Shop Eco-Chic with Josie Maran

Josie Maran wants you to look your best, but only if you’re doing something good for the planet at the same time. That’s why she started Josie Maran Cosmetics. 
The eco-conscious model—who likes to think of her beauty line as “chicological”—began modeling at age 12 after being discovered at a family friend’s barbecue. At 17, she [...]

Celebrate Summer: Cookouts & Cocktails

This weekend marks the unofficial start of summer and what better way to celebrate than with food.
Whether you’re most excited to fire up the grill this season or prefer to sip soothing cocktails with your clique all summer long, the one thing we can all agree on is that there is no livin’ like outdoor [...]

Brownies, Beautiful Brownies!

Recipe by Dalia Jurgensen
1-1/2 sticks butter (6 oz)
6 0z semi sweet chocolate chips, about 1 cup *
2 Tbsp cocoa powder
2 tsp instant coffee
3 eggs
1 c sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 tsp salt
1 c all purpose flour
* I used Hershey’s semi sweet chips but any semi sweet chocolate (50% – 65%) will work.
1. Preheat oven to 325 [...]

A Spiced Life

Even though the old saying goes, “a woman’s place is in the kitchen”, in the restaurant world this couldn’t be more untrue. Actually, a woman in a restaurant kitchen is about as welcome as rain on a summer Saturday. But Dalia Jurgensen didn’t let that stop her.
The career-changer decided to ditch her humdrum office job [...]

In the Kitchen with Lee Anne Wong

If anyone knows a thing or two about the show business of food, it is Lee Anne Wong. She easily made fans on the first season of Top Chef, where she landed a spot in the coveted final four grouping. But Bravo wasn’t done with her after the season ended. She became the culinary producer [...]

Best Kitchen Gift Guide Ever!

It’s mid November. Wow, how’d that happen? Before you know it you’ll be gobbling a gobbler at Thanksgiving dinner, and then it’s off to the races: haggling over parking spots like their lined in gold and circling the mall wishing someone had gotten you a personal shopper last year. This list of gourmet gifts just [...]

One on One with Top Chef Alum Andrea Beaman

Top Chef contestant, author and host Andrea Beaman has a lot going for her. She is the host of WISE UP!, a show that allows Andrea travels across the country in search of life-enhancing activities, alternative therapies healthy lifestyles, holistic health and organic foods.  And  coming soon Andrea will be hosting FED UP!, a cooking [...]

Delicious Thanksgiving Recipes Even You Can Cook

Zarela Martinez’s Sweet Potato Casserole
Ingredients

8 medium sweet potatoes or yams
1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 1/2 sticks butter, chilled
1 teaspoon salt
1 pound pecan pieces
1 cup packed light brown sugar

Method
Preheat oven to 350º.

Place the sweet potatoes and roast in the oven on a baking sheet guntil soft, about 50 minutes.
Let sit until cool enough to handle [...]

One on One with Celebrity Restaurateur Donatella Arpaia

Donatella Arpaia is the definition of no regrets. Secure in her job as a corporate lawyer, the good life was already in the works for her at a young age. But the lure and love of the restaurant world she was raised forced her to take stock of her life and realize that actual stock [...]

Celebrity Chef Recipe: Andrea Beaman’s Carrot Ginger Puree, Pear Crumble

hese recipes from Bravo TV Top Chef competitor Andrea Beaman are perfect for the fall and holiday seasons. Check out more of them here…
Pear Crumble
Filling:
3 pears, cored and diced
1/3 cup pear nectar
Juice of 1 lemon
1/2 cup whole grain all purpose flour
1/3 cup rolled oats
1/3 cup maple sugar
1 tsp. allspice
1/4 tsp. sea salt
3-4 tbsp. butter softened
Preheat [...]

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