Although I now live in Washington, D.C. I frequently visit New York, where I lived for several years. My favorite NYC restaurants not only serve delicious food, but also have great, unpretentious ambience. Here are my top nine picks in ascending order. See the last two slides for my fave hot chocolate and for links to the entire list with addresses, which you can print for reference, as well as a link to my blog, Confessions of a Worrywart. What is your favorite New York restaurant?

Looking for a way to update your style in a flash? Side-swept bangs — as opposed to heavy blunt cut bangs (which can look severe over 40) — bring the focus to pretty eyes and cheekbones.

What a wonderful thing it is to see people other than football fans or Wisconsinites get to know a little bit about Donald Driver. His latest stint (and win!) on Dancing With the Stars (DWTS) means that more folks got to see that competitive spirit and big smile every week, but here are five things you probably didn't know about him.

As we dash out the door for our next pool party we grab a hat, a towel and some flip flops. Truly, these are summer essentials and deserve a minute of chic styling now so you can grab and go later. Read on to see what's new and affordable for your head to your "totes"!