Interested in the salary behind the chef who prepared your filet Mignon? President and Chief Executive of the Institute of Culinary Education, Rick Smilow, breaks down the salaries of chefs and culinary professionals in his upcoming book called Culinary Careers.

Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream, known for their fleet of ice cream trucks roaming New York, will officially open their Manhattan Ave. storefront on this Saturday featuring favorites like gianduja, red currant and Earl Grey ice cream made from hormone-free milk.

Despite reports by a British publication of OK! Magazine via AFP saying the fame monster wants to work with Donatella Versace, a spokesperson for the company says there are no plans currently between the fashion house and Lady GaGa.

Sharon Stone has yet again put her Mediterranean-style home Beverly Hills home on the market for $8,995,000, which is $2 million less than what she paid for it in 2006. Stone never lived in the home.

Responding to her “Just Say No” campaign while awaiting sentencing for transporting 56 tons of cocaine to the United States, new documents reveal master cocaine smuggler Max Mermelstein thought former First Lady Nancy Reagan’s program was hardly effective in fighting America’s drug problem.

The material girl has expanded her portfolio, closing the deal on 50 acres of Hamptons farmland. It is the second of two Bridgehampton properties, next to the Wild Ocean Farm property she bought last December.

Straight up or with a twist? From signature cocktails to daring spins on old favorites, we’ve rounded up the best mixologists in the Magic City who have perfected the art of bartending.

“Where butch meets buttercream,” Butch Bakery in New York provides a big, boozy, macho spin on cupcakes. From rum-soaked Madagascar vanilla cake with cola Bavarian cream, to maple cake with milk chocolate ganache and bacon bits, Butch’s treats are all man.

The American Cancer Society honored Tory Burch at the Mother of the Year luncheon yesterday at the Pierre Hotel in New York. Raising more than $260,000, the event is one New York City’s most extraordinary social events with Hoda Kotb, Kathie Lee Gifford, Susan Bloomberg, Paula Zahn and Vera Wang in attendance.