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Jeanne Muchnick

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Jeanne Muchnick, Daily Voice Deputy Editor, Content, has covered everything from baby advice for Parents Magazine to travel finds for The Rough Guides to human interest features for The New York Times to lifestyle insights for prevention.com. She has been a Senior Editor at top national women's magazines including Woman's World and Woman's Day and was instrumental in the launch of Gannett's InTown, Rockland and Putnam magazines. She is also the author of Dinner for Busy Moms, a 2010 Mom's Award winner. Among her favorite things to write about: Her neighbors and surrounding communities. So email her and fill her in on what's happening near you. And, follow her on Instagram @dailyvoicefeatures.

Jeanne was formerly a deputy editor at Daily Voice.

Jeanne Muchnick's Contributions

Business

Fairfield County Restaurateur Relies On Family Recipes For Meatball Empire DANBURY, Conn. -- The old saying, "Do what you know" is something Fairfield County resident Robert Atkinson has taken to heart. He grew up with his mother's meatballs and his grandmother's marinara sauce and now both are on the menu at Mima's Meatballs & More, with locations in Danbury and Ridgefield and soon to be New Milford. In fact, "Mima" is the name his son calls his mom and so it was a no-brainer that would be the name of Atkinson's restaurant. It's her recipe, after all, that the restaurant is built on. The Danbury location opened in August, 2013; then at the…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/05/2016

Lifestyle

Get Game Ready WIth Super Bowl Deals At Putnam County Eateries PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Looking for a place to watch the Super Bowl -- and scream at the TV along with other patrons? Putnam County has a host of prime-watching spots where the beer flows, the snacks are ample (hello wings!), and the team spirit high. A sampling follows though feel free to write in with your own suggestions. Brewster: It's wing time at Kelly's Corner, winner of Daily Voice's DVlicious "Best Wings In Putnam County," contest where orders are already being taken for Sunday's game. Get in the Game: 1625 Route 22, Brewster (845) 278-4297, www.kellyscorner.com/. Cold Sp…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/05/2016

Lifestyle

Get Game Ready With Super Bowl Ideas From Bergen County Chef MONTVALE,, N.J. -- It’s Super Bowl time. Are you game ready? Before you sit down to cheer for the Broncos or the Panthers, you’ll want to make sure you've got enough food on hand to serve your family -- and whoever else may be popping by. Chef Gwynn Galvin, creator of Swirls of Flavor food blog and a national culinary expert based in Montvale, advises making it easy on yourself by prepping things in the slow cooker. That way, you can enjoy the game as much as your guests. Her suggestion? Salsa Verde Chicken, which features just three ingredients. "Surround the slow cooker with yell…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/05/2016

Lifestyle

Get Game Ready WIth Super Bowl Deals At Westchester Eateries WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Looking for a place to watch the Super Bowl -- and scream at the TV along with other patrons? Westchester County has a variety of prime-watching spots where the beer flows, the snacks are ample (hello wings!), and the team spirit high. A sampling follows though feel free to write in with your own suggestions. Crabtree Kittle House: Victory always tastes better with bacon jam, fresh guac, and fried chicken at Crabtree Kittle House where they offer a Tailgate Party to go. Eat in with half priced draft beers and house wines or get it to go. Get in the Game: 11 Kittl…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/05/2016

Lifestyle

Get Game Ready WIth Super Bowl Deals At Passaic County Eateries PASSAIC COUNTY, N.J. -- Looking for a place to watch the Super Bowl -- and scream at the TV along with other patrons? Passaic County has a variety of prime-watching spots where the beer flows, the snacks are ample (hello wings!), and the team spirit high. A sampling follows though feel free to write in with your own suggestions. Bloomingdale: A thoughtfully put together craft drinks list is on on tap at The River of Beers where, come Super Bowl Sunday, you'll also find a free food buffet. Get in the Game: 133 Main St., (973) 750-1820, www.riverofbeer.com/. Clifton: Crazy fries, a raw bar a…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/05/2016

Lifestyle

Newtown Chef Focuses On Simple Foods, Pop-Up Restaurant Events NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Folks may know Chef Plum -- that's the name he goes by, folks, no first name necessary -- by his local "Dinner Underground" pop-up meals in Newtown and Danbury, as well as from the Food Network, ABC's The Taste, and Jamie Oliver's Food Tube, but what they may not know is that the longtime cook, a Culinary Institute of America grad, is also an ex-theater kid. "I went to a very artsy high school in Richmond, Virginia where we had a massive theater program," he said. "No shame here, I wore sequins and made great jazz hands! I used to play a lot more bu…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/04/2016

Neighbors

Suffern High School Student Acts In Independent Sitcom Pilot SUFFERN, N.Y. -- Suffern High School student Max Lubiner is about to enjoy his 15 minutes of fame. The 17-year-old Suffern resident acts as assistant director and actor in "Stand-Up Neurotica," an independent sitcom pilot produced and written by his dad, Westchester resident Daniel Lubiner, a longtime special education teacher of emotionally-challenged students in the Bronx. Max's duties included assisting at rehearsals by videotaping the action so his father could review the footage at home. Said Daniel: "He was never shy about adding his own thoughts about a scene." He…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/04/2016

Lifestyle

Soup's On At Liquid Lunch In Shelton SHELTON, Conn. — It's National Homemade Soup Day and the best way to celebrate is to have someone else do the slaving over a hot stove. At Liquid Lunch in Shelton, Owner and Chef Fred Bialek offers more than six different soups -- the usual suspects like chicken noodle, tomato basil and French onion -- as well as various speciality options. He and his wife, Michele, lifelong residents of the Valley, say they came up with the idea of a healthy lunch spot with an emphasis on soups 12 years ago, because they were bored with the lunch options in downtown Shelton. The fact that Fred is a Culin…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/04/2016

Events

Say Cheers To Beers At Big Brew Beer Festival In White Plains WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Beer lovers unite! The Big Brew NY Beer Festival returns to the Westchester County Center on Saturday, Feb. 6. A wide variety of national and local breweries are signed on for the event, including Elmsford's Captain Lawrence, Peekskill Brewing, Yonkers Brewing, The Bronx Brewery, Tuckahoe's Broken Bow, New Paltz Brewing, Gun Hill, Duncan’s Abbey, Bull & Barrel, Two Roads Brewing and more. The festival, held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., features more than beer. Expect music, food and vendors. Tickets are $70 and include unlimited tastings and a souvenir tasting glass. Go…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/03/2016

Business

Westchester Entrepreneur Invents System For Managing Kids' Screen Time SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- Tali Orad, an entrepreneur and Scarsdale mom of three, has brought a new revolution to parents everywhere with her new product, screen, a groundbreaking home automation solution designed to set healthy limits on family screen time. The best part? With screen, parents and caregivers can turn off all screen-based electronics, including phones/tablets, PCs, TVs and game consoles, from a mobile app that works both inside and outside the home, meaning one can shut down all devices from the office, the grocery store, or the treadmill. The unprecedented technology, which took O…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/03/2016

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