Rising food prices have us all feeling guilty about the food that we throw away. Sarah Nassauer, at WSJ‘s Off Duty, gets a few tips from Tamar Adler, author of An Everlasting Meal, on how to make the most out of every ingredient.

Log on to www.tamaradler.com for further information about her cuisine and book.

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New Hotel is the creation of Greek Cypriot art collectorDakis Joannou. The former Olympic Palace Hotel was built in the heart of modern Athens in 1958, and Joannou has restructured it piece-by-piece, without discarding anything, to create a modern, urban work of art.

The modernist building features original chairs and doors as artworks, and each of the rooms and suites are engaging installations. The spa and top-floor terrace offer some of the best views in Athens.

Log on to www.designhotels.com for further information and bookings.

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Amanda Russell shows her derriere routine that will for sculpt, lift, and tone your hips, butt, and thighs.

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The office meeting is the No. 1 time-wasting annoyance of all workplace traditions, according to a survey by www.salary.com.

WSJ‘s Sue Shellenbarger talks to Kelsey Hubbard on Lunch Break about why the purpose of the office meeting is misunderstood, and some of the problems that throws this tradition off track.

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Lisa Eldridge shows how to apply a soft and pretty day look for summer, with a light and subtle tan base.

Lisa Eldridge‘s signature look is understated and modern, with a focus on flawless skin. Her portfolio spans 20 years, working with some of the world’s top photographers, such as Corrine Day and Patrick Demarchelier, and her work has appeared in British, Italian, and Japanese Vogue, Allure, The Face, andAnother.

Collaborations include campaigns with Chloe, Alberta Ferretti, Prada, Donna Karan, Moschino, and PPQ, and the development and design of a make-up line with Shiseido, and now as Creative Director of No.7.

Lisa has worked in Paris, New York, and LA, and is currently based in London. Her client list includes Cameron Diaz, Elizabeth Hurley, Mischa Barton, Kate Moss, Heidi Klum, Cate Blanchet, Demi Moore, and Salma Hayek.

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An expert in fashion and future technologies, Suzanne Lee proposes that we employ bacteria to make clothes in the future. A Senior Research Fellow at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, her consultancy Bio Couture conducts research into the creation of consumer products from microorganisms.

Lee uses microbial-cellulose (composed of millions of tiny bacteria grown in bathtubs of sweet green tea) to produce clothing upon the premise of growing a dress in a vat of liquid. BioCouture has been included in Time Magazine‘s annual round-up of the Top 50 Best Inventions of 201o.

Her 2007 book Fashioning the Future: Tomorrow’s Wardobe examines the work of the scientific researchers and fashion designers, including Issey Miyake and Hussein Chalayan.

Log on to www.biocouture.co,uk

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This season it’s all in the detail. Kim Hersov shows how to take high fashion catwalk looks and make them work for you in everyday life.

Today she focuses on three key pieces: the Kimono; the Statement Skirt; and the Luxe T-shirt.

Video courtesy of Net-a-Porter TV.

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Get in the summer mood and try making this easy recipe for Raspberry Ricotta Ice Cream.

If you don’t have an ice cream maker, freeze the mixture until set and then allow to soften a little at room temperature. Mix till smooth with a food processor. Repeat once or twice more.

All you need is : Heavy Cream; Ricotta; Sugar; Vanilla extract; Lemon; Salt; and Raspberries.

Video courtesy of JarFlyDesigns.

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The Hotel Q!, located just off Berlin’s Kurfürstendamm, has become a destination for international celebrities and local tastemakers in fashion, music and entertainment. Combining the avant-garde with fluid lines and undulating spaces, owner Wolfgang Loock developed the design with architecture studio Graft, most famous for creating Brad Pitt’s Hollywood studio.

The 77 guestrooms, including four studios and one penthouse, feature bed frames that wrap around bathtub and basins, forming sculptural centrepieces. The minimal colour scheme of neutral tones, whites, and dark oak is accented with deep red and textures such as artificial ostrich leather and slate.

Hotel Q! is near the Käthe Kollwitz Museum, the Literaturhaus, cinemas, art galleries and the Berlin Zoo, and  is a 15 minute drive from Tegel International Airport, and 30 minutes from Schönefeld International Airport.

Log on to www.designhotels.com for further information and bookings.

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Amanda Russell shows an intense routine that will get rid of that winter-fed soft spill-over at the top of your jeans in time for spring.

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