
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.

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.