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As you know, we attend many trade shows and conferences finding all the latest and greatest to share with you our inquistive audience. We recently attended the International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago. As you can imagine it is a huge spectacular and there's something amazing and interesting around every corner.  

there's no black curtains but my hotel room is all white. Really. I'm staying at the latest addition to the Sofitel family in Vienna. Designed by the world-renowned French architect, Jean Nouvel his motto "presque rien - scarcely anything" is the formal principle for the hotel. 

As we celebrate Memorial Day this weekend I am reminded of a trip Diana and I took several years ago to Hawaii.  We had the privilege of going to Pearl Harbor on Memorial Day. It is a day I will never forget. 

Last night the best culinary minds gathered to see who would be chosen top chef by the prestigious James Beard Foundation.

Here's some of winners:

S. Pellegrino's annual guide in Restaurant magazine features the world's 50 best restaurants it is a must have for anyone looking to travel to some of the finest restaurants in the world.

Today had many Chef's around the country on pins and needles as they waited for the announcement of the semi-finalists of the all important 2011 James Beard Foundation Awards.

Stephanie Izard and I at the Academy for Global Citizenship fundraiser

If like me, you have been stunned by the recent geological events that have been happening around the world, from Haiti to Chile to New Zealand and now Japan, you too might be taking stock in how interconnected we all are. When the Earth rumbles on our friends in the Asia-Pacific, we feel their pain, we want to reach out, we hope that the damage is as minimal as possible.