May 25, 2012
Posted by Lisa Mantineo
1 Martha Stewart and Bette Midler, "At Martha's Table."
2 Martha tweeting about her interview with Bette.
3 Martha (with Bette Midler and NYRP's executive director, Amy Freitag), tweeting about the show.
This past Wednesday we were delighted to have legendary entertainer, Bette Midler join our own Martha Stewart for a special edition of “At Martha’s Table.”
Known for her singing and acting talents, Bette spoke with Martha about her efforts to beautify the parks and gardens around New York City through her non-profit organization, the New York Restoration Project.
The NYRP hosts annual fundraising events to help fuel their work in turning forgotten spaces into growing places, including their annual Spring Picnic which will be taking place next week.
If you missed Wednesday’s broadcast, you have another chance to catch it today, tomorrow and Sunday at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. ET or hear some of the highlights below!
Martha learns that Bette's from Hawaii and teases her about her birth certificate.
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Bette shares who inspired her to plant trees and clean up the parks and gardens in New York.
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Bette tells Martha what sets the NYRP's spaces a part from other parks and gardens.
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Cheryl from California called into the show about her chickens, and Bette reveals the reality tv trio she's named hers after.
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Tags: At Martha's Table, Bette Midler, Martha Stewart, New York Restoration Project, NYRP
Posted on May 25, 2012 in Audio, Celebrities, Cool Parties & Events, Gardening, Martha, Martha, Martha, Photos | direct link to this entry |
May 23, 2012
Posted by Lisa Mantineo
Bette Midler, Founder The New York Restoration Project
“At Martha’s Table” returns today as our own Martha Stewart sits down with award-winning entertainer, Bette Midler.
The Divine Miss M joins Martha to talk about one of her most rewarding projects yet – the New York Restoration Project. A non-profit organization Ms. Midler founded in 1995 focusing on turning forgotten spaces into growing places.
Find out why this mission is near and dear to Bette’s heart, and learn how you can do your part to help clean and green some of the most underserved public spaces in New York City.
Tune in to “At Martha’s Table” LIVE Today at 4 p.m. ET/ 1 p.m. PT on Sirius XM 110. Don't have Sirius XM? Sign up for a free trial.
Tags: At Martha's Table, Bette Midler, Martha Stewart, New York Restoration Project
Posted on May 23, 2012 in Celebrities, Cool Parties & Events, Gardening, Martha, Martha, Martha | direct link to this entry |
May 21, 2012
Posted by Lisa Mantineo
Tune in today for another all-new edition of “Cooking Today.” James Beard Foundation Chair and Executive Pastry Chef at San Francisco’s Farallon and Waterbar restaurants, Emily Luchetti joins us as this week’s host.
1 Executive Pastry Chef and James Beard award-winner, Emily Luchetti hosts "Cooking Today."
“Cooking Today,” is live each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT, on Sirius XM 110.
Here’s a look at the guests Emily has lined up for this week:
Monday, May 21st:
Alex Espiritu - Corporate Pastry Chef of the Eastern Region, Valrhona USA
Adam Perry Lang – Chef/Restaurateur Las Vegas’ Carnevino & London’s Barbecoa & Author, “Charred & Scruffed: Bold New Techniques for Explosive Flavor On and Off the Grill”
Wednesday, May 23rd:
Tina Casaceli – Owner & Operator, Milk and Cookies Bakery
Friday, May 24th:
Matt Sartwell – Manager, Kitchen Arts & Letters
Steve Olson – aka wine geek
Tags: Emily Luchetti
Posted on May 21, 2012 in Cooking Today, Food | direct link to this entry |
May 21, 2012
Posted by Brian Kelsey
As Jon, Besty and I boarded the plane to Atlanta, one thing was on our mind: FOOD!
And food we had...oh, and wine. The Atlanta Food and Wine Festival is only in it's second year, but proved to be an amazing display of southern cuisine, culture, and people. Here are few pictures from our time in Atlanta. Enjoy!
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4 Talking with the creators of the festival, Dominique Love and Elizabeth Feichter...
5 Chef Kevin Gillespie stops by the live broadcast...
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9 The Atlanta Aquarium
10 Our behind the scenes tour of The Atlanta Aquarium, the largest in the world!
11 Jon and Betsy...
12 The tunnel of water, at the aquarium...
Tags: Atlanta Food and Wine Festival
Posted on May 21, 2012 in Uncategorized | direct link to this entry |
May 18, 2012
Posted by Cary Barbor
photo: imagery majestic
On the last Tech Trends show, we talked about some great apps and websites for getting organized. And now we have part two for you -- even more great tools to get everything buttoned up. Here are our picks:
Best for photo organization: Tie between Picasa and Zenfolio
Best for shared scheduling: Calengoo for pure usefulness, Cozi if you want more of a record of family life.
Best for Documents: Google Apps
Best for Bookmarks and passwords: Google Chrome Sync
Best for email: Gmail
Best for going paperless: Tie between Shoeboxed and Lemon App
Best for reading materials, category gathering: Zite
Best for reading materials, RSS: Google Reader and Feedly app
Best for reading materials, Tagging on the fly: Pocket
Best home delivery subscription service: Amazon
Best menu planning: Plan to Eat
Happy organizing!
Update:
One of our callers had this often-asked question:
How can I sync my Google Calendar with Outlook?
The answer is that Google provides a plug-in to do just that. Setup and installation instructions can be found here:
http://support.google.com/calendar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=98563
Posted on May 18, 2012 in Uncategorized | direct link to this entry |
