LIVE Magazine- Issue #268, March 9, 2018
LIVE Magazine is an exclusive entertainment magazine designed for good times. Established in 2006, it is a biweekly art and entertainment hard copy and web publication highlighting art and entertainment events, shopping and dining venues in Palm Springs, Los Angeles, San Diego and Las Vegas. Other content includes commentary on celebrities, films, shows, human interest, emerging artists, charity events, travel and inspirational pieces. Contact us through email: LevvyCarriker@gmail.com Phone: 760-409-1234 Best time to phone is 11AM-2PM Pacific. LIVE Magazine covers events in Palm Springs, San Diego, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles. We have over 2.65 Million web viewers on our last 113 issues! See today's total here: www.yumpu.com/user/cre8live LIVE Magazine is an exclusive entertainment magazine designed for good times. Established in 2006, it is a biweekly art and entertainment hard copy and web publication highlighting art and entertainment events, shopping and dining venues in Palm Springs, Los Angeles, San Diego and Las Vegas. Other content includes commentary on celebrities, films, shows, human interest, emerging artists, charity events, travel and inspirational pieces. Contact us through email: LevvyCarriker@gmail.com Phone: 760-409-1234 Best time to phone is 11AM-2PM Pacific. LIVE Magazine covers events in Palm Springs, San Diego, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles. We have over 2.65 Million web viewers on our last 113 issues! See today's total here: www.yumpu.com/user/cre8live
Fabio Viviani Chef, Culinary Personality, Restaurateur, Cookbook Author Chef Fabio Viviani has possessed a passion for food since his childhood growing up in Florence, Italy. At age 11, Viviani worked nights at a local bakery (since he was too young to officially join the staff), and during his teenage years he held a variety of positions, even serving under the mentorship of Simone Mugnaini, an iconic figure in the Italian restaurant industry. Between his training in Italian and Mediterranean cuisine at IPSSAR Saffi and working with culinary luminaries such as Mugnaini, Alessandro Panzani, and Saverio Carmagini, Viviani owned and operated five restaurants in Florence, a farm house, and two nightclubs by the time he was 27. Although a well-respected businessman in Italy, he was ready for a change and moved to Ventura County, California, where he opened Café Firenze in Moorpark. Teaming up with one of Chicago’s most innovative restaurant consulting groups, Dine|Amic, Viviani went on to open Siena Tavern in Chicago in 2013, which received accolades from Michigan Avenue and Chicago Tribune, to name a few. 2014 saw the debut of Mercato by Fabio Viviani, a quick-service Italian concept in Chicago and San Diego, and the launch of Fabio Viviani Wine Collection. Viviani also opened his new steak restaurant, Prime and Provisions, as well as Bar Siena, both in Chicago in 2015. In January 2016, Fabio opened Osteria by Fabio Viviani at the Los Angeles International Airport’s Delta Terminal. Additionally, Mercato by Fabio Viviani, a rustic, yet refined eatery, is located in Chicago; San Diego; Detroit; Tempe, Arizona; Phoenix; and Benton Harbor, Michigan. Perhaps best known for his television debut on Bravo’s hit reality series Top Chef — earning the Fan Favorite title — his on-screen appearances have propelled him to become one of the fastest growing household names in the country. In addition to competing on Bravo’s Top Chef All Stars and starring in the spinoff, Life After Top Chef, Viviani has appeared as a recurring guest on such television shows as Good Morning America, The Rachael Ray Show, The Talk, Hallmark Home & Family, The Chew, Good Day LA, and Access Hollywood. He has hosted regular spots on the QVC www.palmdesertfoodandwine.com channel with various kitchen appliances and products and was also the host of the Telly and Webby award–winning web series Chow Ciao! on Yahoo!, one of the top 10 lifestyle and food shows on the internet. Off-screen, Viviani is a regular headliner at global food events and festivals, has his own line of ceramic cookware (Co-Branded Signature Series Aeternum Evolution), and is a proud endorser of beloved brands such as Bialetti Cookware and Bauli authentic Italian baked goods. He has authored three successful cookbooks: Café Firenze Cookbook, The New York Times best-seller Fabio’s Italian Kitchen, Fabio’s American Home Kitchen, and the just-released 30-Minute Italian. Recently, Viviani started the Know-How Leadership Academy, where he shares tips and advice with young entrepreneurs and also connects with them through his own digital publication, Know-How Magazine.
Valerie Gordon Award-winning chocolatier, cookbook author, and owner of Valerie Confections Valerie Gordon is a celebrated chocolatier who has been recognized in Food & Wine, Bon Appétit, The Wall Street Journal, and Saveur; served as a guest judge on Bravo’s Top Chef: Just Desserts and FYI’s Man vs. Child; and appeared numerous times on The Food Network and The Cooking Channel. She co-founded Valerie Confections in 2004 with her life and business partner, Stan Weightman Jr., as a tiny, family-run business with just six flavors of chocolate-dipped toffee. Now a top chocolatier in the country, Gordon has grown her business exponentially with a full line of chocolates, petits fours, handmade preserves, cakes, pies, and pastries — all incorporating the very best ingredients and offering a delicious spin on the unexpected. Central Market. She wrote and styled her first cookbook, Sweet (Artisan Publishing, 2013), which was a James Beard finalist. www.palmdesertfoodandwine.com In addition to her flagship shop in Los Angeles’ Silver Lake neighborhood, she also celebrates her savory side with contemporary Californian, French-inspired breakfast and lunch fare at her two cafés and bakeries in Echo Park and downtown’s Grand Valerie demonstrates a cake recipe on Home & Family on the Hallmark Channel. Valerie likes to ‘resurrect’ recipes, like this one which was originally baked at West Hollywood’s now closed famous restaurant, Chasen’s. LIVEMAGAZINETV 31
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Valerie Gordon<br />
Award-winning chocolatier,<br />
cookbook author, and owner of<br />
Valerie Confections<br />
Valerie Gordon is a celebrated chocolatier<br />
who has been recognized in Food & Wine,<br />
Bon Appétit, The Wall Street Journal, and<br />
Saveur; served as a guest judge on Bravo’s<br />
Top Chef: Just Desserts and FYI’s Man<br />
vs. Child; and appeared numerous times<br />
on The Food Network and The Cooking<br />
Channel.<br />
She co-founded Valerie Confections in<br />
2004 with her life and business partner,<br />
Stan Weightman Jr., as a tiny, family-run<br />
business with just six flavors of chocolate-dipped<br />
toffee.<br />
Now a top chocolatier in the country, Gordon<br />
has grown her business exponentially<br />
with a full line of chocolates, petits fours,<br />
handmade preserves, cakes, pies, and<br />
pastries — all incorporating the very best<br />
ingredients and offering a delicious spin<br />
on the unexpected.<br />
Central Market.<br />
She wrote and styled her first cookbook,<br />
Sweet (Artisan Publishing, 2013), which<br />
was a James Beard finalist.<br />
www.palmdesertfoodandwine.com<br />
In addition to her flagship shop in Los Angeles’<br />
Silver Lake neighborhood, she also<br />
celebrates her savory side with contemporary<br />
Californian, French-inspired breakfast<br />
and lunch fare at her two cafés and bakeries<br />
in Echo Park and downtown’s Grand<br />
Valerie demonstrates a cake recipe on Home & Family on the Hallmark Channel. Valerie<br />
likes to ‘resurrect’ recipes, like this one which was originally baked at West Hollywood’s<br />
now closed famous restaurant, Chasen’s.<br />
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