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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

Neighbors

'Good Girls Revolt,' By Westchester Author, Is Turned Into Amazon Pilot NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- For those still mourning the end of "Mad Men," take note: Amazon is testing the pilot of "Good Girls Revolt," a fictional dramatization of what it was like to work at Newsweek -- from a women's perspective -- in the late 1960s. The pilot -- viewers will be asked to vote to see if more shows will be ordered -- is based on the PublicAffairs book, "The Good Girls Revolt" by North Salem resident and author Lynn Povich. The book, which came out in 2012, details the sex discrimination and subsequent lawsuit that took place at Newsweek where write…

by Jeanne Muchnick

11/07/2015

Lifestyle

Daryl's House In Pawling Is One Of Many In Hudson Valley Restaurant Week DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- More than 30 Dutchess County restaurants are rolling out special prix fixe menus -- $29.95 dinners and $20.95 lunches -- during Hudson Valley Restaurant Week (HRVW) going on Monday, Nov. 2 to Sunday, Nov. 15. There are a total of 201 establishments taking part in the event which is spread across six different Hudson Valley counties. This season the gastronomic bar has been set high and some hot, new culinary trends are adding to the buzz. The traditional “local harvest” focus of the two-week fall event is being bolstered this year by renewed emphasis on “nose-to-ta…

by Jeanne Muchnick

11/07/2015

Lifestyle

Fairfield County Diners Have Choice Of Two Restaurant Week Promotions FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Put a fork in it, Fairfield County. It's prime dining (and deals!) season with the launch of Hudson Valley Restaurant Week (HRVW) going on Monday, Nov. 2 to Sunday, Nov. 15 and the start of Greenwich Restaurant Week Thursday, Nov. 12 to Wednesday, Nov. 18. More than 100 Westchester restaurants are rolling out special three course prix fixe menus -- $29.95 dinners and $20.95 lunches -- for the promotion. In addition, you'll find a host of participating eateries in Ulster, Putnam and Dutchess Counties. Go here for the complete HVRW list. Greenwich restaurants can …

by Jeanne Muchnick

11/06/2015

Lifestyle

Westchester Eateries Dominate Hudson Valley Restaurant Week Lineup WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- More than 100 Westchester restaurants are rolling out special three course prix fixe menus -- $29.95 dinners and $20.95 lunches -- for Hudson Valley Restaurant Week (HRVW) going on Monday, Nov. 2 to Sunday, Nov. 15. There are a total of 201 establishments taking part in the event which is spread across six different Hudson Valley counties. Participating venues include well-known establishments such as Crabtree’s Kittle House in Chappaqua and Harvest on Hudson in Hastings, along with 10 new Westchester eateries, among them 273 Kitchen in Harrison, The Barley Hous…

by Jeanne Muchnick

11/06/2015

Lifestyle

Hudson Valley Restaurant Week Includes A Variety Of Putnam Eateries PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- More than 10 Putnam County restaurants are rolling out special three-course prix fixe menus -- $29.95 dinners and $20.95 lunches -- during Hudson Valley Restaurant Week (HRVW) going on Monday, Nov. 2 to Sunday, Nov. 15. There are a total of 201 establishments taking part in the event which is spread across six different Hudson Valley counties including 33 in Dutchess and more than 100 in Westchester. This season the gastronomic bar has been set high and some hot, new culinary trends are adding to the buzz. The traditional “local harvest” focus of the two-week fall ev…

by Jeanne Muchnick

11/06/2015

Business

Beacon's SallyeAnder Soaps Keeps It 'All In The Family' BEACON, N.Y. -- What started as a remedy for treating a son's skin allergy back in 1982 has turned into a Beacon-based family business with all members of the clan involved. At SallyeAnder Soaps Inc. which moved to Beacon from Minetto, N.Y. last October, all four "kids" -- now adults -- work as a team. Beacon resident Samuel Austin the youngest of four siblings, is the soap maker, while Aaron Austin (the one with the sensitive skin oh so long ago) lives in San Francisco but still contributes with various design projects. Carolyn Austin lives in Denver but also is involved with pr…

by Jeanne Muchnick

11/06/2015

Lifestyle

Hudson Valley Restaurant Week Includes Three Haverstraw Eateries ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Twenty-five Rockland County restaurants are rolling out special three-course prix fixe menus -- $29.95 dinners and $20.95 lunches -- during Hudson Valley Restaurant Week (HRVW) going on Monday, Nov. 2 to Sunday, Nov. 15. There are a total of 201 establishments taking part in the event which is spread across six different Hudson Valley counties including 33 in Dutchess and more than 100 in Westchester. This season the gastronomic bar has been set high and some hot, new culinary trends are adding to the buzz. The traditional “local harvest” focus of the two-week fall…

by Jeanne Muchnick

11/06/2015

Lifestyle

Rhinebeck Bookstore Owner Is Full Of Ideas For What You Should Read Next RHINEBECK, N.Y. -- Cold weather is the perfect time for cozying up with a book, either one you get or one you are gifted with. Suzanna Hermans, co-owner of Oblong Books & Music in Rhinebeck (in business 40 years and counting!) has her favorites and offers the following ideas of what may be "hot" this holiday season. For adults: "M Train:" Patti Smith's follow up to "Just Kids" is already a bestseller, and rightly so. Don't miss this masterful memoir. Star Trek Pop-Ups: Pop-up books aren't just for kids! This lavish book is a work of art and a must-have fo…

by Jeanne Muchnick

11/06/2015

Lifestyle

Westchester Serves As Backdrop For New Netflix Series, 'The Get Down' WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Lights, camera, action! At least it was for County Executive Rob Astorino who met with Film Director and Producer Ed Bianchi on the set of “The Get Down,” a Netflix series being filmed on the streets of downtown White Plains this week. The series is being produced with the assistance of Westchester County Tourism & Film. Some lucky residents saw filming taking place on Quarrapos Street. The series, set in 1970s New York City, is a musical drama by Baz Luhrman about the start of hip hop music. It is expected to air on Netflix in 2016.

by Jeanne Muchnick

11/05/2015

Neighbors

'Good Girls Revolt,' By North Salem Author, Is Turned Into Amazon Pilot NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- For those still mourning the end of "Mad Men," take note: Amazon is testing the pilot of "Good Girls Revolt," a fictional dramatization of what it was like to work at Newsweek -- from a women's perspective -- in the late 1960s. The pilot -- viewers will be asked to vote to see if more shows will be ordered -- is based on the PublicAffairs book, "The Good Girls Revolt" by North Salem resident and author Lynn Povich. The book, which came out in 2012, details the sex discrimination and subsequent lawsuit that took place at Newsweek where write…

by Jeanne Muchnick

11/05/2015

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