DANA COWIN AND Mastering My Mistakes in the Kitchen

what a great book  with so many good tips and stories ... she was on CBS THIS MORNING and I so enjoyed meeting her   http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dana-cowin-brings-braised-chicken-to-the-dish/

 

OK HERE IS THE LINK FOR THE SEGMENT FROM LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL

IT WAS SCAREY IT WAS FUN AND IT IS OVER BUT KELLY AND MICHAEL ARE THE BEST AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE

http://livekellyandmichael.dadt.com/live/thanksgivingsecrets/

http://bcove.me/xwy2ie52

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO STEP OUTOF YOUR BOX

http://livekellyandmichael.dadt.com/guide/november-26-2014/

 

SMT SETS

These are some more SMT sets from over the years ...

 

 

 

 

MICHAEL SYMON , BANK OF AMERICA , A GREAT VIEW AND THE WIND ...... OH MY

Earlier this summer I was on remote in Brooklyn with  BANK OF AMERICA AND MICHAEL SYMON.... and our sunny perfect day turned into a gale....
But Michael was ever the professional and commented that he had the hairdo for the windy day.... There was not pretty styling that day the goal was just to keep the food on the table in not in the Hudson River......

first thing when the sun came up we had this for a set all good and looking promising ... yes we got there in the dark

and what a great view

 

 

and then the wind started picking up

 

AND BY THE END OF THE DAY THERE WAS A 35# WEIGHT UNDER THE TABLECLOTH, AND SANDBAGS

 

 

and this is one of the links to the final broadcast... never a dull moment ..... 


http://wtvr.com/2014/06/18/michael-symon-serves-up-some-hot-tips-for-backyard-barbecues/

 

MOTHERS DAY AT " LIVE WITH KELLY AND MICHAEL"

 

Three of the MOM's cooked this year and all three recipes are worth a look...they are just a good bunch of MOMs .... here are some fun pictures ... but there is one special one.. While waiting on rehearsal ... I was in the kitchen on  the set and Mrs. Strahan and "The cake thief " where  just hanging out in the front row of the audience seating... and I looked up and noticed Kelly and Michael watching over them ......it was a very sweet image ..... always fun to have the MOMs 

CHEF KERRY HEFFERNAN AND YES... DOG FOOD

As a freelance food stylist your days are never the same...  I styled a SMT recently and yes it was for dog and cat food .... but the co star was so cute and well behaved ... great crew and the talent was "TOP CHEF"   

 

 

 

HARD ROCK CAFE AND BRET MICHAELS

 

BEST CREW AT THE NEW YORK HARD ROCK CAFE .... SMT FOR THE "SING FOR YOUR SUPPER" PROMOTION .... YES IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A COOL LOCATION BUT WE STARTED AT 5 AM THAT SORT OF MADE IT ONLY CHILLY ....

KEEP YOUR FINGERS OUT OF THE MANDOLIN

it was a bad weekend for food styling   ran my finger thru a mandolin  ..  it bled....and bled and bled ..... but the cbs dudes ( they are the best!!! ) fashioned me a bandage made of  a band aid , a paper towel and masking tape ... it worked!!!   it was  soo very fashionable  ...  well there goes my record for not getting cut but I will live

 

LIQUOR STORE FINDS WHIPPED CREAM AND BREAKFAST BOOZE

 

I WAS SHOPPING FOR SPECIAL LIQUORS FOR A JOB AND CAME UPON THESE ITEMS... OK I GET THE WHIPPED LIGHTING BUT DONUT FLAVORED LIQUOR??? WELL IT HAS TO BE BETTER FOR YOU THAN A FRIED DONUT RIGHT???

WELL THERE MIGHT NOT BE WORDS

it has been a long winter in NYC and spring has been very cold and slow coming ....... most weeks after I leave CBS.... I stop and get a beverage at the corner deli for the ride home ... and just so you know it is 10 am in the morning ... but the other morning it was cold I was wearing a coat and scarf....... and this man in his bathrobe and flip flops sporting  a lovely BEDHEAD hairdo was getting coffee and breakfast for 2 ...  not sure what he had on other than the robe  ( come on you didn't have a pair of sweat pants laying somewhere on the floor) ... I had to take this pic on the down low because the 3 other people and myself in line were about to burst out laughing  and in fact we did as soon as he left..... OMG that is TMI  sometimes it is true ...only in NYC
 

Wonder Bread and NASCAR on the FOX plaza

 

 Kelly

 

 

Kurt Busch and Wonder bread on the plaza last fall...  a roll out in New York city to bring Wonder back on the market... it was quite a large set with balloon, race car , Kurt Busch, food, and my right hand woman laughing at me as the sun came up over our set... and yes ...in just a short time this went from a sidewalk to a Wonder Bread fiesta .....and just as quickly as it went up..... it disappeared.... and the commuters got off the subway none the wiser ... TV magic  .... and as anyone who knows me... I do not like to get caught on camera that early in the morning ( when you get up at 4 am you are not always a fashionable as you should be ) but if you check the Wonder Bread facebook page I got caught in the background and they have posted more pics from that week

I HAVE BEEN A BAD BAD BLOGGER

I will be posting again and I will post new projects and old ones hope they are interesting and I will try to turn over a new leaf