Why Polo Player Nacho Figueras Loves NYC, and Where He Wants To Visit Next Nacho Figueras looks good doing just about everything: playing Polo, staring in Ralph Lauren ads, and casually hanging out on a boat in New York City. The latter is where we chatted with him, aboard the Grand Banks at Pier 25 Hudson River Park, during the launch and unveiling of Ralph Lauren Fragrance’s Polo Blue Eau De Parfum. The 39-year-old polo player, model, husband and father of four, is…

When Actress Jennifer Esposito goes on vacation, she’s packs a few important things. On her list are some gluten free snacks, gluten-free beauty products and a gluten-free pot. Yes, cookware. Sometimes she even sneaks gluten-free bread into restaurants in her designer purse. (We’re not kidding.) In between baking delicious goodies and jetsetting at the Éclair Naturals Launch Event, the 44-year-old sat down and opened up to us about how she still enjoys eating, despite being Celiac. The Brooklyn-born star might be best…

When Marcus Samuelsson isn’t whipping up something delicious inside a Harlem kitchen, you can likely find him traveling the world – or eating pizza in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Beyond New York, he recently took an international food-influenced excursion with another famous chef (hint: “BAM!”). The 45-year-old is all about using local ingredients – wherever he may be. Samuelsson recently helped Pure Leaf Tea House Collection’s Traveling Tea House launch in the city, and held a food demo, offering cooking tips and tricks. The campaign is…

Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis tries to visit her hometown of Rome 2-3 times a year. But the cooking queen also has a love for Aspen. “My family has a house there,” says the Giada: A Digital Weekly creator, in an exclusive interview. When she isn’t cooking up a storm, or traveling abroad, she’s shopping and relaxing in Colorado. Read on for her packing style, favorite Aspen eats, and routine on the [airplane] runway. Galavante: What do you like to do in Aspen? Giada De…

Christina Milian is a jet-setting triple threat: singer, actress, and TV host. When she’s not traveling for work, shooting music videos, and appearing on The Voice or Dancing with the Stars, Christina is spending time with her daughter Violet — which is why the “AM to PM” artist recently teamed up with Kimberly-Clark Family UNity (FUN), a partnership giving families a chance to create their own family song. Christina hopes to do more traveling with her little one (and the rest…

In her new thriller flick, Deliver Us From Evil, a Bronx-accented Olivia Munn plays a policeman’s wife who is investigating some bone-chilling demonic crimes. She actually likes scary films and gets really bored if they don’t terrify her. For Munn, it’s like being on a roller coaster where you want to be scared but dread them at the same time. Ever the chameleon, she’s not staying in the horror genre for long. The actress who made a big splash playing…

Since pulling up a chair to co-host ABC’s The View, Jenny McCarthy has made the move from Chicago to New York City. The actress, mother and always-entertaining blonde bombshell recently helped the Vemma Nutrition Company introduce its newest ready-to-drink beverage, Vemma Renew, at the Bryant Park Hotel in NYC. While sipping, we “singled out” our favorite funny lady for an exclusive interview about her new home, her old one and a unique New York City activity – poker, anyone? Galavante:…

Beautiful and foreign. And we’re not talking about Petra Nemcova’s next or last travel destination. The founder of Happy Hearts Fund isn’t simply a gorgeous person on the outside (though she turns heads everywhere she goes), but a kind soul and world traveler. She’s up in the air at least twice a week. Between her regular overseas commutes, we met up with the stunning Czech supermodel when she came through New York City – and she shared some of her…