The Four Things Heartbreak Taught Me About Love

Tips October 5, 2015 Rachel Kahn

What To Do When the One You Love Stops Loving You Back. I remember finally falling in love. For real this time! I imagined that all my challenging relationships had resulted in leading me to this one true incredible lifetime love. Or NOT. I tried so hard that it became this constant reach. Then one day I realized the tighter I began to grasp for the return of my soul mate the more elusive this love became. I believe in love. Totally. Fully. Just not…

Ritz Carlton Chef Partners with Organic Farming Grandpa!

Inspirational People September 11, 2015 Rachel Kahn

Learn how to create a perfect gluten free wellness feast from a Ritz Carlton Chef and his sidekick Farmer Starkey. Organic that will forever change your mind about healing foods. “The right food and the right chef can bring about the right health … and suddenly we live forever!” The executive chef at the Ritz Carlton, Dove Mountain announces with such passion that I began believing in forever too. Introducing Daniel Schmidt, known as the General of his kitchen for his hard driving style. Look a…

Afghan War Vet Grows Food For the Hungry

Inspirational People July 21, 2015 Rachel Kahn

Sometimes it is our darkest days that bring our finest hour. I am honored to introduce Ms. Sonia Kendrick of Feed Iowa First. Sonia’s road has not been an easy one. She is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, a mother, an educated woman, and even with all that, has known the pain of hunger. Like so many that have seen hell and returned to tell about it, she experiences PTSD. She describes having “no off switch”, meaning that she lives with a constant…

Jan Swinton, Global Volunteer Returns Home

Global Volunteer Returns Home: Providing healthy food to rural communities

Inspirational People July 7, 2015 Rachel Kahn

In Fairfield, Iowa resides a global volunteer with the heart of a caregiver and a mind of an electrical engineer. Introducing Jan Swinton, area celebrity, local food advocate, and natural farming networker extraordinaire. Jan’s path has spanned the globe. She is a passionate human rights participant and absolutely walks her talk. Just after college, Jan found a new calling. Her path led her from Iowa to wartime Uganda. At the time when many young people are testing the waters as newly independent adults, Jan was…

Frank Kassner Boston Ritz Carlton Partners with Foley Fish

Ritz Carlton Partners with Foley Fish for the Love of Sustainable Seafood

Inspirational People June 30, 2015 Rachel Kahn 2 Comments

How a Ritz Carlton chef and a sustainable fish maven became an unlikely duo. Imagine a young boy growing up in Germany cooking next to his mother. The son of a German father and a Korean mother, learning the nuances of two cultures in his family home. Now picture, halfway across the world, a young lady living in Chicago. The daughter of a banker and a lawyer. Do you think somewhere in their destiny they knew they would connect years later in Boston? Introducing Frank…