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Somm Kaitlyn Caruke says to bring sparkling wine ‘into your norm’

Working in the wine business may sound glamorous, but not so much when you’re working as a “cellar rat.” That’s what Kaitlyn Caruke found herself doing shortly after graduating from the University of Vermont with a Nutrition and Food Science ...
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Madeline Stuart is taking the modeling world by storm

Read how the world's most famous model with Down syndrome got her start Allowing your daughter to go into the modeling industry isn’t a decision that any mother would make lightly—but it was an especially hard decision for Rosanne Stuart. ...
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Veestro provides ready-to-eat meals for vegans on the go

Many food subscription boxes offer quick-to-make dinners, which promise to get dinner on the table fast. And then there are those for incredibly easy (read: lazy) meals. The ones that offer ready-to-eat meals. Veestro offers the latter, with a twist: ...
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‘The Bordeaux Kitchen’ author shares a ‘full-bodied’ red for summer

Today’s Wine of the Week coincides with the launch of The Bordeaux Kitchen, a book by Tania Teschke filled with recipes, nutritional tips and wine pairings. It’s taken many years for Tania to gain that knowledge. Since the ’90s, Tania ...
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An expert says this summer wine goes with ‘salty skin and sunburns’

There are 158 master sommeliers in the world—and only 25 of those are women. Even though we feature female sommeliers each week, it’s still a male-driven field in many ways. But Roni Ginach, sommelier of Michael’s Santa Monica, says that’s ...
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HelloFresh helped me learn to use my broiler

You’ve probably heard of HelloFresh from every single former Bachelorette. Of all the meal subscription boxes, it’s one of the most present on social media. Every time I open Instagram, I see some bright smiling face in a HelloFresh apron ...
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Composting 101: Up your ‘reuse, reduce, recycle’ game

These easy tips will have you turning your old food into gold in no time.  Composting may seem like something reserved for farmers in Kansas or hippies in Woodstock, but it’s actually a fairly easy practice that any eco-conscious person ...
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Wine expert Monika Elling recommends a rosé with strawberry flavors

There are very few wine jobs that Monika Elling doesn’t do: As the founder and CEO of Foundations Marketing Group, an NYC brand development agency, she helps wine producers with crafting blends, labels, and marketing strategies. As the founder of ...
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6 tips for getting the best farmers market haul

'Chopped' champ Adrienne Grenier gives advice for getting the best produce on your next neighborhood trip There’s nothing quite as great as bringing home a bag full of colorful, ripe farmers market produce. But that being said—picking out the right ...
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Hearth wine director Christine Wright recommends a summer red

The phrase “a one-woman show” is often thrown around to describe women who kick butt at their jobs—but for wine director Christine Wright, that’s an apt descriptor. Without any sommeliers on staff—or even someone to help in the cellar—Christine is ...
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