Despite its
staggering fourth-quarter drop in sales, number one coffee retailer
Starbucks has announced a
multiyear partnership with charity campaign
Product (RED).
From Nov. 27 to Jan.
When the sun goes down on New York tonight, celebrity chef
Mario Batali and Hollywood actor-director
Stanley Tucci will light Manhattan's
Empire State Building bright orange. Batali and Tucci, both board members of the Food Bank, are spreading the word about the orange which, aside from matching Batali's clogs, also happens to be the symbolic color for raising funds and awareness of hunger relief. The duo are helping to kick off a hunger relief campaign called
Go Orange! for the
Food Bank for New York City.
These days, virtually every celebrity — from
Lauren Conrad to
Jessica Simpson — has his or her own womenswear, footwear, accessory, and fragrance line. But celebrity lunchbags and farmers market totebags? Lately we've seen the celebrity, fashion, and food worlds collide, with all sorts of celebrity-designed carryalls for everything from our groceries to our lunch.
Yesterday
Giada De Laurentiis was on the cover of the
New York Post magazine. The article discusses her life as a new mother and her role as one of the industry's sexiest chefs. Giada refuses to describe her cooking style as a form of porn, but admits that her show is different: The way we shot close-ups, I just wanted the food to look beautiful.
Gwyneth Paltrow, Mario Batali, and a few of their celebrity friends like Bono and Helena Christensen got together last night at the Queen Sophia Spanish Institute in NYC to celebrate the debut of Mario and Gwyneth's
Spain . . .
Actress
Gwyneth Paltrow is shunning
personal chefs and
raw-foods-only diets for the joys of home cooking. She recently told
People magazine: I cook all the meals for my house. I really love to cook.
Last week
Forbes released a
list of the 10 top-earning celebrity chefs. The richest celebrity "chef" is
Rachael Ray who, thanks to her four Food Network shows, daytime television show, magazine, and Dunkin' Donuts deal, makes $18 million a year. She's followed by Oscar caterer
Wolfgang Puck ($16 million) and
Gordon Ramsay ($7.5 million).
Let me introduce you to Anne Burrell. Anne's a multi-tasker with many roles in the food industry. First and foremost, she's the executive chef of a restaurant,
Centro Vinoteca, in New York City.
Yesterday 
I can't wait to watch PBS's up and coming travel-food show, 
