Last week I had the wonderful opportunity to meet with Aïda Mollenkamp. A girl of many talents, Aïda is an editor and recipe developer at Chow, a home cook, a passionate fan of Slow Food, and host of the Food Network's new, interactive show, Ask Aida.
Aïda took time out of her busy schedule — the San Franciscan travels to New York twice a month — to give us a tour of the Chow test kitchen.
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The conflict between Russia and Georgia will likely have long-term consequences for the US. Former US Ambassador to Romania Jim Rosapepe thinks the US response to the Russian invasion will either provide hope or despair to supporters of democracy around the world. Reflecting on his time in the region, Rosapepe
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Here at Sugar UK HQ we're always excited to chat with the stars, and we got the opportunity this week to speak with the lovely Mary Elizabeth Winstead. The American actress has starred in Death Proof and Die Hard 4.0 and plays the lead in Make It Happen, a film about following your dancing dreams, from the same writer who penned Save the Last Dance and Step Up. You can check out the trailer for the movie, which hits our screens on 8 August, and check back next week for my review.
Last week the world-renowned, award-winning chef Thomas Keller left his Napa Valley restaurant, The French Laundry, to speak at a panel discussion in San Francisco. The symposium celebrated the 100-year anniversary of the discovery of the fifth taste, umami. After the day-long event, Keller took some time out to speak with us.
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One of my favorite seminars at the Food and Wine Classic was Tony Abou-Ganim's party punches and sangria class. A pioneer in the world of classic cocktail making, Ganim is known for establishing cocktail programs at prestigious bars in San Francisco, New York, and most recently Las Vegas. Referred to as the Modern Mixologist, Tony takes a culinary approach to cocktails and considers himself a "bar chef."
Earlier today I had the chance to speak with Tony over the phone.
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So I've told you about my experiences with McFly, the Skins cast and Kelly Rowland at T4 On The Beach, but now it's time to show you all the rest of my photos and sum up the day. A couple of my style icons Agyness Deyn and Alexa Chung both did their thing onstage at the event, Agyness looked fab (do you agree?) in her checked shirt, which seemed to be the item du jour for all of the men who were there, from McFly's Harry and Dougie to T4 presenters Steve Jones and Rick Edwards.
The 45,000 strong crowd loved Agyness and there was a roar when she took to the stage to sing with Five O'Clock Heroes – she also brought her man Albert Hammond Jr to keep her company.
So I've given you the goss on those guys from Skins and McFly at T4 On The Beach, but I also managed to get a couple of questions answered by the sweet Kelly Rowland who performed a few of her hits as well as a medley of classic Destiny's Child tunes. She also took part in a between-acts link with T4 host Rick Edwards who posed for the photographers with her. Check out the Q&A below!
What a weekend. On Sunday I travelled across the country to T4 On The Beach and spent the day darting between the press tent, VIP bar and the front of the stage to bring you some exclusive photos and tidbits from the awesome event. I'll have more posts with more fab photos coming up later today so stay tuned.
Earlier I showed you lots of exclusive photos and shared a few brief moments I spent with those lovely McFly boys backstage at T4 On The Beach. I also saw a few of the cast from the fab TV show Skins, who played a DJ set in a sponsored tent before just hanging out backstage and enjoying the festivities. I was also lucky enough to have a chat with the ridiculously nice Joe Dempsie who was always my favourite in the series as pill-popping Chris.
I think we're all in agreement here at Sugar UK HQ that we need some exciting new British pop groups in the charts. Well, yesterday I caught up with lovely ladies The Saturdays to get the lowdown on their inspirations and aspirations as well as just generally finding out a little more about the shiny new Brit girl group.
The five glam ladies – (l-r) Una, Mollie, Frankie, Vanessa and Rochelle – are about to release their danceable first single "If This Is Love" on July 28 (NB: you might recognise Frankie and Rochelle from S Club Juniors).
