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Plus best steakhouses, Valentine's Day gifts, and a hair journey [View in browser]( [Bloomberg]( Before last year, homes would occasionally sell for more than $50 million, but they tended to be exceptions. Only one sold above that threshold in 2013; the next year saw a flurry of super-high-end sales, but in 2015, $50 million-plus sales fell again to only one, a $57.3 million oceanfront estate in East Hampton. In 2020, however, the U.S. luxury housing market, fueled by historically low interest rates and a roaring stock market, rose to unprecedented heights. And then it rose even higher. At least 42 residential properties sold for more than $50 million last year, about a 35% increase from the year before. A $60 million house on Belvedere Island, about a 30-minute drive from downtown San Francisco. Source: Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty But what do you actually get for that kind of money? [We rounded up eight properties listed for $50 million and up that are on the market now.]( One, a rambling stucco and shingle confection surrounded by a profusion of flowers and trees, sits on a thin slice of sand between the Atlantic and Georgica Pond in East Hampton, N.Y. A Colorado lodge a few minutes from downtown Aspen. Photographer: David O. Marlow  There’s also a $90 million Miami Beach compound that includes a restored 1924 home and a separate house built in 2019. Together, they have a 1,400-bottle wine room, pool, gym, massage room, hair salon, and 100 feet of waterfront. And in New York, another $169 million penthouse takes up the full 96th floor—the highest—in the spindle-thin 432 Park Ave. [Feast your eyes on the full list.Â]( 51 West End Rd. in East Hampton, N.Y, sits on one of the most valuable stretches of land on Earth. Source: Douglas Elliman In Other News [Roland Emmerich’s Moonfall Isn’t Nearly as Scary as Real Life]( The blockbuster delivers on visuals, even if it’s light on drama. [Giuliani’s ‘Masked Singer’ Cameo Reportedly Prompts Walk Off]( The Season 7 premiere of the hit Fox series will be a doozy. [What It’s Like to Visit Bangkok Right Now]( With quarantine requirements scrapped, the food, shopping, and nightlife capital of Thailand is ready to welcome foreign visitors back. [The Volvo XC40 Recharge Electric SUV Is Fast, if Unfulfilling]( It does drive great once you can get past its troubling operating systems and unfortunate noise. [Why the U.S. Was Before Austria in the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony]( You can’t alphabetize without an alphabet. Where To Have Your Steak, and Eat It Too Two words currently dominate the food world: “plant” and “based.” The global market for plant-based foods, valued at $29.4 billion in 2020, is[Â](expected to top $162 billion by 2030. Last year, one-third of Americans reported eating less meat than they had a few years ago. The $29 butcher’s steak at St. Anselm is one of New York’s great beef deals. Source: St. Anselm But look around the Big Apple these days, and the most crowded dining rooms are the ones that specialize in beef. Maybe it’s because meat feels like a forbidden luxury in an increasingly green world. Or that, after a couple of tough years, a fat prime rib oozing with juices feels like a much-deserved splurge. Whatever the reason, let’s eat: [These are the 12 best steakhouses in New York right now](, from Korean and Japanese to old-school classics. Dinner for Two? More Ideas for Date Night If romance and red meat isn’t your vibe, here are six other ways to celebrate this Valentine’s Day and beyond [These Chocolate Pretzel Cookies Are Way Better Than a Box of Chocolates]( [The Most Luxurious Cabins to Rent for a Romantic Weekend]( [Nacho Recipes for Adventurous Eaters: Caprese to Chicken and Waffles]( [What to Drink: A New French Rosé From Hamptons Master Wölffer Estate]( [Sex Therapy and Shopping? Selfridges Is Doing It]( [Have a Self-Care Sunday With This Warhol-Inspired Face Cream]( The Six-Month Haircut Journey This week, Pursuits editorial director Chris Rovzar [wrote about a life-changing discovery](: Why you should build a long-term road map for your hair instead of going trim to trim.  “I’ve had roughly the same haircut for a decade,” he says in [the new issue of Bloomberg Businessweek](. “Like a lot of people, I find comfort in delivering my precise specifications to a barber. I could take my head to any chair and say, ‘No. 2 clipper on the sides, fade it in, and a half-inch off the top.’ From left: The standard haircut worn by the author for decades, its longest length during this experiment, and the final look. Photo Illustration: 731 “It’s not just that I liked the predictability and don’t like the chitchat,” he continues.  “It’s because in my early 20s, I made some [truly gruesome]( hair errors. I grew it down to my eyelashes—picture early Justin Bieber, or the McDonald’s Fry Guy—and bleached it electric blond. I spent two years twitching it out of my eyes.” With Kristan Serafino in his corner, a celebrity stylist who has worked with Ryan Reynolds, Shawn Mendes, and Robert Pattinson, he gave it six months or bust. Men, she said, need to keep updating their style because their hair changes color and density as they get older. “Would you wear that same shirt every day of your life?” [See how you can change your three-week commute to a six-month “hairventure.”]( And if you read just one thing... Help loved ones relax and recharge with this Valentine’s Day gift guide. Photo Illustration: 731; Product: Vendor; Background: Getty Images Perhaps it’s fitting that, given the year we’ve had, Valentine’s Day falls on a Monday. Our advice? Forget the box of chocolates and bouquet and step it up a notch to help your special someone relax and recharge. With just over a week to shop, [here’s a list of 18 extra-special gifts that will thrill in February]( … and keep right on giving through the winter months. XOXO Follow Us Like getting the Pursuits newsletter? [Subscribe to Bloomberg.com for unlimited access]( to trusted, data-driven journalism and gain expert analysis from exclusive subscriber-only newsletters. You received this message because you are subscribed to Bloomberg's Pursuits newsletter. If a friend forwarded you this message, [sign up here]( to get it in your inbox. [Unsubscribe]( [Bloomberg.com]( [Contact Us]( Bloomberg L.P. 731 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022 [Ads Powered By Liveintent]( [Ad Choices](