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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

Armonk Shop Owner Credits Creative Eye, Sense Of Fun To Business Success ARMONK, N.Y. -- Judy Gilmartin-Willsey who owns Framings with her husband, Carter Willsey, credits her store's 26-year success to having a sense of humor. "When we opened our shop together we knew it was going to be a challenge to work side by side all day so we came up with the idea of giving a 5% discount for a good joke," she said. Apparently, wisecracks and one-liners sell, as the two did so well they moved out of their first space -- on Bedford Road in the former Take Off Bar -- six months later. They've been in their second location, at 420 Main Street, ever since. The White…

by Jeanne Muchnick

01/29/2016

Lifestyle

Fin In Fairfield Receives DVlicious Award For Best Sushi FAIRFIELD, Conn -- Fin in Fairfield, which was voted DVlicious "Best Sushi in Fairfield County" by Daily Voice readers, was recently awarded its plaque. Fin is at 1241 Post Rd., Fairfield, (203) 255-6788, www.finjapanese.ordersnapp.com/.

by Jeanne Muchnick

01/28/2016

Business

Danbury Couple Bring A Meaty Taste Of Australia To Fairfield County DANBURY, Conn. -- Two Australians who are now living in Danbury have brought a bit of "home" to Fairfield County. Bernadette and John Hayes are the owners of PenPies, an authentic Australian meat pie business that, in a span of less than a year is booming. The business officially took off in March 2015. The idea had been on the burner (no pun intended) years ago when John, who traveled to the U.S. for business, had fielded inquiries from Americans who had been to Australia about starting a meat pie business. After researching the market, he decided a wholesale venture was, indeed,…

by Jeanne Muchnick

01/28/2016

Lifestyle

DVlicious Asks: Who Has The Best Soup In Fairfield County? FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn — It's cold out! Beat the chills by thinking soup -- and telling us who has the best in Fairfield County. Send nominees to dvlicious@dailyvoice.com by Friday, Jan. 29 at 5 p.m. Finalists will be announced next week, with profiles on each to follow. Winners receive a DVlicious award and bragging rights to a recipe that rivals Grandma's. And, in case you missed it, Orem's Diner in Wilton won our DVlicious 'Best Diner in Fairfield County" contest.

by Daily Voice

01/27/2016

Lifestyle

DVlicious Asks: Who Has The Best Soup In Putnam County? PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. — It's cold out! Beat the chills by thinking soup -- and telling us who has the best in Putnam County. Send nominees to dvlicious@dailyvoice.com by Friday, Jan. 29 at 5 p.m. Finalists will be announced next week, with profiles on each to follow. Winners receive a DVlicious award and bragging rights to a recipe that rivals Grandma's. And, in case you missed it, Bob's Diner in Brewster won the DVlicious "Best Diner In Putnam County."

by Daily Voice

01/27/2016

Lifestyle

DVlicious Asks: Who Has The Best Soup In Rockland County? ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. — It's cold out! Beat the chills by thinking soup -- and telling us who has the best in Rockland County. Send nominees to dvlicious@dailyvoice.com by Friday, Jan. 29 at 5 p.m. Finalists will be announced next week, with profiles on each to follow. Winners receive a DVlicious award and bragging rights to a recipe that rivals Grandma's. And, in case you missed it, Franco's Pizzeria in Nanuet won our DVlicious "Best Pizza in Rockland County" contest.

by Daily Voice

01/27/2016

Lifestyle

DVlicious Asks: Who Has The Best Soup In Westchester County? WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. — It's cold out! Beat the chills by thinking soup -- and telling us who has the best in Westchester County. Send nominees to dvlicious@dailyvoice.com by Friday, Jan. 29 at 5 p.m. Finalists will be announced next week, with profiles on each to follow. Winners receive a DVlicious award and bragging rights to a recipe that rivals Grandma's. And, in case you missed it, Yorktown Coach Diner in Yorktown Heights won our DVlicious 'Best Diner in Westchester County" contest.

by Daily Voice

01/27/2016

Lifestyle

DVlicious Asks: Who Has The Best Soup In Dutchess County? DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. — It's cold out! Beat the chills by thinking soup -- and telling us who has the best in Dutchess County. Send nominees to dvlicious@dailyvoice.com by Friday, Jan. 29 at 5 p.m. Finalists will be announced next week, with profiles on each to follow. Winners receive a DVlicious award and bragging rights to a recipe that rivals Grandma's. And, in case you missed it, Mama Pizza II in Pawling was crowned DVlicious "Best Pizza in Dutchess County."

by Daily Voice

01/27/2016

Lifestyle

Westchester Teacher Writes, Directs Independent Comedy Sitcom VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Valhalla resident Daniel Seth Lubiner is about to see a dream he's had since 1996 come to fruition. On Saturday, Feb. 6, his independently made sitcom pilot, which he wrote and directed, will have its premiere at Huckleberry Bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. (Click HERE for the trailer.) "Stand-Up Neurotica" claims to "redefine the sitcom," explained Lubiner. He said it's about a neurotic guy named Seth who manages a comedy club in New York City while dealing with his lesbian ex-wife, a colorful staff of characters and new, often dysfunctional comedians gu…

by Jeanne Muchnick

01/27/2016

Lifestyle

Norwalk's Basso Cafe Expands Its Bar, Wine List NORWALK, Conn. -- It's wine-thirty at Basso Cafe Restaurant & Wine Bar in Norwalk. Here, Chef Renato Donzelli, who was granted his liquor license late last year, has a new wine cellar and refurbished bar area. The intimate bar now offers a superior selection of signature cocktails, winter sangrias and craft beers, along with a diverse selection of wine varieties which have been chosen from across Europe, North and South America. Expect, too, a new "Happy Hour Food and Drinks Menu," which can be enjoyed at the bar Tuesday through Friday between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. and from 4 p.…

by Jeanne Muchnick

01/27/2016

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