As the world waits anxiously for the much anticipated Royal Wedding April 29, Hotel St. Germain is making all the preparations to celebrate this landmark event in the most authentic way possible.

The Stats: Wendi McGowan received her degree in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin. She started her first company before graduation, and over the past 19 years Wendi has built a consulting practice as an interactive marketing and branding expert.

In Dallas, it seems like just as you get used to a restaurant – the menu, the service, the wait on weekends and the specialty cocktails – another enterprising eatery pops up that you simply must try. We may not be the culinary epicenter of the world, or even the continental U.S., but we do just fine, thank you, at supplying the citizens of the Big D with plenty of tantalizing dining choices. For a glimpse at the latest and greatest, keep reading.

Pizza has been on your menu for, let’s face it, decades now. What was once perfectly fine reheated after a long night of studying or partying is now under scrutiny for consistency, flavor, size, freshness. Pizza by the slice has become something one can find at movie theaters and theme parks – but does this mean the end of flavorful, authentic Italian pie parts? Of course not. Here’a the best places to grab a slice in the Big D.

Thursday night, March 31, Dallas represented its own fashion foray at Lofty Spaces. The second edition of the Celebrity Fashion Experience, courtesy of Front House Management, featured the fall/winter 2011 collections of Project Runway Designer Nicholas D’Aurizio, Dallas Celebrity Couturier Oscar Fierro and Linda Rowe Thomas of the Romẚs Label.

Fans of food and fashion flocked to the Deep Ellum headquarters of My Private Chef Wednesday night for the Bags, Baubles & Bites party.

If you’re a fajita fanatic, you’ve come to the right place. Dallas is smack dab in Tex-Mex central, so there’s basically a good restaurant featuring all your Mexican food favorites on every corner. Alas, some are better than others. If you’ve come to see what really sizzles, check out the Top 5 Fajita Platters in the Big D.

As the Dallas International Film Festival arrives, many are scrambling to find which films are must-sees this year. Much like the South by Southwest festival, you want to iron out your game plan before you’re the only one who didn’t catch the unplugged set by The Strokes. Here’s a hint: check out the “More to Live For” premiere April 3 at the Northpark AMC.

As with most cities, finding a decent cup of coffee can be somewhat of a task in Dallas. Discovering the perfect espresso is even more of a feat. You’d rather guzzle gasoline than succumb to a quick stop at Starbucks, and the mom and pop shops lack that European classiness one gets while enjoying an authentic Cuban espresso on a sun dappled patio.