Maggie Nemser, Shine staff’s Blog

By Maggie Nemser, Shine staff Last updated: Fri Mar 6, 2009 9:03am PST
  • 10 ways to save big at restaurants

    By Maggie Nemser, Shine staff, on Wed Mar 4, 2009 2:58pm PST

    If you're like me, you love dining out and would sooner sacrifice cable and cell phones before you're willing to throw in the restaurant towel. Thankfully, there are cheap ways to do it without making huge sacrifices. Now is the time to learn how to love eating out for less and here are some tips to get you started. Read More »

  • Shine woman of the year (food): April Bloomfield

    By Maggie Nemser, Shine staff, on Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:48pm PST

    April Bloomfield is Shine's food woman of the year, but why? Because she's the no b.s., super talented lady responsible for making the gastropub (English pub food) movement accessible, and remarkably edible in the US. She also makes us feel very cool. How does she do it? Well, for one, she opened The Spotted Pig, one of the most remarkably unique restaurants of the century and secondly, we now get to casually mention that we had some grilled beef tongue with duck fat potatoes the other night, and it was good. Pretty cool, right? We agree. Read More »

  • Thomas Keller's gingerbread ladies & gents

    By Maggie Nemser, Shine staff, on Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:36pm PST

    Thomas Keller's Gingerbread cookies from Bouchon Bakery are not only super cute, but they are also super, duper delicious. But that's sort of an obvious statement, right? I'm talking about Thomas Keller's bakery - of course his gingerbread ladies and gents are the best. Here's the exclusive recipe just for Shine readers. Enjoy! Read More »

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