In Style | school fund-raiser | Princess | the Golden Globe Awards

Is your style more like Susan from Desperate Housewives or glitzy, like the pictures we see in In Style? It's very much in the moment; I find that I am a chameleon. There are days when I dress like Susan - taking my daughter to school and baking for the school fund-raiser of the moment - and then there are nights where I have fun glamming it up and feeling like a princess, like at the Golden Globe Awards.

Is Philly really the City of Brotherly Love?
Well, let me just say that for some reason, everyone I meet from Philly is fabulous. I'll meet a new friend and be talking at a party for a while, and, inevitably, when I ask where they are from, it's Philly. So that's a reason to go there in itself. Nice, creative, passionate, real folk. They're always a pleasure, really.

After we've shopped our hearts out, we have to refuel. Which can mean only one thing …
Yes, lunch in Philly is easy. There is only one thing you should do: get a cheesesteak at either Pat's or Geno's. I learned fast how to "correctly" order a cheesesteak. You will really sound like you are in the know if you add this tagline to your order: "I'll have it with" or "I'll have it without."

So how do you have it? With or without? I go for the "Whiz pizza with or without" at Pat's. Which, translated, is a cheesesteak with Cheez Whiz, tomato sauce, and with or without fried onions. I get mine without fried onions.

Wow, my stomach hurts just hearing about it. I promise you that sandwich will change your life. I love to eat, and I think visiting different cities is completely defined by where and what you eat. I've taken my daughter all over this country, and one of my favorite things was a book I used on a road trip, called Eat Your Way Across the U.S.A. It allowed me a peek into diners where [the locals eat]. By seeing this, you understand our diversity, and hopefully that understanding brings tolerance. I think that is what travel can bring you.