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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

Lifestyle

Holiday Party Playlist: White Plains DJ's Share Top Christmas Picks WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- What Christmas songs put you in a jolly, merry mood? Two noted disc jockeys from 107.1The Peak radio station in North White Plains -- Scarsdale resident Jimmy Fink and Westport, Conn., resident Chris Herrmann -- offer some of their personal favorites. From Fink: "I'll Be Home for Christmas": "Bing Crosby had the first recording of it in 1943. It's actually an amazing song because it was written during WW II and is really so sad. The singer, possibly a soldier fighting a war far away, says all the things he wants at home for Christmas and e…

by Jeanne Muchnick

12/25/2016

Neighbors

Nanuet Entrepreneur Jumps On Bearded Bandwagon With 'Women-Approved' Oil NANUET, N.Y. -- Inspired by a recent trip to San Francisco where it seems most men have beards -- and tend to take care grooming them -- Nanuet Entrepreneur Eli Hardof came up with an idea: To create a premium organic beard oil line. Hardof, who many Rocklanders may remember from his years owning cult wine shop Wine For All in Tappan, said he came home from his California trip energized. "I realized I could probably blend my own and do a better job than what was commercially available," he said. His product -- after much research and trial and error -- is made from high quality 10…

by Jeanne Muchnick

12/24/2016

Lifestyle

Valhalla-Based Cocktail Expert Toasts Holidays With Festive Libations VALHALLA, N.Y. -- It's not often Chanukah overlaps with Christmas Eve and to celebrate, Wine Enthusiast Digital Managing Editor Marina Vataj visited Seamstress on New York’s Upper East Side to see what the bar's Creative Director and Cocktail Guru Pamela Wiznitzer could offer. The result: Three festive cocktails including “The Miracle of Light” which the Valhalla-based magazine shot in its first ever Facebook Live segment. Vataj, a lifelong Westchester resident—she was raised in Bedford and currently lives in the Bronxville area, said this one was fun to watch being made -- and later imbib…

by Jeanne Muchnick

12/24/2016

Lifestyle

Holiday Party Playlist: Westport DJ Shares Top Christmas Picks WESTPORT, Conn. -- What Christmas songs put you in a jolly, merry mood? Two noted disc jockeys from 107.1The Peak radio station in North White Plains, N.Y. -- Scarsdale resident Jimmy Fink and Westport resident Chris Herrmann -- offer some of their personal favorites. From Herrmann: The Waitresses' "Christmas Wrapping": "Maybe the finest holiday song and bass line ever." Bruce Springsteen's "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town": "A simply amazing live recording." Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song": "Perfection." JD McPherson's &quo…

by Jeanne Muchnick

12/24/2016

Lifestyle

Bronxville's Beer Noggin Serves Up Five Winter Beers For Your Holiday List BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- There's still time for holiday shopping for the beer-lovers in your family. Brendan Carroll and Doug Cedrone, owners of Beer Noggin in Bronxville, offer their top five brews for this time of year -- food pairings included. Holy Mountain - The Goat. Rustic Brett Saison. 4.7% ABV. 750 ml bottle. An extremely drinkable farmhouse ale brewed with barley, rye, oats, and wheat. This beer is fermented in oak with a special mix of yeasts that makes it funky, fruity, and dry. We smell hay, peaches, apple, and some peppercorn. A wonderful replacement for champagne or sparkling ci…

by Jeanne Muchnick

12/24/2016

Lifestyle

DVlicious: Vote For Your Favorite Special Occasion Restaurant, Dutchess DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- December tends to be the time for holiday celebrations, end of year get-togethers, splurge-worthy Saturday nights and even marriage proposals. So where do you go? Our DVlicious contest continues with the hunt for the best special occasion restaurant in the county. Daily Voice readers were polled on their favorites; that list was then narrowed down to three finalists. All are now competing for the DVlicious best. Start voting, Dutchess. You have until 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27. You can vote multiple times, albeit once per day. The winner will receive a DVlicious certi…

by Daily Voice

12/23/2016

Lifestyle

Celebrate Hanukkah With 'Easy Cheesy' Latkes From Westport Food Blogger WESTPORT, Conn. — Looking for an "easy cheesy" recipe for Hanukkah, which starts the evening of Saturday, Dec. 24 and ends the evening of Sunday, Jan. 1? Check out this one from Westport kosher food blogger Liz Rueven, editor/founder of KosherLikeMe.com. Frozen shredded potatoes are about to make your Hanukkah latkes (aka potato pancakes) a whole lot easier, she writes on her blog. Yes, we used easy and latkes in the same sentence because this shortcut will leave your knuckles intact and your mound of grated potatoes looking bright instead of that dreaded tawny purplish hue. Clic…

by Jeanne Muchnick

12/23/2016

Lifestyle

DVlicious: Vote For The Best Special Occasion Restaurant In Passaic County PASSAIC COUNTY, N.J. -- December tends to be the time for holiday celebrations, end of year get-togethers, splurge-worthy Saturday nights and even marriage proposals. So where do you go? Our DVlicious contest continues with the hunt for the best special occasion restaurant in the county. Daily Voice readers were polled on their favorites; that list was then narrowed down to three finalists. All are now competing for the DVlicious best. Start voting, Passaic County. You have until 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27. You can vote multiple times, albeit once per day. The winner will receive a DVlicious …

by Daily Voice

12/23/2016

Lifestyle

DVlicious: Vote For Your Favorite Special Occasion Restaurant, Putnam PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- December tends to be the time for holiday celebrations, end of year get-togethers, splurge-worthy Saturday nights and even marriage proposals. So where do you go? Our DVlicious contest continues with the hunt for the best special occasion restaurant in the county. Daily Voice readers were polled on their favorites; that list was then narrowed down to three finalists. All are now competing for the DVlicious best. Start voting, Putnam. You have until 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27. You can vote multiple times, albeit once per day. The winner will receive a DVlicious certifica…

by Daily Voice

12/22/2016

Lifestyle

DVlicious: Vote For Your Favorite Special Occasion Restaurant, Rockland ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- December tends to be the time for holiday celebrations, end of year get-togethers, splurge-worthy Saturday nights and even marriage proposals. So where do you go? Our DVlicious contest continues with the hunt for the best special occasion restaurant in the county. Daily Voice readers were polled on their favorites; that list was then narrowed down to four finalists. All are now competing for the DVlicious best. Start voting, Rockland You have until 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27. You can vote multiple times, albeit once per day. The winner will receive a DVlicious certifi…

by Daily Voice

12/22/2016

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