Diet Detective Charles Stuart Platkin, star of WE tv’s series “I Want to Save Your Life” recently interviewed me as part of his series of “Health Heroes Interviews”. Platkin is one of the country’s leading nutrition and public health advocates with a nationally syndicated newspaper column.

Ahead of an event tonight at my alma mater, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ran Rachel Weaver’s interview with me. In it, we discussed how I got started as the Skinny Chef and my upcoming book “Secrets Of A Skinny Chef”.

Last week, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gretchen McKay interviewed me ahead of an event this week where I will be speaking. The interview was an opportunity to share my journey into the culinary world.

I am sure you’ve heard of Yum Sugar – their food editors round up the best food posts on the internet, and decided to feature my post on zesters. “The Skinny Chef plays zester tester – and explains when each type of zester works best.”

Self Magazine writer Merritt Watts woke up the other day with serious stomach aches – and when she researched the topic online, she came across Jennifer’s “What’s Eating You?” post. Merit admits, there is one person she never thought to turn to for eating advice – a chef!

The editors of “Taste of Park City” magazine included my pomegranate margarita as one of their “Favorite Summer Cocktails, Mojitos, Martinis, Margs, and More!”

Eating right just got easier! In the November 2008 issue of Self Magazine, I share delicious suggestions for breakfast, lunch, snacks, dinner and dessert – for each day of the week! Simply buy what’s on the shopping list to make a week’s worth of tasty, low-calorie meals.

Staying hydrated throughout the day is hard enough between meetings and carpools. Check out this recent article on iYogaLife.com with practical tips to hydrate without hassle. Eating meals with high water content allows you to feel full faster – a healthier formula for weight loss than the typical diet.

Kathleen Murray Harris of “Real Simple” magazine was nice enough to include the Skinny Chef blog as part of her round-up of The Ultimate Collection of Food Blogs.

In this article published on SheKnows.com, I show how to swap empty-calorie ingredients with potent and flavorful superfoods that can pack two to three times as many nutrients as their counterparts. The result? A slimmer, sexier and more beautiful you.