Photo courtesy of sambrocatosalon.com Now that I’m so concerned with what I put in my body, I’ve also become pretty obsessed with what I put on it. So when I read an article today in Well + Good about Mary Louise Parker’s hair falling out from a Brazilian Blow-out, my first reaction was not one of surprise. Instead I related…. Read More
Maybe I’ve got Spring Fever or maybe Kris Carr’s book Crazy, Sex, Diet hit me way too hard but I’ve been on a raw food kick lately. No, I haven’t become a full-force raw foodist, but I do happen to believe in the cleansing, healing and nourishing properties of raw foods especially when the weather is warmer or in warmer… Read More
If the line that snaked down 18th Street and wrapped around the block forming a two-hour wait to get into yesterday’s First Vegetarian Food Festival in NYC was any indication of the rising popularity of plant-based diets, then I’d say we’ve come a long way since I went veg back in 1993, almost 20 years ago! At the age of… Read More
On any given Friday night, the Natural Gourmet Institute may be mistaken by some for a Jean Georges restaurant. Diners line up in droves to claim their seat — which they have called ahead to reserve, sometimes far in advance — at the cooking school’s Friday Night Dinners. But you won’t find trendy decor, or even tenderloin on the menu…. Read More
Like a fine wine, there is also an art and a science that goes into creating a good-tasting olive oil. For a long time, olive oil has been a staple in my kitchen so I’ve always had that innate sense that not all olive oils are created equal, but I never fully investigated why. Luckily, I stumbled on a class… Read More
Ida Martha Stanzione Vicario 1926-2011 My family said goodbye to my sweet and loving grandmother (Nana) last week after her long battle with Alzheimer’s. An immigrant from Naples, Italy and an angel even before she ever made it to Heaven, my grandmother was passionate about food and cooking. For most of my life, I never set foot in a kitchen,… Read More
The past two weeks have been a whirlwind of travel for me. And I’ll be the first to admit, I’m always talking about planning ahead for travel — packing healthy snacks, researching the closest juice bars. But seriously, the stars don’t always align. Take, for instance, this most recent trip: One week in San Francisco followed by what was to… Read More
Happy Valentine’s Day! Today is the day many of us celebrate love. So often, that love is focused externally, on a relationship with someone else. I remember a time, not so long ago, when I was running around trying to find that perfect love to celebrate on February 14. Little did I know, I was searching too far. That love… Read More
Last weekend I had the opportunity to travel to what is the warmest part of the country right now – Miami, Florida — I was there in a heartbeat to attend The Institute for Integrative Nutrition’s annual conference, a gathering of health coaches from all over the world. Imagine 2,000 of the happiest and healthiest people you’ve ever seen glowing… Read More
