the Model Chef

If you are reading this newsletter, chances are you enjoy food. But finding a balance between your passion for food and a healthy lifestyle can be a bit challenging. Do you really have to give up one for the other? It looks like Chef Daniel Green has found the answer to the problem. "Too often healthy equals bland" said Green, who set out to correct this. Chef Green knows this struggle on a personal level, starting when he was an overweight teenager. Looking for a lifestyle change instead of a diet, Green learned more about nutrition, experimented with cooking and creating his own recipes, and lost the weight with flavorful food that happened to be healthy. While traveling extensively throughout the world, Green was "blown away" by the flavors and spices of Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Hong Kong. His cooking has an Asian influence, creating healthy versions of his favorite foods. There was also an added side benefit...he became a model, working for Gucci, British Airways, Hilton Hotels and Pizza Hut to name a few for several years. His true passion is cooking though, and with television shows in the US, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong and the UK to his credit - along with four cookbooks - it looks like his approach is a winner! Make sure you stop by the Star Tribune Taste Stage at the Expo where our Model Chef will be hosting on Sunday for some fun and unique ideas, and don't forget to check out his website www.televisioncookery.com for recipes and more information. - Barb Sustad, Strategic Partnerships, the Affair