 | Michelle M Winner, Vice President
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Exploration of a country through its food culture makes for a compelling story. Read culinary and wine adventures in "Culinary Traveler" for the Epoch Times newspaper(over 1.5 million readers in worldwide print editions archived online), Cityroom.com (5-8 million as content feeder), a luxury online magazine(2 - 2.5 million,) and an elegant online travel magazine( 350-400 thousand reads per month).
Her photography has been in Saveur Magazine: "The Saveur 100 Chefs' Edition" and accompanies her articles in the UK, NYC, LAX, Wash.DC, Dallas, SFO, Australia & New Zealand, Ireland, Hong Kong and Canadian issues of the Epoch Times.
An equestrian, she is an editor at RIDE magazine and guestwriter for COWGIRL magazine. She was Portland's food writer @ Examiner.com, Hawaii expert for both Spire.com and Guide Gecko, travel feature writer for Lavish Lifestyles Magazine, Portland Oregon's Pamplin Media newspapers, and bridal magazines including Tiger Oak Pub. for Arizona Bride.
She currently serves as Vice President of the IFWTWA and co-chairs the Conference and Media Trips Committee.
Published Articles
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Two for the Washington Peninsula
Most people think of southern Washington beaches as a place for a family vacation. Lots of commotion and smiles of course, but what if there are only two of you and you wish for something more relaxing? Empty nesters, couples, friends, family members, take heart. “Two” can have a wonderful beach adventure if you keep few things in mind when planning. |  |
Michoacán, the heart and soul of Mexico
Ever dreamed of waking up in a city where time stands still? Where pink buildings glow in the sun as if lit from within? Add to this idyll a mass migration of butterflies. And yes, it's real! |
Epoch Times NYC print & online: Mother's Day Date Syrup Cake Pops - Lower Sugar Treat
Colleen Sundlies small organic company began as most companies doshe needed something she could not find. As an American mom living with her husband and very young son in Al Ain outside Dubai, United Arab Emirates she discovered iron rich, nutritious date syrup. She shares a healthier cake pop recipe made with the syrup.
Epoch Times NYC/ SFO print editions & online ( also online AllVoices): $750 Decadence d'Or Cupcake
Chef Johann Springinsfeld of France charms the foodie journalists attending the IFWTWA 2012 Conference in Las Vegas into submission but is still intent on charming the Remy Martin Cognac to stay inside the blown-sugar fleur-de-lis that will crown the $750 cupcake.
Epoch Times NYC/Wash D.C. print editions and online( also onenewspage.com): Chef Hugo Pinto Le Velvet
Le Velvet occupies a smart corner of an in-the-know Paris favorite, Hotel Beauchamps, with windows that see out to a narrow street just steps away from the grand boulevard Champs Elyses.For nearly a year, Chef Hugo Pinto has been commanding the kitchen at Le Velvet in Paris. Here, for nearly a year, Chef Pinto has been in command of the kitchen. Chef, who loves football and traveling, has experience that belies his youth.
FORBES.com: Hawaiian Honey Joys ( from Epoch Times)
"Lia" a tiny voice screams out from next-door through the hedges. Get the ball!
Its an ordinary day, with kids playing volleyball on a beachfront lawn that spills out toward the ocean with a view to the Mokuluas, here in Hawaiiexcept the kids next-door are guarded by sniper nests, Coast Guard units, and the Secret Service.
Destinations Travel Magazine: Spring Break for Grown-ups Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Alabama
As surely as the BP oil spill changed the public perception of the Gulf Shores area, in truth it's a stunning locale with loads of natural beauty in a relaxed beach side town. The beach clean up goes on in some areas but the water and sand are clean and stringent testing continues to assure wildlife preservation, preservation of fisheries and water quality. There is lots of fishing, golfing, dolphin watching in the bay, yachting, sunning, strolling the thirty miles of sandy beach, shopping, great music and fabulous restaurants.
EPOCH TIMES NYC Edition: Hawaiian Honey Joys
An ordinary day in Hawaii, with kids playing volleyball on a beachfront lawn that spills out toward the ocean,except the kids next-door are guarded by sniper nests and the Secret Service. Mackenzie and Brooke decide to make and share Hawaiian Honey Joys cookies with the snipers. . .
Destinations Travel Magazine:Our Top Tables For Romance
From Honolulu to Paris, these top tables deliver style, fabulous food and wine and imepeccable service. But most of all the romance factor is off the chart.
Corporate Retreats Worldwide:Best Trans-Atlantic Flight Biz Class
Find out about best comfort option to Paris with this value priced all biz class carrier.
EPOCH TIMES Newspaper/ online:Festive Beef Wellington: Arizona Biltmore
Chef Todd Sicilo shares this classic recipe with a new twist at Wrights Restaurant. Editions: NYC, Dallas, Wash D.C.
CityRoom.com :Castle of Dreams Chateau Challain, France
Wake up in another time in the castle of dreams.
Destinations Travel Magazine :Open Skies to Paris
Fly a value priced all business class airline to Paris from New York.
CityRoom.com:Braised Rib of Beef, Farmhouse Inn, Sonoma
Chef Steve Litke shares a winter recipe from Farmhouse Inn.
EPOCH Times: NYC/LAX/SFO/DC. print editons and online: Allison Inn
The Allison Inn in Oregon's Pinot country delights "Her Majesty" for a special anniversary getaway.
Justluxe.com: Jory's Chef Jin shares his Pinot Burger
Chef Jin has creates a burger worthy of Jory's wine country location.
Spa Tours Worldwide: Allison Inn and Spa Delights
Natural elements of stone,wood and water are integrated into soothing design of the Allison Inn and Spa by Seattle firm.
Business Insider and Wall Street Journal Online: Allison Inn Delights Her Majesty
"Her Majesty's" husband comes up with a new idea for anniversay getaway and scores . . . at The Allison Inn & Spa and Jory restaurant in Oregon's Willamette Valley wine county.
EPOCH TIMES: Holoholo Hawaii for Sun, Fun and Fantastic Food! Editions: Alberta, Ottawa,Vancouver, Canada/NYC/LAX/SFO/ Wash D.C.& online
Its time to re-think Hawaii. And because each island is so different, the best way to experience Hawaii is to island hop by planning a seven-night, two-island vacation.
Justluxe.com: Recipe : Asparagus and Mushroom Crepe Chef Sean Laceby Blomidon Inn ,Nova Scotia
A multitude of incredible local wines, cold-water lobster, and fresh produce from nearby Annapolis Valley farms in Nova Scotia grace the table at Blomidons each night. This dish was designed by Chef Sean to honor his mom, Donna...he hopes that you will make it for your mom.
CityRoom.com: Asparagus and Mushroom Crepes from Chef Sean Laceby
"Growing up at the Amherst Shore Country Inn, my mother taught me the value of growing gardens full of fresh ingredients and using these in all her recipes. Mom still keeps a beautiful garden at the Blomidon Inn, which provides our kitchen with many of our vegetables and herbs including fresh asparagus!" Chef Sean Laceby
EPOCH TIMES:An Interview With Honolulu's Chef Mavro( NYC, Wash.DC.,SFO editions and online)
Chef Mavro is chef/proprietor of Honolulus top-rated Chef Mavro restaurant, holds the James Beard award, and is the founding member of Hawaii Regional Cuisine (HRC).
EPOCH TIMES FOOD:Cumin Seared Ahi ( SFO,Wash.DC,NYC and online)
Courtesy of Chef Mavro, this dish is served with Waimea vegetable seviche and anchovy pur·e
JUSTLUXE.COM: The 20th Anniversary of Hawaii Regional Cuisine at Chef Mavro Restaurant
On his first day in Honolulu 23 years ago he was already in love with Hawaii. He says, "I awoke at sunrise, looked out over Waikiki Beach to Diamond Head and said to myself, 'that's it, I'm home!'"
Business Insider( via Cityroom.com):Celebrate Hawaii Regional Cuisine at Chef Mavro
"Flying-in" and "shipping- in" these words began a quiet revolution in Hawaii called Hawaii Regional Cuisine, as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of HRC can you describe how you crystallized this common idea between the 12 original HRC chefs?.
CM: 22 years ago, when I first came to Hawaii I had to import 80% of the products from the mainland. Today I am using more than 80% local. Buy local, cook with an Island flair.
CITYROOM.COM :Chef Mavro's Cumin-Seared Ahi
- George Mavrothalassitis /Chef + Owner
Chef Mavro | 1969 South King Street Honolulu Hawaii 96826 | (808) 944-4714 | ChefMavro.com
CITYROOM.COM:Celebrate Hawaii Regional Cuisine with Chef Mavro
Tonight I'm putting on my lipstick and heading out to celebrate by dining at one of the 12 original HRC chef's stellar restaurant Chef Mavro. Won't you come too? . . .
Ten minutes from the Waikiki Hilton Hawaiian Village Resort and we are sailing through the door of Chef Mavro into an oasis of soft color and divine aromas.
JUSTLUXE.COM: Enchantment Sedona Announces New Native Advisory Group
"The award-winning Enchantment Resort and Mii amo destination is increasing their commitment to authentic Native American programming with the formation of its Native American Advisory Group," Enchantment says. "At Enchantment Resort we center on authenticity," says General Manager Myra deGersdorff.
EPOCH TIMES: " BFF SPA Get-Away"NYC,SFO,LAX,Washington DC, and online editions( with Maralyn D. Hill)
As soon as we hear the first Marco Polo ringing out from the pool area, we are in a get-us-out-of-here mode. One of us dials for travel reservations for some much needed respite before the onslaught of summer.
JustLuxe: Halekulani Hotel, First To Feature GMO-Free Cuisine
Knowing that the "GMO-Free Cuisine" initiative is part of Halekulani's continuing focus on offering a sophisticated world of choices, I continue to languish here on the Orchids lanai savoring the crunch of my watercress salad, grown only a few miles away in Pearl City and most likely picked that morning.
BOOTSNALL:How To Pack For Two Destinations in One Bag
Packing for two widely different destinations or trips with one bag can be done, but you'll have to scrutinize your itinerary, evaluate like an actuary and cut like a surgeon. Here's how to do it.
Cowgirl Magazine: Relief Riders International :Noblesse Oblige or Soul Journey? Published Nov/Dec 2010
The phone rings and I pull over into the driveway of a Portland fire truck fabricator in a crumbling industrial area and yell out : "Im- on- the- road- can- I- call- you- back?" It's Alexander Souri. He's in between something important and something else that's very important so he offers me this window of exactly twenty minutes of his time.
EPOCH TIMES: Fresh Start Retreat, A Journey To Radiant Health:Multiple Editions: NYC, Wash.DC, LAX, SFO, Northern Calif. and Oregon
"Hitting the downside of my fiftieth year, I decided that no matter the deadlines or other obligations I had, nothing was more important to me than my health."
JustLuxe.com: Cheese Fondue Recipe From Lausanne, Switzerland's Cafe du Grutli
It seems that fondue, the very definition of 1960s culinary ·lan and the toast of nearly every suburban American housewife's kitchen, is making a comeback. Not because we yearn for a cheesy piece of bread on a stick, but because today we are able to create a truer version.
SAVEUR: Photo :The Saveur 100 Chefs' Edition Jan 2011
Michelle's photo of Chef Lucero Soto Arriaga of Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico appeared in Saveur's 100 Chefs' Edition issue alongside an article by Chef Rick Bayless of Frontera Grill and Topolobampo, Chicago on Chef Lu.
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JustLuxe.com: Gulf Shores and Orange Beach: Is This Really Alabama?
In truth it's a stunning locale with loads of natural beauty in a relaxed beach-side town. Yes, the beach clean-up goes on but the water and sand are clean and stringent measures are taken to assure wildlife preservation and water quality. There is lots of fishing, golfing, dolphin watching in the bay, yachting, sunning, strolling the 30 miles of sandy beach, shopping, great music and a fabulous restaurant or two.
EPOCH TIMES:Culinary Traveler's Lugano: La dolce vita!: Multiple editions: DFW,Wash.DC.,United Kingdom,NYC,Northern Calif and Oregon, SFO, LAX,
Along the way, weathered palazzos and churches touch bricks with the modern marvels of Mario Bottas glass architecture. Standing between the ancient and the new buildings in full sunlight youappreciate why Lugano has always been the sundeck of Switzerland.
EPOCH TIMES: Comfort and Joy From Your Kitchen
What we need this year are homemade gifts created right on our kitchen table where the thought does count! There is a gift for everyone on your list. In this season of re-birth, we offer something to makeand gove with joy to everyone on your list.
EPOCH TIMES : Saborea: International Taste of Puerto Rico's Cuisine
Puerto Rico rolled out a sandy red carpet for worldwide food journalists and anyone who loves food to explore the culinary culture of Puerto Rico at the Saborea Puerto Rico Festival.
RIDE MAGAZINE: Nova Scotia: Ride with Boulderwood Stable and Hatfields
Jim is English but has lived here for many years with his wife Ann and his mother, an accomplished jumper. He's not emulating the Western Cowboy - he's dressed in a simple lace up boot, zip-on jacket and a grin- no hat. His day-camp ride has just come into the barn and as little girls scurry around removing saddles and tack he walks over to the one in tears. "He just jumped back and tried to throw me," she sniffs, and then wails "he doesn't like me anymore." "Nonsense!" James tells her, "you have to remember he is a horse!"
RIDE MAGAZINE: Ride Utah's Snowbird Wilderness
"Snowbird gets to you. People keep coming back year after year." ~P.J. Owner High Country Exploring
COWGIRL MAGAZINE: Go West! ( Indies)
This Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, a U.S. Commonwealth, was the answer to a vacation wish list compiled by my friend Jessica and I: a safe locale for two cowgirls traveling alone, where we didn't have to convert money or language, a variety of outdoor activities and great airline connections. At the apex of our list of all possible destinations: Puerto Rico.
Oregon's Gazette: Culinary Traveler: Fresh Start Retreat: sign me up!
What about rejuvenating the inside of your body? A whole different type of spa, requiring re-setting your mind, goals and digestive workings. And you have to jump in with both feet.
RIDE Magazine:It is rocket science: Synergist Saddles
Everyone has a saddle story. You might still have your first show saddle, or perhaps you can't let go of a treasured antique from grandpa. But have you analyzed the fit? Michelle shares her own quest for the perfect saddle.
Bountiful Experience for Two: Washington Beaches
Enjoy Washington's vast Pacific coast beaches, peninsula and succulent seafood. Stay in a converted church parrish inn , ride horses on the beach and dine in stlye- all for just the two of you.
EPOCH TIMES: Culinary Traveler: Riding The Trail in Mexico Copper Canyon
The little mountain town of Cerocahui, Chihuahua City in Mexico is a long way from my home in the mountains of Oregon, but each part of the journey unfolds with its own discoveries along the way. Join me riding the rail to the trail in the Sierra Madres.
RIDE Magazine: Riding the World With Michelle Winner: Half Moon Cay
Sea Horses: Half Moon Cay is the kind of place you dream about if you want a powdery crescent of beach curving around turquoise water with soft sand bottom. Add a horseback ride along the beach and you are in Paradise.
EPOCH TIMES: Culinary Traveler:Thanksgiving at Berekely Plantation
The First Thanksgiving was not at Plymouth. Find out where in Virginia the actual first Thanksgiving was. Celebrate with recipe for Miss Porter's Slow Cherry Cordial too.
Sedona Arizona:summer slaw recipe
The heat of the desert inspires a delicious summer cole slaw.
Culinary Traveler Column debuts in Gazette!
Celebrating Culinary Traveler's move to the Gazette. Now reaching 40 thousand readers a month! Here's champagne salad recipe to celebrate our new affiliation.
2009 Culinary Tourism Season begins at Timberline Lodge
Iconic Timberline Lodge and Chef Benson present the 2009 summer series offering Oregons best produce and seafood.
Morelia Mexico: Villa Montanas Blackberry Margarita
Relax in the beautiful, pink Spanish colonial city of Morelia. It's even better sipping this Blackberry Margarita.
Butte Creek Mill- Southern Oregon- Grinds it out
A Southern Oregon story. Man leaves corporate life for century old mill in Southern Oregon and loves his daily grind!
Hawthorne's Bread and Ink Celebrates 25 years
Eclectic Bread and Ink Cafe has weathered 25 years on the Boulevard serving real, good food.
Japanese table manners
be precise in your placement and use of chopsticks to show your understanding of Japanese table manners and cultural sensitivity!
Christmas at Timberline Lodge: Mushroom recipe from Chef Benson
Santa comes down Oregon's most famous fireplace to the delight of all children on Christmas Eve. Award-winning chef Benson shares his Stuffed Mushroom Cap recipe with you.
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