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Are. You. Ready? The 2009 Oscars red carpet is underway, so let's not waste a second. We know this event is all about glamor, and Miley Cyrus, here with her mom, delivered in her tiered beaded Zuhair Murad gown. The thick belt adds extra oomph while her Mary Norton clutch matches seamlessly. Do you love it or hate it? Vote on all of my Oscar polls here! Source Oscars Red Carpet: Miley Read more
This week's celebrity handbag quiz focuses on an array of luxurious offerings from some of our favorite designers. While their celebrity owners shimmered in their fabulous ensembles, these bags take the cake with sequined adornments and decadent textiles. Take my quiz and see if you can match the handbag to its beautiful celebrity owner. Question 1 of 5Guess who clutched on to this beautiful Read more
This Mary Norton Sceptre Gold Metal Handbag ($2,995) is decadent! Its sides are encrusted with semiprecious cabochons and rhinestones, and it is handcrafted in Italy. But can you tell? Does it look luxe or just cheesy? Take all of my Love It or Hate It Polls here! To post your selections go to the Love It or Hate It? group. And if you want to learn how to do a blog post click here. Read more
Thousands of cookbooks were published in the last year, but which ones are really worth buying? The International Association of Culinary Professionals, or IACP, tackled the question as it announced its cookbook award finalists for 2012 today. Among them: plenty of cookbooks from top restaurant chefs, like Jean-Georges Vongerichten, John Besh, and Andrew Carmellini, as well as new books from Read more
The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) are currently gathered in Austin, TX, for their annual weeklong conference. Last night, Dave Arnold, the director of technology for The French Culinary Institute and Chris Young, the co-author of Modernist Cuisine, hosted the 2011 Cookbook Awards Gala. Among the winners? The New York Times and Food52's Amanda Hesser and French Read more
