AN ITALIAN BREAKFAST Emmy Award-winning personality Giada De Laurentiis was born in Rome, and grew up in a large Italian family where the culture of food was a staple in and of itself. The granddaughter of film producer Dino De Laurentiis, Giada began her professional training at Le Cordon...

Author and food critic Ruth Reichl visits Mexico with Ian Knauer to discover the secrets of authentic Mexican cooking with Magda Bogin of the Tepoztlan cooking school, Cocinar Mexicano. Video, courtesy of Gourmet.com On the Menu: Cilantro Soup with...

Reportedly thirty per cent of shoppers leave a jewellery store saying they’d never return. Targeting the Starbucks and iPad market, Hearts on Fire diamond jewellers are attempting to make buying process more accessible by launching a retail network of hi-tech stores. Christina Binkley...

Moira Forbes, publisher of ForbesWoman, talks to Pamela Baxter, President & CEO of Christian Dior Inc, about who is the Dior woman and how she is envisioned within the heritage of the brand. www.forbes.com THE PULSE is produced by LdC Media The Creative...

Go backstage at DKNY to see the beauty look from the Spring 2012 show created by Charlotte Willer, Maybelline New York‘s Global Makeup Artist. Watch the video to learn how to create the look. Shop the products at www.maybelline.com THE PULSE is produced by LdC Media The Creative...

Sarah Burton‘s debut runway collection for McQ Alexander McQueen is one of the most talked about of next season. Watch Net-a-Porter‘s preview. For the next six days you can privately order Sarah Burton’s McQ Alexander McQueen runway collection exclusively at Net-a-Porter. Your...

Check THE PULSE daily to see new season fashion daily from the world’s top designers and brands. Today: Issa Spring/Summer 2012. Watch the video to see the must-have looks, and take note of our round-up review of the details and items to checklist in your wardrobe edit and update,...

Maxime Bilet, Co-author of the Modernist Cuisine, shows you how to cook Salmon Sous Vide in your kitchen sink. Watch the video courtesy of Chow.com THE PULSE is produced by LdC Media The Creative Network: www.ldcmediacreative.com For free daily alerts on what you need and want to know,...

Food critic and writer Ruth Reichl and chef Dean Fearing visit The Yangshuo Cooking School in China, where Kelly Huang and Leo Wu reveal the secrets and techniques to cooking traditional Chinese food of the region. Video courtesy of Gourmet.com. On the Menu: Yangshuo...

If you’re re-modelling your home or fortunate enough to have bought up a bargain in the property lull, watch this video before you start making plans. British designer Kelly Hoppen pioneered a simple, yet opulent, style over a design career that spans over 30 years, and has been...