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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.

Jeanne Muchnick's Contributions

Neighbors

Fair Lawn Fashionista Goes 'Inside The Box' With Year-Old Make-Up Business FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Looking to jazz up your beauty routine? Fair Lawn resident Michelle Grundman can help. The entrepreneur is the Founder/CEO of Beyond Her Blush, a monthly subscription beauty box service which allows customers to go outside their comfort zone with items curated from celebrity make-up artists. Grundman said she came up with the idea in November, 2015, right before Black Friday. An avid fashionista who did e-commerce and marketing for both the fashion and beauty industries, she said she was always excited to try the beauty boxes on the market but when she did, she was never …

by Jeanne Muchnick

09/22/2016

Business

Kismet For New Cliffside Park Consignment Shop Owner CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. -- Eileen Potrock likes to joke that for years she had a sign above her desk that said, "Never Pay Retail." The Teaneck native who for years did marketing for the film and television industry, said it was kismet when, shopping one day at E Designer Resale, a consignment shop in Cliffside Park, she found out the store was for sale. "I thought about it for a week," said Potrock who admits to a lifelong love for fashion -- at discount prices -- and has been shopping consignment since the '80s. A world traveler -- thanks to her marketing job -- she was a…

by Jeanne Muchnick

09/22/2016

Lifestyle

Bethel's Sycamore Drive In Ranks Among DVlicious Family-Friendly Contenders BETHEL, Conn. -- We get it. You like to eat. And you like to eat out. But dining with kids, especially young ones -- can sometimes get sticky -- in more ways than one. Kudos to the places that offer up pleasing menus for both adults and kids as well as surroundings that don’t feel like you’re dining at Mickey D’s. You picked the top five family-friendly restaurants in Fairfield County as part of our DVlicious contest. Who will win top honors? Read below for a “taste” of one – all are being highlighted this week. Voting continues through 4 p.m. Monday, Sept, Sept. 26. You can vote multiple t…

by Daily Voice

09/21/2016

Lifestyle

Ossining's Wobble Cafe Competes In DVlicious Restaurant Contest OSSINING, N.Y. -- We get it. You like to eat. And you like to eat out. But dining with kids, especially young ones -- can sometimes get sticky -- in more ways than one. Kudos to the places that offer up pleasing menus for both adults and kids as well as surroundings that don’t feel like you’re dining at Mickey D’s. You picked the top four family-friendly restaurants in Westchester as part of our DVlicious contest. Who will win top honors? Read below for a “taste” of one – all are being highlighted this week. Voting continues through 4 p.m. Monday, Sept, Sept. 26. You can vote multiple times…

by Daily Voice

09/21/2016

Lifestyle

Fairfield Chef Brings Asian Cuisine To Greenwich Wine + Food Festival FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Chef Tony Pham, owner of Mecha Noodle Bar in Fairfield and Norwalk, gets his menu inspiration from his childhood memories, along with everyday life. "We were fortunate enough to have a family that circled around great Vietnamese food for dinner and all social events so we grew accustomed to eating a wide range of ingredients and how to really appreciate the whole animal down to the marrow," he said. "Being able to merge these Asian and American experiences together is what creates the Mecha Noodle Bar brand." That brand will be on display front and ce…

by Jeanne Muchnick

09/21/2016

Lifestyle

Allendale Eats, DVlicious Finalist, Caters To Kids With Patience, Options ALLENDALE, N.J. -- We get it. You like to eat. And you like to eat out. But dining with kids, especially young ones -- can sometimes get sticky -- in more ways than one. Kudos to the places that offer up pleasing menus for both adults and kids as well as surroundings that don’t feel like you’re dining at Mickey D’s. You picked the top five family-friendly restaurants in Bergen County as part of our DVlicious contest. Who will win top honors? Read below for a “taste” of one – all are being highlighted this week. Voting continues through 4 p.m. Monday, Sept, Sept. 26. You can vote multiple ti…

by Daily Voice

09/21/2016

Events

Get Set To Sample: Food Festival Features Westchester Eateries GREENWICH, Conn. -- Westchester is on the menu at the sixth annual Greenwich Wine + Food Festival taking place Friday. Sept. 23 to Saturday, Sept. 24. Among the venues featured: Rye's Blue Tulip Chocolates, Eastchester's Polpettina, Port Chester's Saltaire Oyster Bar, Harrison's Halstead Ave Taqueria and New Rochelle's Dubrovnik. The local eateries are among 200-plus vendors that will be handing out free samples in Saturday's Culinary Village at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich, Conn. The event, held from noon. until 10 p.m and presented by Serendipity magazine, benefits Paul Newman…

by Jeanne Muchnick

09/20/2016

Lifestyle

Stamford's City Limits, DVlicious Finalist, Woos Families With Diner Vibe STAMFORD, Conn. -- We get it. You like to eat. And you like to eat out. But dining with kids, especially young ones -- can sometimes get sticky -- in more ways than one. Kudos to the places that offer up pleasing menus for both adults and kids as well as surroundings that don’t feel like you’re dining at Mickey D’s. You picked the top five family-friendly restaurants in Fairfield County as part of our DVlicious contest. Who will win top honors? Read below for a “taste” of one – all are being highlighted this week. Voting continues through 4 p.m. Monday, Sept, Sept. 26. You can vote multiple…

by Daily Voice

09/20/2016

Events

Get Set To Sample: Greenwich Wine + Food Festival Promises Tasty Surprises GREENWICH, Conn. -- Fairfield County is on the menu at the sixth annual Greenwich Wine + Food Festival, taking place Friday, Sept. 23 to Saturday, Sept. 24. The event, which benefits Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, Wholesome Wave and The Greenwich Department of Parks, goes from noon. until 10 p.m.on Saturday, Sept. 25 and features more than 200 venues from Connecticut and Westchester. The main event is held in the Culinary Village at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich from noon to 10 p.m. on Saturday. Hungry yet? Participants in this year’s Grand Tasting include the followin…

by Jeanne Muchnick

09/20/2016

Business

Shelton Resident Credits Monroe Shop's Success To Good Karma, Community MONROE, Conn. -- When Laura Lenhard opened Talisman, her New Age shop in Monroe, she did the exact opposite of what the books on “successful business” and rules of manifestation advise. Rather than plan for business growth, Lenhard was fully prepared to close if her vision for a boutique specializing in "all things mystical, magical and nature" was not welcomed by the community. "I opened with a half-full shop," said the Shelton resident. "I didn’t fully financially invest! And, I didn’t do a big grand opening event." Close to ten years later, she's not only st…

by Jeanne Muchnick

09/19/2016

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