This Mother’s Day, I’m working with Clever Girls in support of Macy’s Heart of Haiti to shine a light on the “trade, not aid” program, which provides sustainable income to Haitian artisans struggling to rebuild their lives and support their families after the 2010 earthquake. I’ve chosen to write about one of my proudest Mom [...]
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Finally, I’m ready to tell you about my trip to San Francisco! A few weeks ago, I joined a group of bloggers on a junket that included visiting Pixar Animation Studios and The Walt Disney Family Museum. It was amazing! I also got to see a special screening of Chimpanzee, the DisneyNature documentary that starts [...]
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Just in time for Spring shopping, The Limited has opened a new store in Dadeland Mall. They moved into a new space and launched an entire new design. I went to the Ribbon Cutting last week and was totally surprised by the new digs. Not only that, I’ve never paid very much attention to the [...]
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Nobody does drape quite like fashion designer Doo-ri Chung. During her rise to lead designer with Geoffrey Beene, she perfected the art of drapethed apparel. She first launched her own line, called Doo.ri, in 2003, and has since taken the fashion world by storm. By 2005, she she had been inducted as a member of [...]
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It’s sometimes said that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. I’m not sure if that adage is true, but just in case it is–you might want to skip on down to Macy’s Dadeland tomorrow afternooon and check out world famous Pastry Chef Bruno Portelli. Chef Bruno will show you how to [...]
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I was first introduced to Willa Shalit at Blogalicious last year. I am ashamed to say that I had never even heard of her before then. Willa is such an amazing woman–she’s headed theatrical productions (like The Vagina Monologues), she’s an artist (her lifecast sculptures are in 5 Presidential Libraries), she’s also an author and [...]
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Are you familiar with the Macy’s Culinary Council? Macy’s has gathered 13 of the most celebrated chefs to form a national culinary authority. They launched this project in 2003. These masters are both ambassadors and instructors–they provide expert cooking advice and lead culinary demonstrations in Macy’s stores. A few of my favorite chefs are on [...]
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