As the world’s new tallest building debuts in Dubai, Robert A.M. Stern, Dean of the Yale School of Architecture, discusses the impact of modernity on the Middle East.

People travel to see the architecture of a place.

Women, Stern says, are often pulled away by the desire to have a family.

Mistakes propel one into the next project, Stern says.

Gehry’s museum in Bilbao definitely will, says Stern.

Stern thinks it’s the tendency toward mega-firms.

The battle between computer and materials.

No building can be self-contained, says Stern.

Stern grew up at a time when here was a lot of interesting architecture being created in New York.

Stern does’t understand why his parents left Manhattan for Brooklyn.

Making food less abstract.

Bringing Lidia Bastianich’s expertise into the home.

One reason is an extremely sophisticated audience.

Steel loves going out to the outer boroughs of New York to find real ethnic cuisine.

It’s a complex calibration of many factors, says Steel.

David Chang, for one.

Steel explains what has become an important force in the culinary world.

Steel hopes that girls will look to healthier role models.

Steel is worried about the FDA announcement that they will allow cloned animals into the food system.

Wal-Mart going organic is an encouraging sign, says Steel.

A new opportunity to eat healthy.

It’s gone on longer than Steel thought it would.

It’s a way to learn an inheritance, says Steel.

Steel talks about the most unusual wine pairing she’s ever come up with.

Passion first.

Steel describes an intriguing new cutting implement.

Chicken is the new black dress.

The resurgence, Steel believes, is fueled by food TV.

Timing can make or break a party, says Steel.

Don’t try to over-impress, says Steel.