Interior designer and stylist Jonny Carmack has a "fruit room" in his Danbury, Connecticut, home. Colorful faux produce ...

Can grapes bring you luck? Spaniards believe so, and at midnight on New Year's Eve all across the country it's a race to gobble 12 grapes all before the first minute of the year passes.

Among these is a tradition with old roots and a new wave of popularity—eating 12 grapes at midnight. Known as the 12-Grape Theory, the custom promises good fortune for the coming year ...