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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.

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Celebrated Westchester Architect Honored For Pathbreaking Works In Katonah KATONAH, N.Y. -- The Katonah Museum of Art (KMA) will celebrate the silver anniversary of its landmark building by the late architect (and Westchester resident) Edward Larrabee Barnes with an exhibition that spans his work. "A Home for Art: Edward Larrabee Barnes and the KMA" features an overview of Barnes’ career and seminal role in modern architecture, including a close look at the many Westchester homes he designed. The show will run from March 22 to June 28, 2015. Like the museum itself, the architect’s homes are known for their light and openness as well as their visually striking …

by Daily Voice

12/29/2014

Lifestyle

White Plains Wine Expert Offers Bubbly Picks For New Year's Eve WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Ready to toast 2014 and ring in 2015? Sommelier (and Hastings resident) Ned Towle, Founder of Westchester Wine School which holds classes throughout White Plains and Manhattan, gave Daily Voice the following sparkling suggestions. Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs, either the vintage or non vintage varieties: "This is an outstanding champagne and features both delicacy and finesse," said Towle. It ranges from $70 to $120 per bottle. Gruet: Grown in New Mexico by a French family, this slightly fruity medium to full body wine is less on the acidity and yeast side like ch…

by Jeanne Muchnick

12/29/2014

Lifestyle

Norwalk Wine Expert Offers Suggestions For Toasting The New Year NORWALK, Conn. -- Gearing up for your New Eve's bash? One can never go wrong with wine, specifically the sparkling varieties popular this time of year. Wilton resident JoAnn LoGiurato, certified wine specialist at Stew Leonard's Wines of Norwalk and owner of Dancing on Grapes, an educational wine tasting event company which specializes in teaching women about wine, said Prosecco, one of the first great affordable alternatives to champagne, offers a more approachable style of wine -- at a better price (think about $15 a bottle). But Prosecco is not the only choice ideal for toasting 2015. …

by Jeanne Muchnick

12/29/2014

Lifestyle

What Are You Drinking On New Year's, Greenwich? Wine Expert Offers Ideas FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Gearing up for your New Eve's bash? One can never go wrong with wine, specifically the sparkling varieties that are popular this time of year. Wilton resident JoAnn LoGiurato is a certified wine specialist at Stew Leonard's Wines of Norwalk and owner of Dancing on Grapes, an educational wine tasting event company that specializes in teaching women about wine. Prosecco, one of the first great affordable alternatives to champagne, offers a more approachable style of wine -- at a better price (think about $15 a bottle), she said. But Prosecco is not the only choice …

by Jeanne Muchnick

12/29/2014

Lifestyle

Ring In The New Year With This Guide to Rivertowns Restaurants RIVERTOWNS, N.Y. -- Sometimes, you have to focus on one holiday at a time. So, with Christmas and Hanukkah in the rear view mirror, now's the time to think about New Year's. Sure, it's a tad late but last we checked on Dec. 26 there was still room at the following Rivertown restaurants. Chutney Masala, Irvington The Deal: Dine at this well-known Indian eatery at 4 W. Main St. or feast like a king at a special evening held at The Riverview in Tarrytown where Executive Chef Navjot Arora is offering a buffet style meal of more than 25 courses for $80 per person. The night also includes a Bol…

by Jeanne Muchnick

12/27/2014

Lifestyle

New American Tavern Opens In Chappaqua CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Chappaqua Tavern, in the space that used to be King Street Bar & Grill, is now serving brunch, lunch and dinner, just in time for the holiday season. The restaurant officially opened Dec. 8. It's owned by the same folks who run Darien Social in Darien, Conn.; the owners have used a similar formula for their second location, billing the eatery as a classic American tavern with comforting, tried-and-true favorites, classic cocktails, craft beers and occasional live music and events. Expect burgers, pizzas, fresh local salads and entrees such as drunken salmon, chick…

by Jeanne Muchnick

12/27/2014

Lifestyle

Did You Get The Christmas Gifts You Wanted, Putnam County? PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- So, tell us ... now that the wrapping paper has been thrown into the trash, the dishes have been put away, and the mall open and ready for your returns: Did you get what you wanted? Fill out our poll and let's compare notes.

by Daily Voice

12/26/2014

Lifestyle

White Plains Eateries Offer Holiday Cocktails To Get You In Spirited Mood WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- For many of us, it wouldn't be the holidays without a seasonally inspired cocktail. Luckily, White Plains obliges with a host of spirited options. Holly-Tinis, BLT Steak: Choose from the restaurant's "Candy Cane-Tini" (made with crème de cocoa, crème de menthe, Stoli Vanilla and heavy cream), the "Smoked Manhattan" (Woodford Bourbon, Carpano Antica Sweeth Vermouth and liquid smoke) and a "Toasted S’more-Tini" (rum, crème de cocoa, Baileys and heavy cream). Drink Up: 221 Main St., (914) 467-5500, www.bltsteak.com. Christmas Champagne, Sam's of Gedney Way: This col…

by Jeanne Muchnick

12/26/2014

Lifestyle

Bruce Museum In Greenwich Offers Rare Glimpse Of Northern Baroque Art GREENWICH, Conn. -- Need a winter activity? One of the largest and most varied collections of Northern Baroque art assembled anywhere in recent decades is on view at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich. Northern Baroque Splendor, The Hohenbuchau Collection from: Liechtenstein. The Princely Collections, Vienna is displayed across multiple galleries through April 12, 2015. “The Hohenbuchau Collection is not only remarkable for offering examples of virtually all the genres produced by Netherlandish Old Masters, but also for the rich diversity of size, format, and subject within each genre,” said…

by Daily Voice

12/26/2014

Lifestyle

Did You Get The Christmas Gifts You Wanted, Greenwich? FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- So, tell us, Fairfield County: Now that the wrapping paper has been thrown into the trash, the dishes have been put away, and the is mall open and ready for your returns: Did you get what you wanted? Fill out our poll and let's compare notes.

by Daily Voice

12/26/2014

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