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Kate Homes
Kitchen Excursions with Kate
Kate Homes grew up in coastal Connecticut; in an Italian- Irish family with parents who loved to get the kids involved in the kitchen and expose them to all sorts of dining experiences. The Ferrara family loved to eat, and between the summertime spreads of peasant bread, gazpacho soup, summer sausage and smoked mozzarella, to the Sunday afternoon southern Italian feasts at her grandparents’ house, they were never for want of fun food extravaganzas.
Kate's love of vibrant, market driven, coastal cuisine was solidified while studying in the port city of La Rochelle, France. After earning a culinary degree she elevated her skills in fine-dining kitchens and came to focus on her Italian roots and the wide range of cooking styles throughout Italy. Though formally trained in French and Italian cooking, Kate loves discovering the nuances of a wide range of cuisines. Her cooking expresses her zest for travel and exploration with bright, vibrant flavors.
Kate now owns the New York-based personal chef service Carried Away. Having named her business after her outgoing personality and flair for the outrageous, Kate loves to use her culinary talents to entertain and delight the taste buds!
Crystal Campbell
Web & Graphic Design
I love all things creative, from graphic/web design, to singing/songwriting, and of course food! My mother is Lebanese, and she is an amazing cook. Growing up we enjoyed dishes like cabbage rolls & kibbee, but also her unique creations like the garden special. She could make a delicious meal out of any random food. I'm not the cook she is, but I try.
I've been designing websites almost 10 yrs with my company Tree C Design (www.treecdesign.com). I enjoy designing for all differet mediums: web, paper printing, t-shirt screen printing.
I'm a singer/songwriter and am excited to be recording my 3rd album (www.crystalcampbellmusic.com). Most importantly, I am a mother of 3 great kids, and celebrated 10 years of marriage with my husband (a talk, dark and handsome Bahamian who can cook!)
Lia Reconsal
Contributing Writer
Lia was lucky enough to have been raised having the best of many worlds; from the Filipino pork adobo to Chinese dimsum, Spanish paella, and many more. Brought up in a cultural melting pot, her heritage and upbringing has made her a more courageous eater. Now at a different culinary playground, her adventurous side has come out to play. She's tried almost everything in Los Angeles you can imagine; from the exotic, the regional favorites, the gourmet, and to the downright just plain good. But there's more places to be explored. Her passion for food led her to a deviation far from her 9-5 job; that of updating her own food blog liawrites.wordpress.com , producing articles for LA Comfort Food Out www.examiner.com/la-in-los-angeles/lia-reconsal and Pasadena Budget Nightlife www.examiner.com/budget-nightlife-in-los-angeles/lia-reconsal, Examiner.com, and contributing to many other food-related websites. Email her for comments, questions, and suggestions: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Artraya Daniels
Event Specialist
Artraya Daniels has truly has a passion for planning events. She has been planning and coordinating events the past six years. Recently she decided to start her own full service event planning company called Perfection Event Planning located in Baltimore, Maryland. A recent graduate of WEB (Women’s Entrepreneurs Of Baltimore) a business skills program, Daniels is ready to share her knowledge and experience as an Event Specialist, incorporating a flair for the multi cultural accents that can change your event from run of the mill to the talk of the town.
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- Urbanspoon
- Videowired-Make Yourself Comfortable (Meatloaf webisode)
- TodoChef- Chef Jay Bonilla enseña cómo cocinar para una mujer
- Kosmix- Sunni Boswell's Asian Chicken Lettuce Wrap
- CastTV- Sunni Boswell's Asian Chicken Lettuce Wrap
- OrganizedWisdom.com- Conversations with a Latina Doctor
- Gourmet Food-Los Angeles Gourmet Food Trucks
- TasteofMexico.org
- BellyItchBlog.com-Essence Atkins shares her favorite dish with Multi Cultural Cooking Network
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Jesus BonillaEn La Cocina Para Mi Amor: Host
Jesus Bonilla is the former executive chef of D`Cache in Toluca Lake Lake, California.
He believes in rules so he knows how to break them! His dress in the kitchen is wild, doesn't like starched, white jackets or fancy hats, prefers jeans & a bandana! His flavor for life, love & music has created in him an infectious passion for food!
Jesus was born in Honduras but quickly after graduating with a culinary degree at the Hotel Escuela Madrid in Tegucigalpa, he set out to travel the world & learn as much about food as possible.
His travels took him through Spain, Italy, Sweden, France, Morocco & now the United States. Jesus prides himself in preparing foods Indigenous to where he has traveled & gives his best to ensure each & every dish delivers a musical explosion of taste while dazzling the eyes & culinary intellect with his quixotic presentation.
Fine dining restaurants are full service restaurants with specific dedicated meal courses. Décor of such restaurants feature higher quality materials with an eye towards the “atmosphere” desired by the restaurateur. The wait staff is usually highly trained and often wears more formal attire. Fine-dining restaurants are almost always small businesses, and are generally either single-location operations or have just a few locations.-(Wikepedia)
More and more, people are looking for the perks on fine dining in more casual but chic environments. Patrons want good service, superb wine lists, creative presentation and splendid food. Lamb chops followed by bread pudding dessert seems to find their way on the same menu more often.
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Erika Holmes
What's the Dish? - Host
Erika L. Holmes is Multi Cultural Cooking Network's lead host. She will take viewers to the red carpet, the finest hotels in Beverly Hills and conduct one on one interviews with celebrities. Holmes is an accomplished actress with a background in Theatre and Film. Her entertainment journalism credits include work with world's top celebrity news and charity online magazine, LooktotheStars.org.
The host was born in New York to a Puerto Rican mother and a Panamanian father. Her multicultural upbringing definitely influenced her palate and curiousity about ethnic foods. Her family moved from the Washington Heights section of Manhattan to San Diego where she lived until the age of eighteen. She has since spent time in some great food towns.
Erika has a hearty respect and appreciation for the culinary arts, and describes herself as, "a food lover who enjoys chatting with folks."
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