect and designer with an intense love of creating spaces; his current projects include the new Wyndam hotel, Fashion 26, The Edison Ballroom, a complete renovation of the Old Homestead, Bar Luna, and 57 restaurant and club in Tokyo.

As a 21-year-old Russian beach bum, he started Israel’s first and only ski resort, followed by an open-air Amazon village complete with volleyball court and golf driving range on the Hudson River. He went on to open the Kit Kat Club that featured Cabaret off-Broadway, and finally Sushi Samba. His Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill will also open in coming months in Miami, just in time for New Year's. While celebrating Sushi Samba's 10 Year Anniversary this month, Shimon Bokovza is just warming up.