New York Fashion Week Catch-Up: Marissa Webb, Rebecca Minkoff and Trina Turk

It’s been a very busy schedule over the past few days with meetings and seminars, so I’m finally beginning to catch up with the goings on with New York Fashion Week thanks to modern technology and communications.  With shows not only streaming live, but archived on YouTube, it’s easy to watch shows at a later […]

Fusion and ‘North American’ Ethnic Cuisine

I consider myself quite lucky to have had exposure to different types of cuisine, especially “real” or “authentic” versions of “ethnic foods.”  However, what I find very interesting is how different names are applied to North Americanized “ethnic” foods, depending on the type of restaurant and how it is presented.  Take Chinese food, for example.  […]