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Chef Cameron Talley, Talley’s Private Chef

Chef Cameron Talley is ascending through the culinary-sphere in Houston, Texas.

His trajectory is smooth and steady and he’s aiming at a client base that is quickly emerging in the Lone Star State.

Sure Texans love their beef and won’t be breaking up with it anytime soon or perhaps ever. But in Houston they are falling in love with the lighter and healthier dishes created by Chef Talley. Continue reading

Ali in the Valley is back-to-basics at its best

Alison Ball Kilmer , creator of "Ali in the Valley"

Alison Ball Kilmer, creator of “Ali in the Valley”

Alison Ball Kilmer may live in the valley – an area nestled northwest of the Los Angeles Basin – but her epicurean influence spreads far and wide.

Talk about a digital imprint – she has a pretty significant one from her YouTube video series to her writing endeavors.  Her wildly successful blog Ali in the Valley: Home grown cooking, down to earth living has an impressive following. It’s shaking up millennium thinking by demonstrating the value and virtue of getting back to the basics of wholesome food. Continue reading