By: Dove --- Anyone who travels frequently knows that life on the road isn't always easy for a health-conscious person. Indie artist Chaundon has been pounding the pavement since his first mixtape hit the streets in 2003, and he has succeeded in reaching a multitude of loyal fans around the world. While he loves to travel, Chaundon is a self-professed foodie who enjoys cooking, especially...

By: Dove --- When you think "communal table", you might imagine family, friends and neighbors sharing food and happy times together. Or if you agree with the Zagat team, you might think it's the most annoying recent trend in restaurants. No matter what your opinion is about sharing table space, Brooklyn Commune Executive Chef Chris Scott is here to make your experience in communal dining t...

By: Dove --- It's fantastic to create a list of "firsts" in your life, especially when it means making history. In Spring 2011, Chef Danielle Saunders became the first African American woman to win The Food Network's Chopped competition show [Season 7, Ep. 2], and followed up by taking home an even more challenging Grand Finale win in the Chopped Champions series this Fall. As the forme...

By: Dove --- Once a punk, always a punk... or at least that's what adults thought of Gen-Xers during the '80s and '90s. With the "slacker" years far behind us, entrepreneurs like Chef Jamie Bissonnette are giving our generation a fantastic lasting image, without compromising their cool. As chef and co-owner of both Coppa and Toro restaurants in Boston, Massachusetts, Bissonnette was vot...

By: Tati Amare --- The summer may be coming to a close, but that doesn't mean it's time to put away the chill drinks! No matter what the season, we can enjoy a fruity glass of sangria just the same! Essentially a sweetened wine punch accented with fruit, sangria’s roots are from Spain and Portugal, but in recent years the drink has expanded its reach to the U.S. and beyond. Aside from bei...

By: Isha “Ice” Cole --- Desperate Housewives diva Eva Longoria recently released some real life home cooking with her new book Eva's Kitchen: Cooking With Love for Family and Friends! There is no doubt that Longoria's high-maintenance character Gabrielle Solis on the hit show is far from who she is in real life. Published in both English and Spanish, Eva's Kitchen includes 100 of Lo...

By: Tati Amare If you’re like me in the mornings, you’re probably stumbling over to your coffee machine first thing to get that fix brewing. I personally appreciate everything from a really good latté or cappuccino to homemade Ethiopian and Turkish coffee, so I’m always looking for ways to improve upon the flavor. My home brew is good and does the trick, but I knew there had to be a wa...

By: Dove --- We're knee deep in Summer 2010 now, and many of you have already been experimenting with unique barbeque techniques and special cookout recipes! July is also National Picnic Month, so it's only right that you're up to date on the best tools to create smooth and efficient meals on the grill. Recently I was browsing the Brookstone catalog (I'm obsessed with them!) and found a few...