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Step 364: The Secret We Know

Posted in food, meditation, silence, simplicity, yoga on December 30, 2010 | 5 Comments »

“We dance around in a ring and suppose but the secret sits in the middle and knows.” ~ Robert Frost This quote was sent to me by Archan, a very loyal and supportive reader and commenter on this blog. He is constantly feeding me with encouragement and sending along resources, books, and quotes to inspire [...]

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Step 341: The Simple Joy of Ramen

Posted in food, friendship, happiness, writer on December 7, 2010 | 5 Comments »

My friend, Michael, took me to Minca, a ramen restaurant on Friday night. Like so many wonderful traditions from other countries, we have twisted ramen into a cheap, nutritionless, freeze-dried meal encased in plastic on our grocery store shelves. It is the stuff of college student diets. In Japan and other parts of Asia, ramen [...]

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Step 225: The Best Way to Eat Pray Love

Posted in books, diet, dreams, entertainment, film, food, forgiveness, love, movie, relationships, religion, simplicity on August 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

“In a world of disorder and disaster and fraud, sometimes only beauty can be trusted. Pleasure cannot be bargained down.” ~ Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat Pray Love The long-anticipated movie of a woman traveling through the world looking for delicious food, peace of mind, and love opens in theaters nationwide today. Last week I walked by [...]

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Step 192: Why I joined a CSA (Community-Supported Agriculture)

Posted in food, health on July 11, 2010 | 5 Comments »

I grew up in a rural area in upstate New York. At that time, CSAs did not exist where I lived. Eating local was the only affordable option. Now, our societal eating habits have made a 180. Cheap food comes from many miles away, is mechanically manufactured rather than raised and harvested, and is largely [...]

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Examiner.com: Interview with Danielle Di Vecchio, Founder of bakery Biscotti di Vecchio

Posted in entrepreneurship, Examiner, food on December 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I learned about Danielle Di Vecchio and her business, Biscotti di Vecchio through Crain’s story about online bakeries. Danielle had been making sinfully delicious biscotti for years and giving them away as gifts. Her grandmother taught her to make these traditional Italian cookies, a staple of every Italian kitchen. (Coming from an Italian family myself, [...]

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Examiner.com: Interview with Lorin Rokoff and Laura Paterson, Founders of Hot Blondies Bakery

Posted in career, change, entrepreneurship, food, women on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I learned about Hot Blondies Bakery through Crain’s. They were the headline business in a feature article about online bakeries. A friend of mine from business school is considering a similar avenue so I opened up the Crain’s article to have a peek at what these ladies were up to. Laura’s and Lorin’s story of [...]

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Examiner.com: Interview with Lev Ekster, CEO of CupcakeStop

Posted in business, entrepreneurship, Examiner, food on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve extolled my love for cupcakes before in this column. A few months ago I interviewed the owners of Crumbs, my favorite cupcake bakery in New York. Recently, I had the opportunity to interview Lev Ekster, CEO of CupcakeStop, a mobile cupcake bakery in New York City. I first learned about Lev’s story through Crain’s [...]

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My latest post on Examiner.com: Interview with Founders of Code Blue

Posted in business, entrepreneurship, Examiner, food, health on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Two weeks ago, I had the great fortune of spending some time with the founders of Code Blue, a recovery drink that is made for people who need to feel refreshed without caffeine, added sugar, or preservatives. In one amazing little can you’ll find an elixir that hydrates, replenishes, detoxifies and reduces inflammation. Oh, and [...]

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NY Business Strategies Examiner – Interview with Jason Bauer, CEO and President of CRUMBS Bake Shop

Posted in entrepreneurship, Examiner, food, New York City on August 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I have a hard time thinking of any food I love more than cupcakes. When I’m happy, when I’m sad, morning, noon, and night. In New York City, the competition for the best cupcake bakery is fierce. For me, there is one clear winner: CRUMBS. I’m not sure why anyone goes anywhere else for these [...]

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My Year of Hopefulness – Charm City Cakes

Posted in business, cooking, food, television on February 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

President’s Day was a company holiday. Hooray! So how did I spend it? I slept in (a little), did a couple of errands, some writing, some research, watched the Ace of Cakes marathon (for 5 hours) on the Food Network, and met my friends Linda and Monika for a glass of wine at City Winery. [...]

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