Gwyneth Paltrow, Mario Batali, and a few of their celebrity friends like Bono and Helena Christensen got together last night at the Queen Sophia Spanish Institute in NYC to celebrate the debut of Mario and Gwyneth's Spain . . . On the Road Again. The PBS travel food show premiered over the weekend and has already been picked up for a second season in Italy — but that's not Gwyneth's only project. She's also just launched a website called Goop.com, which is dedicated to nourishing one's inner self. Gwyneth is all about sharing her passions these days, and at yesterday's event she opened up about her love of food and family. She said:

• On being her own chef: "I cook all the meals for my house. I love to cook. [...] We have a wood burning pizza oven in our garden. Right now the weather is nice in London, so I'm using that oven a lot. You can cook anything in there. It's amazing."
• On family tradition: "My dad was a famous pancake maker and I'm working on [adapting his] recipe right now. I'm making mine slightly healthier."

Gwyneth's mother Blythe Danner was there to show her support and also compliment her daughter's cooking. Whether or not you believe that she never diets, it seems like Gwyneth is well on her way to starting multiple side careers that sound pretty yummy.

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Jessica Simpson performed at the LA County Fair on Saturday night and Ashlee brought her baby bump and Pete out to support her chart-topping sister. Jess wore her favorite country girl outfit on stage and then changed into her Cowboys jersey on Sunday when departing LAX with Daisy. Jessica has had a permanent smile on her face lately and she recently talked about the source of her happiness. Here's more:

• On her life now: "I've always believed if you stay true to your heart, the choices you make will end up being the right ones. I'm in the most comfortable place I've ever been and the smile on my face couldn't be more genuine."
• On negativity: "I've sworn off all the haters. My computer is turned off and I mostly read my fan mail to encourage myself."
• On success: "No matter how successful the record is in the world, it will always be successful to me because it has allowed me to follow my heart's desire. I really believe what I'm singing about and I love what I'm doing. Yes, it's all highlighted by the world's perspective but if I stay humble and true to who I am, the best is yet to come."

Jess sounds sincerely happy and hopeful about the future, and with her recent success, we believe her when she says this is just the beginning. If you're a fan of Jessica's, don't forget to enter to win her Lucky magazine cover outfit here.

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Rachel Bilson looked stunning in her green bridesmaid dress she designed with Brian Reyes as the maid of honor at Josh Schwartz and Jill Stonerock's wedding at a Santa Barbara ranch on Saturday. The O.C. creator and his wife are close to both Rachel and Adam Brody, who went to Vegas bachelor/bachelorette parties for the couple. We didn't get a glimpse of either Adam or Rachel's current boy Hayden but Rachel looked like she was having a blast posing for photos with the wedding party even without a date by her side to keep that beaming smile on her face.

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