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"Food Writing must be original...
my aim is to have my clients and readers virtually smell and taste between the lines."
Birdie
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Client List
  • Table Top Design
  • Food Styling
  • Media
  • Writing Credits
  • Event Planning

• Bob Sloan Tour 2007 - The Tailgating Cookbook 2007.
• Diane Morgan Tour 2006 - The Thanksgiving Table 2006.
•Thompson Corporation 2006.
• FOX 2 WJBK Segements.
• Joan Nathan Tour.
• Lidia's Family Table Tour.
• Leanne Ely Tour.
• How About them Apples.
• Style Magazine incl. 20th Annivesary Special.
• STRUT Magazine.
• Detroit News.
• Boy Scouts of America Advertisement.
• HGTV. ‘Garden Party’ segment.

• FOX 2 WJBK Detroit TV. Ongoing ‘Tabletops Segments” 2003-present.
• Annual Cranbrook House Tables, 2003.
• Detroit Institute of Arts, ‘Table Talk’.
• Detroit Monthly.
• Merchant of Vino.
• Bon Appetit Magazine.
• Barney’s Department Store.
• Architectura.
• “The Flying Birds” table.
• Birmingham Community House.
• Finsilver – Friedman Corp. Annual Holiday Events.
• Michigan Hospital Association / Mackinac Island.

• Tidbits Magazine
• Natural Living Magazine
• In Season Magazine
• New Taste of Home Cookbook
• Schnucks Markets
• Ingels Markets
• Chef Jeff Food Network Tour
• Matthew Mead - Baschs Markets
• All Bbout U Magazine.
• Occasions Magazine.
• The Original Lawry's - Chicago.
• Michigan Blue Magazine - Nov 06 to current.
• Bob Sloan Tour 2007 - The Tailgating Cookbook 2007.
• Diane Morgan Tour 2006 - The Thanksgiving Table 2006.
• Thompson Corporation 2006.
• Famous Hamburger Corporation.
• Papa Romano's Pizza commercial 2006
• Food Network-Everyday Italian
Giada Delarentiis, 2005.
• FOX 2 WJBK Segements 2005 to present.
• Joan Nathan Tour.
• Lidia's Family Table Tour.
• Leanne Ely Tour.
• Mongolian Barbeque
• "Apples" (Style Magazine)
• Hannaford Supermarkets
• Bashas' Supermarkets
• Food Network Cookbook Tour 2004
• People Magazine
• Rio Wraps
• K-mart Supplements / Product & Food Styling (newspaper ads)
• HoMedics
• Bobby Flan Grilling Cookbook (FOX 2 segment)

• Big Boy International
• Franco-American
• Hardee’s
• Papa Murphy’s Pizza. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Honeybaked Ham Company
• K-Mart
• Super K-Mart
• Tubby’s Submarines
• Country Crock
• Amway / Rubbermaid
• Subway
• Something Chocolate’
• Pizza Hut
• Figi’s
• Bon Appetit Magazine
• HAP (Health Alliance Plan)
• Nestle’ International
• United Meat & Deli Corp.
• McDonald’s (McDeli)
• Pizza Papalis
• Kroger Food Fare/Ohio
• Shields Pizza
• Big Rock Restaurant
• Vlasic Pickles
• Tyson Chicken
• Farmer Pete’s Hot Dogs
• Casino Windsor
• Kowalski Sausage Company
• Stroh’s Light Ice Cream
• Greektown Casino
• Heinz Ketchup
• Thorn Apple Valley
• Boy Scouts of America Advertisement
• Kroger Company
• Goya Beans

• Big Y Supermarkets
• Marco’s Pizza
• Sir Pizza, Lansing, MI
• Richard Simmons (television segment)
• Libby’s
• Midwest Living Magazine
• Detroit Monthly Magazine
• D&W Supermarkets
• Takashi Yagihashi/ Tribute Restaurant/ Bon Appetit
• Schoolcraft Culinary Arts College
• Marriott- Detroit Renaissance Center River Café
• Michigan Woman Magazine
• The Farm Restaurant- Port Austin, Michigan
• Al Dente’ Pasta (Style Magazine)
• Birmingham Eccentric (Observer and Eccentric Newspapers)
• Calphalon Corporation (Product Styling)
• Alexander J. Bongiorno Jewelers
• Pierson Interiors-Set / Product styling
• HGTV- Table / Food Styling, “Art and Tea in the Garden” with Betty Sturley
• C&G Supermarkets
• Finsilver / Friedman Management Company
• Style Magazine-Detroit
• Marketplace Magazine-Detroit
• Bon Appetit Magazine
• Schoolcraft College Culinary Arts program
• Lynn’s Catered Cuisine
• Patricia Ivery
• Libby Corp. Product Styling
• Ridleys Baked in Good Taste
• Saks Fifth Avenue
• Raisin River Fancy Foods

• B. Smith Productions.
• Bob Sloan Tour 2007 - The Tailgating Cookbook 2007.
• Diane Morgan Tour 2006 - The Thanksgiving Table 2006.
• Papa Romano's Pizza commercial 2006
• FOX 2 WJBK Halloween Segement 2005.
• Joan Nathan Tour.
• Lidia's Family Table Tour.
• Leanne Ely Tour.
• Detroit News Business 2005.
• Oakland Press Business 2005.
• Eccentric Newspapers 2005.
• FOX 2 WJBK Noon Segements 2005.

• Graduate of Commercial Media Network 2004.
• FOX 2 WJBK Detroit.
‘Tabletops Segments’ 2003-present.
• Food Network New Cookbook Making It Easy 2004.
• FOX 2 WJBK Detroit.
‘ Bobby Flay Segment’.
• "Brenda's Sweets Show". Sarah’s Cake Decorating & Candy Supplies. Cable TV. Producer.
• WXYZ, Detroit. Good Afternoon Detroit…Once a week, food segments.
• WXYZ, Detroit. The Dana Show, guest appearances.
• WXYZ, Detroit. Kelly & Company…Guest appearances / Food Segments.
• WJR RADIO…J.P. McCarthy…One of J.P.’S “People”…Permanent Guest Star/ Food Person.
• Keith Famie’s Adventures in Cooking (Consultant)…September Moon Productions
• WXEL…Guest MC for home show.
• DIA…Arts and Flowers Keynote Speaker…
• Livernois Auto Glass. Corporate Video / Commercial, Co-Produced with Cantour Productions.
• Detroit Producers Association. Lifetime Achievement Awards Ceremonies: Soupy Sales Tribute.
• Papa Murphy's Pizza
• HGTV…The Home and Garden Channel.
• AAA 2003 Frankenmuth, Michigan, Cookie Contest – Judge
• The Lark Restaurant “Chili-Off” Judge – 5 Years
• Mardi Gras Extravaganza – 2003 Judge – Various restaurants, hosted by Mac & Ray’s. (Proceeds to Michigan Culinary Students).
• Armada County Fair, Pastry Judge

Composer and Recipe Developer
• Oakland Press Food Columnist
• Hannaford Supermarkets
• Bashas' Supermarkets
• Michigan Meetings and Events Magazine. Feature Writer and Restaurant Reviewer
• Illinois Meetings and Events Magazine…Features
• Ohio Meetings and Events Magazine…Features, restaurant reviews
• Detroit Monthly Magazine… Features, ‘Food Rap’…Recipe contributor…Monthly Columnist
• Michigan Woman Magazine…Food Editor/ Features
• Detroit News…Health
• PGA MAGAZINE
• Detroiter Magazine
• Detroit Marketplace…Contributing
Editor, Restaurant Reviewer
• Vue Magazine
• Corporate Detroit Magazine
• Marketplace Magazine…Food Editor, Monthly Column, Restaurant Reviewer
• Twenty-One Magazine
• Oakland Life Magazine
• Detroit Metropolitan Woman…Styling / Food Features
• Detroit Producers Association (DPA)…Liaison to The Big Idea Magazine…
• Troy Somerset Gazette
• Troy Times
• The Observer and Eccentric Newspapers
• Events Resource Guide, Contributing Editor

Cookbook contributions

• Birdies Book (pending)
• La Gala de Cuisine
• La Fete au Jardin
• Reiman Publications, Ground Beef Cookbook
• The Cherry Home Companion, By Patty Stearns

• Thompson Corporation
• Handleman Corp.
• Farmer Jacks Corp.
• Finsilver/Friedman Corp.
• Detroit Insitute of Arts
• City of Birmingham
• St. Vincent Sarah Fisher Home
• Kiss Coailation Committee
• Fox-2 T.V.
• HGTV
• 2003 Cranbrook House Table participant
• Numerous Art Gallery Openings and shows
• Orchestra Hall
• City of Rochester
• Earth Day
• Gayles Chocolates Corporate Chocolate Nite
• The Merrill Park Townhomes Event
• The Kitchen Glamor 40th Celebration Week
• Capuchin Soup Kitchen
• Birmingham Community House
• Public Relations Seminiar
• Make-A-Wish Foundation
• Detroit Chamber of Commerce
• Detroit Producers Association
• Victor Saroki AIA