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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

Documentary By Greenwich Student To Premiere At Film Festival GREENWICH, Conn. -- Greenwich resident Luke Lorentzen has a good excuse for missing the screening of his documentary short "Santa Cruz del Islote" at the Greenwich International Film Festival this weekend: He'll be taking his finals. The 22-year-old student, a Brunswick High School graduate, is finishing his senior year at Stanford University. Between taking classes (he's graduating with a degree in Film and American studies), he's been making movies. It's something he said he's been doing since fifth grade, though his films were mostly about skateboarding back then. For his first fe…

by Jeanne Muchnick

06/04/2015

Events

Greenwich International Film Festival Starts Today GREENWICH, Conn. -- The inaugural Greenwich International Film Festival (GIFF), two years in the making, begins today with a host of screenings and panel discussions. The Festival, which goes until Sunday, is all aobut philanthrophy and harnessing the power of film to serve the greater good. It features 31 films as well as a host of free panel discussions. As previously reported, Colin Hanks’ documentary "All Things Must Pass," about the rise and fall of Tower Records, will screen tomorrow, with a party to follow. On Saturday, longtime UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors Harry Belafonte and…

by Jeanne Muchnick

06/04/2015

Lifestyle

X-Planations: Yonkers' Peter X. Kelly Pairs Salmon With Chardonnay YONKERS, N.Y. -- Earlier this week, on June 3 (my birthday), I had the privilege of sharing a stage with the beautiful Kathie Lee Gifford at Bloomingdale's in White Plains. This was a return visit for Kathie Lee as we worked together last year as well. The evening also showcased the renowned shoe designer Paul Mayer. Kathie was promoting her Giftt Wines from Monterey, CA and I was preparing a cured salmon dish to pare with her delicious Chardonnay. It's not always easy to share the spotlight with someone as special as Kathie Lee but I can tell you that she is so gracious and accommodati…

by Peter X. Kelly

06/04/2015

Business

Affordability And Selection Keep Dobbs Ferry PopShop Going Strong DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. -- After working for large corporations for a few years the inner entrepreneur in Sarah Milano finally came out. The result: Dobbs Ferry-based PopShop, a fashion boutique catering to teens, tweens and adult women. The store launched in late August 2013 strictly as a social pop-up shop company selling trendy and affordable clothing and jewelry in homes through shopping events. Hosts invited their friends and received rewards used towards free merchandise based on the sales. After a few successful events, Milano, whose background is in media, not fashion, decided to o…

by Jeanne Muchnick

06/04/2015

Lifestyle

Westchester Restaurant Is Named Among 'Best In The World' WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The world's best restaurant list has just been announced and, lucky us: many of the 50 are within driving distance of Westchester. Of the top picks, Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Tarrytown ranks No. 49, with Manhattan's Per Se, Le Bernardin, and Eleven Madison Park coming in at numbers 40, 18 and five. Number one is El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain. According to Peter X. Kelly of Xaviars Restaurant Group in Yonkers, the best restaurant list is "a very personal but subjective listing of some of the greatest restaurants in the world." "No listing is i…

by Jeanne Muchnick

06/03/2015

Lifestyle

Ex-Resident's Film On Bipolar Struggles Premieres At Greenwich Festival GREENWICH, Conn. -- Paul Dalio admits it was his wife, fellow filmmaker Kristina Nikolova, who pushed him to make his first movie personal. And so "Touched by Fire," which stars Katie Holmes and Luke Kirby, deals with bipolar disorder, the illness Dalio suffers from. The movie premieres at the Greenwich Film Festival Thursday, June 4 at 8:30 p.m. and Friday, June 5 at 3 p.m. (go here for more on the festival; here for previous Daily Voice story). Dalio, who grew up in Wilton and attended St. Luke's in New Canaan, admits he was often the socially awkward student in film school due to…

by Jeanne Muchnick

06/03/2015

Business

Life Is 'Sweet' For Pelham Baker And Her Year-Old Sweetz Shop PELHAM, N.Y. -- Michele Domenici was only looking to rent a commercial kitchen. What she ended up with instead is a full-service sweet shop offering everything from rainbow-colored M&Ms to festive cakes to birthday party extravaganzas. June 5 marks the one year anniversary of Simply Sweetz and the Pelham resident's first foray into life as a business owner. She will be celebrating, along with the rest of the town, with Pelham's block party on Saturday and a whole lot of "sweet" treats (think cupcake wars, face painting, characters, etc.) Born and raised in New Rochelle, Domenici sai…

by Jeanne Muchnick

06/03/2015

Lifestyle

New York Restaurants Listed Among 'Best In The World' FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- The world's best restaurant list has just been announced and, lucky us: many of the 50 are within driving distance of Fairfield County. Of the top picks, Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Tarrytown ranks No. 49, with Manhattan's Per Se coming in at No. 40, Le Bernardin at No. 18 and Eleven Madison Park at No. 5. No. 1 is El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain. Go here for the complete list.

by Jeanne Muchnick

06/03/2015

Lifestyle

New York Restaurants Listed Among 'Best In The World' PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The world's best restaurant list has just been announced and, lucky us: many of the 50 are within driving distance of Putnam. Of the top picks, Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Tarrytown ranks No. 49, with Manhattan's Per Se, Le Bernardin, and Eleven Madison Park coming in at numbers 40, 18 and five. Number one is El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain. "The best restaurant list is a very personal but subjective listing of some of the greatest restaurants in the world," said Peter X. Kelly of Yonkers-based Xaviars Restaurant Group who, long ago, had a restaurant in …

by Jeanne Muchnick

06/03/2015

Lifestyle

Carmel's Pasquale Trattoria Wins DVlicious 'Best Pizza' Contest PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Pasquale Trattoria in Carmel is the "big cheese," so to speak. The long-time neighborhood staple won the DVlicious contest with 54 percent of the vote. Gaetano's Pizza in Brewster and Four Brothers in Mahopac scored second and third place with 25 percent and 13 percent respectively. In business for more than 10 years, the restaurant is known for its margherita, Buffalo chicken, chicken parmesan and salad pizzas. The eatery is located at 1892 Route 6, (845) 225-6914. Go here for previous Daily Voice story. Putnam residents take their pizza seriously as evidenced…

by Daily Voice

06/02/2015

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