On Friday, I hightailed it up to Sonoma County for Pigs & Pinot, an annual event held by renowned chef Charlie Palmer to benefit Share Our Strength and the Healdsburg School. A Taste of Pigs & Pinot brought hundreds of guests to the Hotel Healdsburg, all of whom were prepared to sip some serious Pinot Noir in between heavenly bites of pork. A dizzying array of pork dishes, stellar Read more

The moment you've been waiting for is here. The contestants for the sixth — and according to Gail Simmons, "I've never eaten better on the show," best — season have been announced. This time around there are 17 chefs who will duke it out in Las Vegas. Guest judges include Wolfgang Puck, Natalie Portman, and Tyler Florence, among others. Set your TiVos: the first episode debuts on Aug. 26. Read more

Neiman Marcus has just reminded us that the holidays are soon approaching with its famous annual Christmas book featuring luxe clothing, accessories, and our favorite, "fantasy gifts." Given, we're not in the market for about 90 percent of the items in the catalog, but it doesn't hurt to look, and perhaps dream a little. That said, we culled the wildest, most covetable items we'd like to receive Read more