"The fashion world has a big fat crush on ...cuisine"

That is one of the headlines from this week-end's WSJ. The article cites Gwyneth Paltrow's eating tour of Spain for PBS. Barney's Christmas windows will feature Anthony Bourdain and Paula Deene. "The fact is, fashion and food have always had a relationship. As designer Isaac Mizrahi (also an enthusiastic home cook), points out: "It's no coincidence that Paris is the fashion capital of the world and the food capital of the world." As fashionable and fabulous as Gwyneth Paltrow is, she admitted in an interview with Vogue: "When you're having dinner with your kids and your husband and someone says something funny or you're dying laughing because your 3-year-old made a ...joke, it doesn't matter what else is going on. That's real happiness." The Fianancial Times reported this morning, "Casual Dining Appetites Revive as Confidence Returns."Instead of eating out, have the confidence and poise of fashion models and actresses, to plan, cook, experiment on your own home-cooked dinners. Make eating at home with family and friends the fashionable thing to do! "That's real happiness."