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Deepa Thomas Shares Her Secrets to Slow Carb Cooking- July 12

Picture this: You are born and raised in a family of privilege in India. At twenty-one you are a young bride to a man you barely know heading to the U.S.A. Everything is new: your husband, your home, your country, the food, the culture. Deepa Thomas, mother of two sons, wife to a tech executive […] ...
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Meet Lisa Ekus- Literary Agent to the Culinary Stars

Some say people working in public relations should be seen and not heard. Others say they should be heard and not seen. I say the rules have changed entirely. Much of that is thanks to powerhouses like Lisa Ekus who redefined the rules starting in 1982 when she opened the first public relations agency solely devoted to publicizing […] ...
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She Went From Dietetics to Wine Making – June 14

  It’s all about chemistry. Cambria Wines’ Denise Shurtleff was studying for a degree in dietetics and food administration with the intention of focusing on a career in nutrition when she decided to apply for an internship at a winery. She never looked back, and the chemistry of winemaking became her calling. Denise spent 16 years […] ...
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The Wake-Up Call That Changed This Chef’s Life – June 14

Many people have a wake-up call after experiencing a health setback. The call came to Chef Jean- Christian Jury after experiencing heart failure, not once but twice. Jean-Christian attributes his poor health to his erratic eating habits and relentless 16- hour day work schedule combined with the stress of running several restaurants and kitchens in London at […] ...
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Get To Know the 10 Beaujolais Crus

We have a soft spot in our hearts for Beaujolais Crus wines. They’re always overshadowed by their flashy younger sister, Beaujolais Nouveau. We become annoyed when people confuse Beaujolais Nouveau with Beaujolais Crus and don’t give either a chance. Beaujolais Nouveau is like the bright holiday sweater you bring out for the season to have some fun; Beaujolais Cru […] ...
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The Spirits Guru of Gardiner, NY

For 25 years “on the rocks” meant climbing the ‘Gunks in New York’s Hudson Valley and managing rock climbing gyms in New York City for native New Yorker  Ralph Erenzo. These days it has a new meaning  for him as Co-Founder of Tuthilltown Distillery,  located on a former gristmill in the verdant Gardiner countryside just a short […] ...
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Working on you

Can you believe May is already almost over? Where has the time gone? I started this month off with a 3-day State PTA Convention and that took me out of my normal routine. We also had some astrology shifts such as Mercury, planet of communications, going into a retrograde (not moving with the earth flow) […] ...
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14 Common Reasons We Get Angry and Their Solutions

While conducting research for today’s show, I found fourteen of the most common reasons people get angry. Keep in mind, these are only the triggers. Outside circumstances are never the actual cause. There are three root causes – hurt, fear, and frustration – that prompt anger in us. Let’s examine some of the most frequent […] ...
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A Distiller Grows in Brooklyn- NY Distilling’s Allen Katz Jan 20th

As the revival of cocktail culture has seen its bloom blossom over the last decade, and more and more people have hopped on the bandwagon to learn about, and make cocktails, one of the people they have turned to to help educate themselves has been Southern Wine and Spirits of New York Director of Spirits […] ...
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MONSTER ENERGY AFTERSHOCK FESTIVAL

Date: May 26, 2015     MONSTER ENERGY AFTERSHOCK FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES SPECTACULAR MUSIC LINEUP AND NEW VENUE FOR FOURTH YEAR OF CALIFORNIA’S BIGGEST ROCK FESTIVAL SLIPKNOT, FAITH NO MORE, DEFTONES, SHINEDOWN, JANE’S ADDICTION, MARILYN MANSON, COHEED & CAMBRIA, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, AND MANY MORE CONFIRMED FOR OCTOBER 24 & 25 FESTIVAL AT GIBSON RANCH NEAR […] ...
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