Sam ZienI quit a job at a biotech company in 2001 to try to start a travel TV show. The fact that I had zero travel or even television experience didn't seem to matter. I felt I could be at least as bad as lousy people on TV - and maybe even better than others. But a month before a trip to shoot demo footage in Tokyo and Hong Kong, September 11th hit - and that changed everything. So I decided to stick with TV, but switched from travel to cooking. OK, still no experience but did it really matter at this point? I shot a demo and a couple months later ended up with a twice-weekly 2-minute cooking segment on a local...
Alex Snodgrass
Alex Snodgrass is a food lover, health enthusiast, and founder of the popular blog and social media outlet The Defined Dish. She is a recipe developer and food stylist from Dallas, where she lives with her husband and two young daughters. She is a master at substituting clean ingredients to create bold flavors in the kitchen and her recipes are perfect for any level of home cook. In 2018, Alex won the "Most Inspired Weeknight Dinners" Saveur Blog Award, and she continues to share her love for creating special moments around the dinner table.
Sam Zien
Sam ZienI quit a job at a biotech company in 2001 to try to start a travel TV show. The fact that I had zero travel or even television experience didn't seem to matter. I felt I could be at least as bad as lousy people on TV - and maybe even better than others. But a month before a trip to shoot demo footage in Tokyo and Hong Kong, September 11th hit - and that changed everything. So I decided to stick with TV, but switched from travel to cooking. OK, still no experience but did it really matter at this point? I shot a demo and a couple months later ended up with a twice-weekly 2-minute cooking segment on a local...
Alex Snodgrass
Alex Snodgrass is a food lover, health enthusiast, and founder of the popular blog and social media outlet The Defined Dish. She is a recipe developer and food stylist from Dallas, where she lives with her husband and two young daughters. She is a master at substituting clean ingredients to create bold flavors in the kitchen and her recipes are perfect for any level of home cook. In 2018, Alex won the "Most Inspired Weeknight Dinners" Saveur Blog Award, and she continues to share her love for creating special moments around the dinner table.