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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

New Rochelle Resident Is Author Behind Two Historical City Books NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Did you know that New Rochelle was home to Westchester’s first department store (Wares), which later would house the first suburban Bloomingdales? Or that the city once boasted the tallest skyscraper in Westchester, and it was completed at the height of The Depression? If you read the book, "New Rochelle," from Arcadia's Images of America series, you'd find out. What you may not know is that it was written by a familiar figure at New Rochelle's Public Library. Barbara Davis, the Library's Community Relations Coordinator, said she loves writing about the city bec…

by Jeanne Muchnick

08/11/2015

Lifestyle

Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow Farmers Market Is DVlicious Finalist TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- There's a popular catch-phrase: “Know your farmers, know your food." And there's nowhere better to get up close and personal with your local purveyors than with a farmers market. You picked five among the best in Westchester County, each of which will be profiled this week. Go here to vote for your favorite; you can only vote once. The DVlicious contest ends 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14 with the winner announced at the end of the month. Below is the "dirt" on one of the finalists. Tarrytown And Sleepy Hollow Farmers Market (TaSH), Patriots Park, Rte. 9, Tarrytown …

by Daily Voice

08/11/2015

Lifestyle

Bogey's Grille In Norwalk Is Awarded DVlicious Certificate For Best Burger NORWALK, Conn. -- Bogey's Grille & Tap Room already had a chalkboard sign up announcing it had won the DVlicious "Best Burger in Fairfield County." But now, Owner Jim Stablein has the official award. Daily Voice Features Editor Jeanne Muchnick stopped by the Norwalk eatery to present Stablein with the framed cerficate. Stablein said the response from the Daily Voice contest continues to pour in with guests wanting to try the restaurant's famous Prime Beef burger, an 8-ounce Allen Brothers USDA prime blend, with applewood smoked bacon and blue cheese topped with a fried egg. "Thi…

by Daily Voice

08/10/2015

Lifestyle

Katonah's John Jay Farmers Market Is DVlicious Finalist KATONAH, N.Y. -- There's a popular catch-phrase: “Know your farmers, know your food." And there's nowhere better to get up close and personal with your local purveyors than with a farmers market. You picked five among the best in Westchester County, each of which will be profiled this week. Go here to vote for your favorite; you can only vote once. The DVlicious contest ends 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14 with the winner announced at the end of the month. Below is the "dirt" on one of the finalists. John Jay Homestead Farmers Market, 400 Jay St., Katonah, (914) 232-5651 Hours of Oper…

by Daily Voice

08/10/2015

Lifestyle

Ridgefield Farmers Market Is DVlicious Finalist RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- There's a popular catch-phrase: “Know your farmers, know your food." And there's nowhere better to get up close and personal with your local purveyors than with a farmers market. You picked five among the best in Fairfield County, each of which will be profiled this week. Go here to vote for your favorite; you can only vote once. The DVlicious contest ends 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14 with the winner announced at the end of the month. Below is the "dirt" on one of the finalists. Ridgefield Farmers Market, 316 Main St., Ridgefield, 203-438-6962 Hours of Operati…

by Daily Voice

08/10/2015

Business

Aw Yeah Comics Opens in Harrison HARRISON, N.Y. -- A comic book store with three locations in the Midwest has headed east -- and opened in Harrison. Aw Yeah Comics, with two shops in Skokie, IL and one in Muncie, IN, had its soft opening on July 25 with a grand opening set for October 3. Co-owner Marc Hammond, a recent New Rochelle resident (he moved from the Chicago area), said he and his partners were looking for a small town, not far from a major metropolitan area, that "needed" a comic store and found it in Harrison. The store's mission, aside from selling books that make people happy, is to build a community. H…

by Jeanne Muchnick

08/06/2015

Lifestyle

X-Planations: Summer Is A Bowl Of Cherries For Yonkers Chef Peter X. Kelly YONKERS, N.Y. -- This time of year I’m always looking for the best way to show off stone fruits, be they cherries, plums, peaches or apricots. Clafouti, also known as “clafoutis,” is the perfect solution. This is a very easy recipe that can be prepared ahead of time and is a wonderful summertime dessert, especially when served with a scoop of ice cream. This dish is made in nearly every French home and the recipe is very often passed down from mother to daughter, father to son or neighbor to neighbor. Claufouti is best when served warm so prepare the recipe so that when you sit down to …

by Peter X. Kelly

08/06/2015

Lifestyle

'Ricki And The Flash' Premieres Friday With Rye In Background RYE, NY -- Westchester will get its 15 minutes of fame when "Ricki and the Flash" opens Friday, August 7. The movie, starring Meryl Streep and her daughter, Mamie Gummer, was shot at Patisserie Salzburg and Numi & Co. Hair Salon in Rye as well at DeCicco's Market in Harrison and Barney McNab's Bar in Yonkers, in addition to other locations. You can see the Numi Salon, which has a sister location in Scarsdale, in the trailer (Streep is spinning on a chair). In other Westchester news, Croton-on-Hudson's Audra McDonald, who plays the new wife of Streep's character's ex-husband (per…

by Jeanne Muchnick

08/06/2015

Lifestyle

It's National Farmers Market Week, Mamaroneck: Vote In DVlicious Contest WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- National Farmers Market Week runs August 2 to 8 so do your part and vote in our DVlicious contest. Five finalists are vying for "Best Farmers Market in Westchester County." Votes will be tallied until August 21 with the winner announced at the end of the month. You can only vote once.

by Daily Voice

08/06/2015

Lifestyle

It's National Farmers Market Week, Fairfield: Vote In DVlicious Contest FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn.-- National Farmers Market Week runs August 2 to 8 so do your part and vote in our DVlicious contest. Five finalists are vying for "Best Farmers Market in Fairfield County." Votes will be tallied until August 21 with the winner announced at the end of the month. You can only vote once.

by Daily Voice

08/06/2015

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