These are a few of my favorite things

Favorite cities
Rome and Capetown

Favorite holiday
On safari in East or South Africa

Favorite fiction book
Cane River by Lalita Tademy

Favorite non-fiction book
The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama

Favorite cookbook
Rocco's Real Life Recipes by Rocco DiSpirito

Favorite writer
Maya Angelou

Favorite hero
Marian Wright Edelman

Favorite world leader
Nelson Mandela

Favorite charity
UNICEF

Favorite quote
Service is the Rent we Pay for Living

Favorite mentors
Terrie M. Williams and Gayle King

Favorite movies
Blood Diamond, Sparkle, and Terms of Endearment

Favorite magazines
Vanity Fair, Redbook, Essence and O

Favorite primetime TV shows
American Idol and Everybody Hates Chris

Favorite daytime TV show
The Oprah Winfrey Show

Favorite new TV show
Oprah's Big Give

Favorite cable network
CNN

Favorite musical artist
Prince

Favorite ways to relax
A good massage or reading a book

Favorite guilty pleasure
Ice cream and good wine

Favorite restaurant
The Ivy in Los Angeles

Favorite food
Gumbo

Favorite dessert
Sweet potato pie

Favorite food to cook
Steamed crab in the summer and pot roast in the winter

Favorite Chef
Jamie Oliver

Favorite flower
Orchids

Favorite lifestyle guru
Colin Cowie

Favorite fashion designer
Rachel Roy

Favorite interior designer
Nate Berkus

Favorite activity with daughters
Reading to them and going to the park

Favorite way to spend time with friends
Having a great lunch

Favorite thing to do with my husband
Driving around the island of St. Martin and going to the movies

Favorite outdoor activity
Jogging and walking on the beach

Favorite room in my house
My sitting/reading room

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