meet the makers: pamela salzman

December 16, 2015 Miranda Hammer

Pamela Salzman is the type of woman you want for your best friend, surrogate mom, and on call personal chef. She whips up gorgeous concoctions on a daily basis for her family of five as well as with her students in her LA-based cooking classes. Pamela and I first became Instagram friends a while back, and I immediately fell in love with her clean California aesthetic and kitchen practicality. I had the opportunity to meet Pamela during one of her visits to New York City for an appearance on the Today Show. She was even more charming and warm in person. Pamela appears to do it all and does it all with a beautiful smile in place. I was eager to share more about her with the crunchy radish community on the latest installment of Meet the Makers.

meet the makers: nourish kitchen + table

September 14, 2015 Miranda Hammer

In an effort to inspire and promote the most well rounded of lifestyles, Crunchy Radish is releasing the next installment of Meet the Makers. Here we highlight companies and people who are making strides in the health and wellness industry. Up next - Marissa Lippert, registered dietitian, owner, and creator of Nourish Kitchen + Table.

meet the makers: odacité

August 10, 2015 Miranda Hammer

In an effort to inspire and promote the most well rounded of lifestyles, Crunchy Radish is releasing the next installment of Meet the Makers. Here we highlight companies and people who are making strides in the health and wellness industry. Up next - Valérie Grandury, founder of Odacité, a natural and organic skin care company and a Crunchy Radish favorite.

meet the makers - hungryroot

May 19, 2015 Miranda Hammer

In an effort to help inspire and promote the most well rounded of lifestyles, Crunchy Radish is introducing a new series, Meet the Makers. Here we will highlight companies and people who are making strides in the health and wellness industry. First up, HungryRoot!

radish recs: maine *with a baby

We spent the last unofficial week of summer in Maine. We have visited a few times before but, this was our first trip with Jack in tow. Maine is one of my favorite places to visit because it emanates quintessential New England charm with its beautiful coastlines, fabulous seafood, and welcoming communities.

radish recs: golden door spa and resort

This has been a busy summer for me filled with some amazing travel, fun work opportunities, and prepping for the incoming addition of #babyradish. I also had the incredible opportunity to attend the cooking school at the Golden Door Spa and Resort outside Escondido, California in early August for some personal development paired with some R and R. The few days that I spent at the Golden Door allowed me some major relaxation partnered with my favorite past time - cooking!

The Golden Door experience is completely tailored to each guest's needs, from dietary requests, spa treatments, and workouts - everyone's visit is 100% unique. The primary purpose of my stay was to improve upon my culinary skills and to learn new techniques around building flavor and texture using vegetable-forward ingredients without sacrificing the nutritional quality of the food. Although the main incentive of my visit was for the cooking school, that didn't mean that I couldn't indulge in all of the glory that the Golden Door has to offer.

radish recs: blackberry farm

Blackberry Farm located in Walland, TN, 45 minutes from Knoxville, is a food lovers vacation. It embodies the dream combination of luxury amenities, local and exceptional food, and a Southern experience built around agriculture and activities set against the Great Smoky Mountains.

Radish Recs: Nantucket

Nantucket will forever be our special place, as I know it is for many people. When I first visited sixteen years ago, I was immediately awe struck by the magic and pure unadulterated beauty of the island. The unforgiving “New Englandness” of it all and its upscale Americanism that truly rain supreme. Our transcendent tour guides, Emily and Jack, were present throughout our brief little trip, and we are forever grateful to them for guiding us in the most perfect directions. We spent a little under three days on the Island but, as always, it was well fueled by fantastic and memorable eats. Here are my Radish Recs: Nantucket

radish recs: chicago

In celebration of my little g's 92nd birthday, my family and I descended upon Chicago. We had little more than 48 hours. Our mission: To eat the best we could and to see as many sites as possible. Mission status: Accomplished.

Miranda Hammer,

MS, RD, CDN