Casting Call

FOX's unscripted series Hell's Kitchen featuring celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay is searching for chefs to appear in the show's eighth season. Chefs who are at least 21 years of age, who are outspoken, competitive and can take the heat dished out by Chef Ramsay are encouraged to apply.

Send an email to HELLSKITCHEN8@GMAIL.COM and include name, occupation, a recent photo and where you live. Additionally, describe your personality and culinary experience and why you would want to appear on Hell's Kitchen and what American TV viewers will likely say about you if you were on TV.

life and food coaching by susan marque

New Day - New Built For Your Budget Class

http://www.susanmarque.com/4weeksforyou

Join the fun now on Tuesday nights! (or Wednesday morning if you are in Australia's time zone.) Built For Your Budget gets you 4 times as much time for your money with inspirational coaching to get you where you want to be.

Sign up now at http://www.susanmarque.com/4weeksforyou
the new session starts April 7th at 6pm (Pacific time)

You might even want to let me know ahead of time what you would like to work on in particular.

Would you like to let go of that last 10lbs.?
Would you like to know what foods will give you incredible energy or what foods can unknowingly drain you?
Would you like to find ways to make cooking go quicker?
Do you need travel food tips to stay slender, well and happy?
Would you like to improve the quality of your relationships?
How would a happier work situation be for you?
What is your current environment that you are living in and what might be better?

You can be living a higher quality of life no matter what your economic status.

Let's begin and start creating magic and miracles in every day!

Join us http://www.susanmarque.com/4weeksforyou and tell your friends!!

Enrollment is very limited so please sign up right now! I look forward to talking with you soon!!!

Susan
Food & Life Coach Susan Marque
www.susanmarque.com

Susan Marque teaches at SM Farmers Market

Step Up
Saturday
A monthly member-led social networking program

Farmers' Market Tour

Saturday, October 25th 10am-12pm
Santa Monica Farmers' Market
Northwest Corner of 2nd and Arizona Santa Monica, CA 90401
RSVP

Excite your senses as you surround yourself with vibrantly colored vegetables, sweet fruits and the aroma of freshly-cut flowers. Connect with fellow members as Food Coach Susan Marque guides you through Santa Monica's Farmers market and explains how to select the finest produce.

Agenda
10:00-10:15 am: Meet at corner of the farmers' market
10:15-10:45 am: Group introductions and overview of the farmers' market
10:45-11:45am: Farmers' market tour led by Susan Marque
11:45-12:00pm: Socializing and networking

Location Information
10am
Meeting Point - Northwest corner of 2nd and Arizona, Santa Monica, CA 90401

To begin, we will meet at the corner of the farmers' market. Look for Step Up leaders wearing bright orange Step Up tees.

Click here to register for this free event

Members and non-member guests are invited to join us for this engaging and educational social networking event.

Parking Options

There are paid parking structures on 2nd and 4th (first two hours should be free, with a small fee thereafter). Street parking may also be available in the neighborhood.ContactWe welcome you to contact Alene Gabriel, Step Up Member & Volunteer, with any questions on or before event day.

TOUR THE SANTA MONICA MARKET WITH A FOOD COACH – FREE!

SUSAN MARQUE IS AN EXTREMELY KNOWLEDGEABLE FOOD COACH - THIS IS A GREAT OPP TO MEET HER AND GET TO KNOW HER STYLE FOR FREE!

Hi there,

I just wanted to tell you all that I'll be leading a free market tour Saturday, March 29th for Step Up Women's network. Anyone can come and it's a fun interactive couple of hours and the women of Step UP are absolutely wonderful. I would love to see you there.

Date: Saturday, March 29th

Time: 10am-12pm (we are doing it a little earlier as this will help avoid the busiest time of the market)

Location: Santa Monica Farmer's Market, Northwest corner of 2nd and Arizona, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Food & Life Coach Susan Marque
"Love Your Body, Love Your Life"
www.SusanMarque.com
310.453.7525

cooking as creativity

Check out the new blog MEN WHO LIKE TO COOK written by David Latt. David turned the stress of being a TV producer into something delicious. He posts recipes and food stories and it's a good reminder that life is a creative process - even when we eat!

Beyond the careers, beyond the deadlines, beyond the hustle, we can find creativity in every little moment of our day. A creativity that sustains us when the career aspects of our artistry seems to overwhelm.

Check out his site and restock your fridge: http://www.menwholiketocook.blogspot.com/

fill the tummy and the well

You've done a little research about the popular foods in your chosen country now its time to try them out! It's one thing to read about food - you have to smell, taste and fully experience it.

TODAY'S CREATIVITY CHALLENGE:

Find a restaurant in your area that specializes in the cuisine of your chosen country. Make a reservation and go! Take a friend and ask your waiter or hostess lots of questions about the food. How its prepared, what they know about the history, what they like and why, what they ate when they were children, etc. This is your chance to get a free interview with an expert! Ask about the herbs and spices used. Ask about the best way to eat - with hands, with chopsticks, with a 25 piece silver set?

If you can't find a restaurant in your area, then look up recipes online and see if you can find the ingredients in a specialty grocery store near you. Maybe someone you know knows someone whose Mom could cook you an authentic meal? If you can't find someone to cook for you, try to do it yourself. Don't be defeated!

from head to tummy

Probably the quickest way to get to know your chosen country is to find out what the people who live there like to eat, cook, grow and buy to put on their tables at home or what they would buy if they were eating out.

What we eat is reflection of our education, our class, our prosperity, our aesthetic and literally, our taste. Probably many a non-American assumes that we all eat McDonalds or Americans may assume that the Scots all eat haggis. Each state in America has a food for which they are famous like Vermont syrup or Wisconsin cheddar but it gets even more specific if you get into cities or towns that specialize in a certain type of pickle or a particularly amazing fudge.

TODAY'S CREATIVITY CHALLENGE:

Do a little research today about the popular foods in your chosen country and search around for regional specialties.

What do the foods tell you about the country? What do they tell you about its people? Who has access to what? Are there numerous options or limited supplies? What is considered a luxury? What is considered a neccessity?

How do people get their food? Do they buy it at well-stocked stores? Are they rationed? Do they have to grow it themselves?