On a quest to see what all the hype was about Copenhagen, I took an impromptu long weekend to check out the latest food crazes and trendiest cocktail lounges. (Living in Europe allows for such excursions.)  Silly me, thinking I could get into Noma at the last minute just because I was dining alone on a holiday weekend. For those of you who don't know, it's arguably the top restaurant in the world.  Their Web site allows you to sign up in case a table becomes available, as do many of the other top restaurants in Copenhagen.  But, unfortunately, I never made it off the waitlist.

Despite the lack of a reservation, I still hoped I could find a spot at Noma's bar.  Nope.  It didn't exist, at least for eating purposes. Fortunately, they were gracious enough to recommend Fiskebaren  -- aka Kodbyens Fiskebar -- in the meatpacking district.  

But the smells made it clear that it was fish, and not beef, being packed.  Unlike the meatpacking district in New York City, you won't find a bunch of tourists here.  Even though I wasn't a local, I managed to walk in and grab a seat at the bar.  Oysters were outrageously expensive, and since I'd had my fill at $1 happy hours back home, I passed on that option.  Instead, I broadened my horizons with the lumpfish roe with smoked cheese, a cucumber gelee and pea shoots. Read More

When stylist Keylee Sanders asked one of her wealthier clients what was on top of her Christmas list, her client showed her a photograph of a fur coat by Michael Kors. It was $32,000.

The problem was the coat wasn't the right color, and she really wanted something practical she could wear every day. So Sanders suggested they have a custom coat made instead.

"We picked up the pelts and had them dyed," Sanders recalled. "By January, we had a knee-length, trench-style white mink with a hood. The best part? It was only $22,000, $10,000 less than the original coat. Read More

Cloud Computing is on everybody's lips these days and we are bombarded with geek arguments telling us why we should use this technology to run our businesses. Many of us wonder what it's all about, this cloud computing?

The answers are often not compelling. Why do I need 600 trillion megabyte storage and what is it anyway? My answer to these numbers -- who cares?

Here are a few reasons to think about business cloud computing: Read More

Before Kerry Leikus had children, she went to law school, passed the bar and planned to practice. But in 2005, while pregnant with her second son, she became preoccupied with another matter: She couldn't find a single stylish maternity belt.

She started to play around with vintage-inspired wovens, and realized she could design a belt herself. Soon she'd created a number of reversible styles, and her company, Keggy Belts, was formed.

It was 2005, and business was booming. Celebrities like Jessica Alba and Jessica Biel quickly became fans, and upper-middle-class women were happy to spend $250 to $650 for an accessory with homespun appeal. Read More

With dark eyes, full lips and never-ending legs, Caroline Pires had little difficulty getting into the modeling industry. Spotted on a New York street by a model scout when she was 12, Pires quickly landed a highly coveted Ralph Lauren campaign. But when she turned 16, Pires started to "fill out." She had curves that weren't there before -- and clients weren't happy.

"I was now a size 2, and I definitely had hips," the 5'11 brunette who has had a recurring role on Army Wives told IBTimes. "That was considered unacceptable."

Clients would call Pires in after seeing her pictures, but she didn't fit into the size 0 or 00 clothes they wanted her to put on. "I lost out many times because they didn't think I was thin enough." Read More

It's hard to keep track. But according to people who know rap star DMX, he has fathered ten children with seven different women, with one more on the way. He has also been arrested for animal cruelty, reckless driving, drug possession and identity falsification.

So it's no surprise that the 41-year-old multi-platinum artist was reluctant to go on the new show Couples Therapy, premiering Wednesday night on VH1, with his ex-wife Tashera Simmons.

"He started off really resistant to therapy," Dr. Jenn Berman, the Hollywood psychologist who will counsel five celebrity couples, told IBTimes. "He thought, 'I don't have to do any work.'" Read More

You'd never know June Ambrose is 5'3. Equipped with seven-inch Louboutins, towering turbans and a lot of advice, the celebrity stylist known for putting Missy Elliott in inflatable rubber appears quite tall.

"I call it glamour-flaging," she said. "A stylish way to camouflage." The key? Eccentric touches that let people know you've walked into a room. "A bold lip, a silk frock, a vintage kimono."

Starting tonight, Ambrose will bring her offbeat version of glamour-flaging to VH1 with the premiere of "Styled by June," a reality TV show that follows Ambrose and her assistants as they try to revive the careers of celebrities who have fallen from grace. Mischa Barton (who played Marissa on "The O.C.") and Jaleel White (who played Urkel on "Family Matters") are two of the best known. Read More