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A Taste of New Orleans

May 17, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Donate for this Activity Don't Miss Out - Get Your Tickets Today for Saturday's "Taste of New Orleans" Cocktail Party at Solé East! Click Here: BUY TICKETS You don't want to miss Montauk's first social event of the season! Catch up with your friends and neighbors Saturday night (7-10pm) at Solé East Resort on Second House Road and show your support for the Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation. "A Taste of New Orleans" Cocktail Party CRAWFISH BOIL - FLYING BUFFET - HURRICANE COCKTAILS - WINE - BEER LIVE MUSIC BY DR. ZSA'S POWDERED ZYDECO BAND Avoid lines at the door and get your tickets TODAY by clicking the blue link above, which will take you right to the MPCCF event ticket page - in one minute, you'll have your tickets - that was … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Food, Long Island, Non-profit

Celebrate Mexico

May 17, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Mexico receive the Star Diamond Award for Gastronomy. a first for the award given to a country at a phenominal dinner at the Plaza Hotel opening of the Oak room and bar. The North American country of Mexico stretches between an ocean and a gulf, as shown on the map of Mexico. Travel to Mexico to experience a nation rich in history, tradition, culture, and natural beauty. The inhabitants of this modern country use their land and other resources to create unrivaled handicrafts and a varied and colorful cuisine. Mexico’s tourism industry is strong, with every state offering a unique travel experience. Description: http://stardiamondaward.com/images/AAHS_folder/aahs.jpg award@stardiamondaward.com Ambience the Oak Bar and Room at the Plaza The Oak Room, New York’s fabled … [Continue reading...]

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MEGU in New York Wins the Six Star Diamond Award

May 16, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Motto: “MEGU continuously strives to leave a memorable impression by welcoming, serving and thanking each guest with the utmost genuine and personalized hospitality.” Philosophy: Meaning “blessing” in Japanese, MEGU presents modern Japanese cuisine, sushi, and sumibi aburiyaki—a grilling technique using bincho-tan, a special charcoal found only near Kyoto and prized for its superior purifying properties. MEGU is a brand and an image of high quality environment that delivers the quality of exceptional things: outstanding food, brilliant design and first class service. MEGU is a harmony of all the finest and rarest ingredients found from around the world. Both MEGU’s menu and design concept are a blend of traditional and modern Japanese times. Authentic and avant-garde … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Arts & Leisure, Communities, Food, Good News To Go, Japan, New York, Today's Good News

American Friends Rabin Medical Center

May 14, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Lucette Lagnado at Women’s Luncheon – April 26, 2012 The American Friends of Rabin Medical Center held its fifth annual Women’s Luncheon at The Restaurant of 15 Central Park West in Manhattan. Wall Street Journal Culture Reporter and acclaimed author of The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit, Lucette Lagnado was the guest speaker. Ms. Lagnado discussed her latest book, The Arrogant Years-One Girl’s Search for Her Lost Youth, from Cairo to Brooklyn, recounting the emotional turmoil she and her family experienced as they were forced to leave Cairo when she was seven years old, eventually moving to Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. In addition, the guests were treated to the wonderful voice of Leah Tehrani, who recently had her Broadway debut in My Life in Music. The event also featured … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: All We Need Is Love, Arts & Leisure, Communities, Food, Good News To Go, Good Samaritans, Health, Israel, Judaism, Non-profit, Pub. Svc. News, Religion and Spirituality, Seniors, Women

A Special Screening and Mother’s Day on the Farm

May 11, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Donate for this Activity May 12-13: Save the date for a special weekend of events at Stone Barns Center! Saturday, May 12 at 3:00 PM Symphony of the Soil Film Screening and Director’s Panel Symphony of the Soil is a documentary feature film that explores the complexity and mystery of soil. Filmed on four continents and sharing the voices of some of the world’s most esteemed soil scientists, farmers and activists, the film portrays soil as a protagonist of our planetary story. Don’t miss this rare opportunity! Join us for a special screening of Symphony of the Soil and a panel discussion with director Deborah Koons Garcia, Stone Barns Center Board President Fred Kirschenmann and Vegetable Farm Manager Jack Algiere. “I have seen this documentary and can … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Food, Health

Chef Spike Mendelsohn Dishes on How to Turn Down the Heat on Acid Reflux Disease

May 10, 2012 By Filipino Leave a Comment

To offer Goods & Services contact us at: donate@goodnewsplanet.com Donate to this Event! Mendelsohn and Takeda Launch Don’t Let it Burn National Campaign and Contest to Educate Consumers on Acid Reflux Disease Management and Treatment Deerfield, Ill., May 2, 2012 – Celebrity chef Spike Mendelsohn knows all too well the effects of a busy and hectic lifestyle – especially for a person with acid reflux disease (ARD). But while he’s used to firing up the grill, Chef Spike has also had to learn how to turn down the heat on his heartburn associated with ARD. To raise awareness and understanding about the importance of managing heartburn symptoms of ARD, including through lifestyle modifications, Chef Spike is cooking up an exciting recipe … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Food, Good News Corporate, Good News To Go, Health

OLYMPIC LEGEND Summer Sanders 20-yr Anniversary of Gold Medal Performance

May 9, 2012 By Filipino Leave a Comment

To offer Goods & Services contact us at: donate@goodnewsplanet.com Donate to this Event! Nearly twenty years ago, Summer Sanders made swimming history at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, winning four medals, including two gold. Since then, she has launched a career in sports and entertainment broadcasting, and will be commentating for NBC and Yahoo! Sports for the Olympics this year in London. She attributes all of her success both in and out of the pool to the inspiration of her husband and two young children, ages 7 and 4. To celebrate Mother’s Day, Summer Sanders can talk to you on how to raise a future Olympian – the topic of a book she wrote. As a role mode to future generations of Olympians, the secret to her is never … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Children and Parents, Food, Good News To Go, Sports, Today's Good News Tagged With: inspiration, kelloggs, olympics, women

Tequila/Cinco De Mayo

May 4, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Donate for this Activity In Celebration for Cinco De Mayo we share the history of a song that celebrates Tequila. I just tried a new Tequila called Tributo, it is very special. We will be putting up a story on it and other wonderful Mexican treats next week. We covered a Star Diamond Award being given to Mexico, a special country that was held at The Plazas, Oak Room and Oak Bar, in New York. This show will be the first story on our new Good News Mexico Channel. Paul Tequila (song) "Tequila" is a 1958 Latin-flavored rock and roll instrumental recorded by The Champs. The word "Tequila" is spoken three times throughout the tune. "Tequila" became a #1 hit on both the pop and R&B charts at the time of its release and continues to be strongly referenced in pop culture … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Food, Good News To Go, Music and Dance, Today's Good News

AMERICANS ARE GETTING ‘VEGUCATED’ FOR EARTH DAY

April 16, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Eco-Foodie Documentary Highlights Health & Sustainability “A funny, entertaining and informative film — a must see.” — Russell Simmons "For six weeks, they gave up their bacon, their cheese, their kosher hot dogs. Could three New Yorkers stay on the kale wagon — or would they fall back into a vat of beef stew?" — The Washington Post "Lets get Vegucated!" — CNN, Headline News with Jane Valez Mitchell (watch here) Award-winning eco foodie documentary Vegucated is striking a chord with viewers at environmental film festivals this season and is now available for viewing digitally, on DVD, and for community screening licensing and in celebration of Earth Day. Vegucated features three meat and cheese lovers who agree to accept the challenge to abandon … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Food, Today's Good News

New Taste of the Upper West Side

April 9, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Fifth Annual Whole Foods Market New Taste of the Upper West Side Back and Better Than Ever with a Fresh Line-Up Wednesday May 16th Friday, May 18th, and Saturday, May 19th New York’s Legendary Gael Greene to be Honored at Best of the West Comfort Classics, Hosted by Travel Channel’s Dynamic Duo Adam Richman & Andrew Zimmern Barbara Adler, Executive Director of the Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) and New Taste Event Chair Don Evans announce the return of the fifth annual Whole Foods Market New Taste of the Upper West Side. This year’s line-up features exciting additions to the celebration as well as returning crowd pleasers. Whole Foods Market New Taste of the Upper West Side will include favorite chefs and culinary celebrities, beginning May … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Food, Good News To Go, Today's Good News

IN BROOKLYN, YOUR TABLE IS WAITING! BP MARKOWITZ LAUNCHES NINTH ANNUAL “DINE IN BROOKLYN” RESTAURANT WEEK: 200 restaurants cooking up tasty eats for frugal foodies from March 19 – March 29

March 16, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

On Tuesday, March 13, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz was joined by two dozen Brooklyn eateries at a kickoff and “tasting” at Brooklyn Borough Hall to officially announce the ninth annual “Dine in Brooklyn” event (March 19 – March 29) featuring approximately 200 of the borough’s best restaurants dishing out three-course dinner menus for just $25, three-course lunches for $20.12 and even some “two for the price of one” brunches, lunches and dinners at participating restaurants. For a complete list, visit www.visitbrooklyn.org. “Brooklyn is a national and international culinary destination for food lovers everywhere, and Dine in Brooklyn not only gives patrons an opportunity to experience all the best Brooklyn has to offer at affordable prices, but the … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Brooklyn, Food, Good News To Go

Beth Le Manach is responsible for overseeing the video content across DECA’s women’s properties and managing talent relations.

February 28, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Prior to joining DECA, Beth was the beauty and fashion producer for HoneyShed.com; an online video site specializing in e-commerce and funded by the Publicis Groupe. As HoneyShed’s beauty and fashion Producer, Beth was responsible for producing over 130 branded segments for popular brands such as Sephora, Revlon, Benefit, The North Face, Reebok and more. Prior to joining HoneyShed, Beth served as the Development Executive and Supervising Producer for Homerun Entertainment where she developed and pitched show ideas to major cable network as well as managed several series in production. Le Manach was also responsible for producing Homerun’s branded entertainment projects for national advertisers. Prior to joining Homerun, Beth spent seven years producing lifestyle content for the … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Children and Parents, Design, Art and Fashion, Enlightenment, Food, Good News To Go, Good Samaritans, Health, Media, Today's Good News Tagged With: beth le manach vp deca kin community kincommunity portfolio channel hersay momversation goodbite parentsask coolmom atomico santa monica mayfield fund general catalyst partners rustic canyon video con

NY York Times Best Selling Author Mary Jane Clark

February 27, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

New York Times bestselling author and former TV news producer Mary Jane Clark is out with her the second installment of the sinfully delicious "Wedding Cake Mystery" series, THE LOOK OF LOVE: featuring young, relatable heroine, Piper Donovan. Reeling from the murderous drama surrounding the first wedding she catered for New York City soap star Glenna Brooks, struggling actress and wedding cake designer Piper Donovan is ready for some rest and relaxation. The perfect opportunity arises when the owner of one of L.A.'s most exclusive resorts offers Piper an all-expenses-paid trip to create a one-of-a-kind wedding cake made from the Monastery of the Angels' famous pumpkin bread for her upcoming nuptials. Piper happily accepts the job offer, seeing it not only as a great career move, but also … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Food, Health, Media, Today's Good News

ELEM-Entry’s Fourth Annual Community Dinner Raises over 16K to Help Israeli Youth Working as Prostitutes in Israel

February 10, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

All Money Raised goes Directly to ELEM's Awake at Night Program New York -- (Feb. 7, 2012)— Over 100 guests gathered in 7 upscale residences across the NY metro area to raise money for ELEM's Awake at Night program to help troubled Israeli youth who are working as prostitutes. Locations included: Soho, the East Village, the Upper West Side and North Bergen, N.J. Over $16,000 was raised, making it the most successful Community Dinner. ELEM-Entry activists, a group of NYC-based American and Israeli young professionals arranged the dinner. Activists secured residences and worked with the homeowners to prepare delicious Moroccan, Georgian and other feasts. Each home was filled with attendees interested in learning how they can help distressed Israeli youth. After … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: All We Need Is Love, Arts & Leisure, Children and Parents, Food, Israel

Andy McCormick, VP of Public Affairs Hershey’s

February 3, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Andy McCormick, VP of Public Affairs The Hershey Company speaks to Good News about very important Good News. While 70% of the world’s cocoa supply comes from West Africa, most of it is grown on small family farms and still grown the way it was generations ago. Because cocoa farms are family farms, improving farming increases family income. In fact, West African farmers can increase their cocoa output by 50 percent through modern methods. Statistics show that increasing a farmer’s ability to produce more cocoa is directly linked to increased school attendance in cocoa communities. Today, The Hershey Company announced that it will expand and accelerate programs to improve cocoa communities by investing $10 million in West Africa. By 2017, Hershey’s public and private partnerships will … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Food, Good News Corporate, Good News To Go, Media, Today's Good News

Jessie Price – EatingWell – One Pot Meals – ! Talk to Editor in Chief – Jessie Price…

January 20, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

With the thick of winter months upon us – how many of you get into the Crockpot or big Soups? For a new twist on both taste and creativity here are some ideas for ONE POT meals that will excite the pocketbook, help stave off the biting cold, salivate your taste-buds and even help with the age old new year’s resolution of the shrinking waistline… Start the New Year in great shape! From the 2011 James Beard Award-winning authors of The Simple Art of EatingWell Cookbook EatingWell ~ One-Pot Meals by Jessie Price & the EatingWell Test Kitchen Of all the New Year’s resolutions that we make, the most popular one is: “to lose weight” Whether by exercise or a better diet or both, it’s not a bad idea. But why each year do more than two-thirds of us totally fail … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Arts & Leisure, Food, Health, Living & Learning, Today's Good News Tagged With: jessie price eat well eating author kitchen chinese pork vegetable hot pot taste health recipe eatingwell cheese casserole book magazine san francisco meal cookbook nutrition food cook healthy family

Ashley Koff, R.D.

January 19, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health & Lifestyle Contributor Ashley Koff is an internationally-renowned registered dietician who is on a mission to help people get healthy by bringing quality eating into every home. With television appearances, print and online contributions and a new book, Koff’s goal is to educate the public on “Qualitarianism.” Koff’s “Qualitarian” philosophy is founded on choosing to eat the highest quality food available. By choosing organic over non-organic, non-GMO over GMO, preservative and artificial ingredient-free foods and beverages, the body gets what fuels it optimally, while avoiding what can do it harm. Committed to helping consumers, healthcare practitioners and the media easily identify products that contribute to a healthy lifestyle and … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Children and Parents, Food, Good Samaritans, Health, Living & Learning, Today's Good News

Good Beer Event

January 5, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment

GOOD BEER AND Edible Hamptons, Edible Brooklyn… Publisher Stephen Munshin speaks to us at a Good Beer event in Brooklyn, at Broolkly Academy of Music. It was great. Look in your backyard. There’s a burgeoning wine country, chefs carving out a Long Island cuisine, and farmers cooking artisanal potato chips. The East End is in the midst of a food revolution, and we hope that Edible East End can be your guide. http://www.edibleeastend.com By celebrating the harvest of the Hamptons and North Fork, season by season, we imagine Edible becoming a gravitational center for a whole universe of food festivals, culinary traditions, and new food businesses. We share in a long history of farmers, fishers, poets, and happy eaters moved by freshly dug steamers, ears of sweet corn still … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Arts & Leisure, Food

Sandra Lee

November 29, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Food Network Star Sandra Lee Offers Delicious Inspiration for a “FRIENDSGIVING” Throwing a Party for Friends While Giving Back Including Highlights from her Newest Book, Easy Entertaining at Home: Cocktails, Finger Foods, and Creative Ideas for Year-Round Celebrations Thanksgiving is the time of year where we reflect on everything in our lives we’re thankful for. It’s a time of year we spend with the people who are most important to us. It’s also the perfect time to demonstrate our appreciation by giving back – volunteering at a soup kitchen, organizing a holiday toy drive, collecting coats for those less fortunate. Food Network star Sandra Lee, host of the multi-Emmy-nominated Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Cooking and Sandra’s Money Saving Meals, is known for … [Continue reading...]

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Reporting from GNB Chicago

November 28, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Cake Plate Boutique Comes to Chicago for Special Trunk Cake Plate Boutique was started 4 years ago by Paige Smith, www.cakeplateonline.com and is own by Paige and her partner Lindsey Kroll, two fabulous and creative young women out Napa Valley California. They've brought there Boutique Trunk show to Chicago for the first time and focus on providing New York contemporary designer's women's Day and After Five apparel, Lip Gloss, outer wear, handbags, jewelry and accessories, cards. Also photos of the owners Paige and Lindsey, the Skirt PR staff who hosted this event and Lindsay Aux, www.skirtpr.com , the PR person, who is the Chicago contact person and is modeling the cute white and black outfit. Also, the staff at Sugar Bliss Cake Boutique, www.sugarblisscakes.com, a up and … [Continue reading...]

Filed Under: Arts & Leisure, Chicago, Communities, Design, Art and Fashion, Food, Good News Corporate