The 18th of June 2020 gave a new Top Chef winner. Melissa King walked home with the prestigious title of the Top Chef leaving her competitors Bryan Voltaggio and Stephanie Cmar behind in the finale.
The finale was in Tuscany, Italy, where all three finalists were given tasks alongside the international culinary legends. The judges, Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, and Padma Laxmi, asked the finalists to prepare the best progressive four-course meal of their life. Read More...
In 2015, Thanksgiving eclipsed the Fourth of July to become the most popular day for Americans to run a race, according to Runner's World — in 2018, there were about 1 million runners participating in Thanksgiving-themed races (via The New York Times).
Though the trend started in Buffalo, the 20th century saw turkey trots popping up all over the country, from early footraces like those in New Orleans and Cincinnati to more recent additions. Read More...
When Lani Sarem was a little girl, she had a fantasy. Like so many little girls and boys, she wanted to be a star, and for a brief moment this summer, her dream seemed poised to come true. She was a New York Times best-selling novelist, and if everything continued according to plan, she would soon star in a major motion picture based on her book. But then the dream ruptured. Read More...