The real reason French women don't get fat is not genetic, but cultural, and if the French subjected themselves to the American extremes of eating and dieting, the obesity problem in France would be much worse than what has struck America.

French women don't eat Wonder Bread.

I would advocate that chocolate be covered by health insurance, but that is admittedly a very French public policy perspective.

I love my kitchen. For Manhattan, I have a rather decent-size kitchen, and it has an opening that gives out to the dining room, which has a window with a view of the city and in the distance the Statue of Liberty.

We women are so judged by the way we dress, and men are not. So style is part of developing your own brand.

Making choices that are meaningful to you is the essence of the French woman's secret.

Once a day, take some 'Beach Time.'