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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

Going Nuts In Chappaqua For The Sake Of Westchester's Dogs, Cats CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Any company with the words "Certifably cracked" on its boxes has got to be nuts ... or at least full of personality. And Chappaqua-based bobbysue's nuts!, with its exclamation point at the end of its name and the tagline "All natural nuts with a mission," is a multi-layered story about determination, passion, family and animals. "You really can't separate bobbysue's nuts! from the SPCA of Westchester," explains Founder/Chairman Barb Kobren, the "bobbysue" behind the brand. It's a story that begins in 2008 when Kobren, a Briarcliff resident then on the board of the We…

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/04/2015

Lifestyle

New Rochelle Eatery Joins Hudson Valley Restaurant Week NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Dubrovnik Restaurant is one of many eateries in the area celebrating Hudson Valley Restaurant Week (HVRW). Despite the "week" in its name, the 14-day event runs March 9 to March 22 and includes prix fixe, three-course dinners for $29.95 and $20.95 lunches. While Dubrovnik is the only New Rochelle restaurant participating, there are lots of choices -- 210-plus, in fact, -- spanning 114 miles across Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster and Columbia counties. Go here for the full list of participating restaurants; for information on Dubrovnik, g…

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/04/2015

Neighbors

Greenwich Teen Goes For Scholarship In Culinary Arts Competition GREENWICH, Conn. -- Greenwich High School student Crystyle Davis hopes to strap on her apron and win big at Saturday's chef competition at the Culinary Arts Center in New Rochelle, N.Y. Davis is one of 33 students (and the only one from Connecticut) competing as part of America's Best High School Chef Competition (ABHSC). The prize? A a full academic scholarship for Monroe College's Culinary Arts program. This is the seventh year for Monroe College's AHBSC Competition. Last year's winner, Sophia Mendoza from Staten Island, N.Y., went on to win medals at American Culinary Federat…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/27/2015

Neighbors

Mount Vernon Teen Goes For Scholarship In Culinary Arts Competition MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Mount Vernon high school student Josiah Sanders hopes to strap on his apron and win big at Saturday's chef competition at the Culinary Arts Center in New Rochelle. Sanders is one of 33 students (and the only one from Westchester) competing as part of America's Best High School Chef Competition (ABHSC). The prize? A a full academic scholarship for Monroe College's Culinary Arts program. This is the seventh year for Monroe College's AHBSC Competition. Last year's winner, Sophia Mendoza from Staten Island, went on to win medals at American Culinary Federation…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/27/2015

Lifestyle

Westport Residents Experience Sweet Success With Nothin' But Foods WESTPORT, Conn. -- What started out as granola bars called BB's, which were sold at the Westport farmers market seven years ago, have now been renamed Nothin' But and are displayed on grocery shelves across the country. The healthy line, created "from a kitchen, not a lab" as it says on the label, includes four bars and two flavors of cookies and can be found at Stew Leonard's, Mrs. Green's, Whole Foods, Fairway, Cibo Express and more with additional venues (and flavors) on the horizon (think Target in June ). "Come back to us in 90 days, and we may be in a very different position than …

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/27/2015

Lifestyle

Peekskill Restaurant Week Offers Discounted Lunch And Dinners PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- With the weekend upon us -- and cross-your-fingers decent weather in the air -- there's no reason not to get out and try one of Peekskill's many eateries, especially because from now through March 1, participating restaurants are offering $15 lunch and $25 dinner menus. It's all part of Peekskill Restaurant Week, which started Feb. 23 and offers a wide variety of dishes from a variety of eateries, everything from handspun pizzas, to mile-high burgers to fire-roasted fajitas,and expertly shaken cocktails. The event is sponsored by the Downtown Peekskill Development Grou…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/27/2015

Lifestyle

Putnam Gears Up For Spring's Hudson Valley Restaurant Week ELMSFORD, N.Y. -- Putnam chefs and restaurateurs were on hand Tuesday night at the Captain Lawrence Brewing Co. in Elmsford for the announcement of spring's Hudson Valley Restaurant Week, the largest culinary event in the region. The event is March 9-22 and includes 210 restaurants, 11 of them in Putnam. Rich Parente, chef and owner of Clock Tower Grill in Brewster, made a new connection with Hemlock Hill Farm in Cortland Manor for the pig roast he presented at the event. “We always locally source as much of our menu as we can. This was the best pork I’ve ever served," he said. Chef…

by Daily Voice

02/26/2015

Lifestyle

Get Rid Of 'Stuck Stress,' With MELT Method, Says Bridgeport Instructor BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- MELT may sound like something you've been waiting for all winter, but it's actually a simple self-treatment technique that helps people get out of chronic pain and stay that way. Bridgeport resident Amanda Cizek likes to say MELT is an "in addition to" technique as opposed to and "instead of" exercise. "MELT is not an exercise, but rather a method designed to keep a body fluid, healthy and pain-free so that one can enjoy whatever exercise or program they participate in without pain and reducing the risk of injury," she said. MELT directly addresses "stuck stress…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/26/2015

Events

Stamford's Palace Theatre Boasts Lineup Of Locals, National Acts STAMFORD, Conn. -- Winter got you down? Feel like you need to get out of hibernation and be entertained? The Palace Theatre in Stamford is brimming with a variety of events sure to please even the grouchiest among us. Mark your calendars for the following, including two featuring area performers from Bridgeport and Greenwich. Feb. 26, Showcase 61: Bridgeport artist Michael Dunham sings songs from the late '60s and '70s in a club-like setting complete with craft beers and cocktails starting at 8 p.m. Feb. 27, Uptown Showdown: Writers from "The Daily Show," "The Moth" and "The Oni…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/26/2015

Events

Greenwich Chinese Language School Event Celebrates Year Of Ram RIVERSIDE, Conn. -- Poor weather last week delayed the Chinese New Year celebration at the Chinese Language School of Connecticut. The event has been rescheduled to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Expect a day full of traditional food and music, Chinese performances, silent auction, crafts and activities. Go to ChineseLanguageSchool.org for more information or call 866-301-4906.

by Daily Voice

02/26/2015

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