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After working in children's television for nearly 10 years, most notably creating, producing and writing for:
To kick things off for my Penn Foodies series, here's a great inspirational story about one Penn alum entrepreneur who went from the telecom world to tremendous success in the restaurant world.Tell me you're not salivating after watching that video above! Incidentally, the most popular item is the Brisket (Marc’s favorite is the Prime Rib!)."I looked forward to my Texas visits, where I indulged in all the local traditions, including eating smoked sausages and barbecue at the legendary Kreuz Market, drinking Big Red Soda, cooling off with Blue Bell Ice Cream, and enjoyed the sounds of Austin’s rock, blues and country music. Whether I was listening to my grandfather’s proud tales of growing up in the Lone Star State, or traveling with family and friends through Central Texas “Hill Country,” these are the memories that inspired me to open a New York City restaurant to honor the barbecue and live music capital of Texas."
"No other barbecue place that has opened in recent years has gotten it so right, right out of the gate. Hill Country is one of the finest new barbecue spots to open in New York in quite some time. The brisket is a thing of balance and beauty." -NY TimesAnd with the quote above, I don't think you can go wrong with whatever you order!
Get in touch with Marc: marc at hillcountryny.com 
Kristin Fairweather (Penn Grad '01, Masters in Government Administration, Alumni Relations) is in the running for winning a $350,000 production grant and a guarantee of a premiere at next year’s LA Film Festival. ...and they need your vote!
Tasked with shooting a 3-minute short they decided against doing a traditional trailer and shot a stand-alone script called "Save the Future" that we bill as "a companion piece" to the feature length film (and recent Nantucket Film Festival screenplay award winning) Future Weather. If they are selected as the winner of the Netflix contest then they get the funds to shoot the feature. "Save the Future" Netflix Short description:Check out the film above. It really is a beautiful piece of work!
In Deller's 3-minute companion short for the Netflix competition, FUTURE WEATHER's protagonist reimagines a day in her life as a public service announcement, blurring the lines between family struggles and fear of environmental apocalypse.
Future Weather Feature logline:
Future Weather, is a coming-of-age tale about a 13-year-old environmentalist. Central to the stories of three rural women, is the gifted but lonely Laduree, an aspiring conservationist whose experiments to save the planet from global warming are destroyed when her single mom runs away to find herself.
Although they're relatively new to the market, they've already been getting great press; Entertainment Weekly, the "Ellen DeGeneres Show", Daily Candy and Urban Baby have featured them in the past month!"Dalla Nonna’s signature piece, the calendar necklace, exemplifies dalla nonna’s blend of tradition and trend. derived from an old tie pin of jess’ grandpa howard, each piece is executed in 14k yellow, white or rose gold or sterling silver, and accented with a sapphire in a color chosen by the wearer to commemorate a date of her choosing (could be a birthday, graduation, anniversary, mother's day (may 10th!), birth of a child or any other important date). With its sleek and modern design, the calendar necklace is a subtle statement piece that allows the wearer to hold a date that is close to her heart even closer still. The calendar necklace is the perfect way to mark a birthday, bat mitzvah, engagement or wedding and a great way to congratulate a graduate!"
See their collection HERE
"When things get tough for offbeat Carys Reitman, she does what any emotionally isolated, modern girl would do - she goes to strangers' funerals. At one fateful funeral, she unexpectedly meets Tyler, a man mourning his fiancee. Despite the warnings of her undertaker best friend Shane and her roommate Lila, she finds herself connecting to someone for the first time. Searching for answers, Carys goes to see her estranged mother to confront her past. And as she tries to open herself to the risks of love with Tyler, she realizes she may have more to fear than just a broken heart..."
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She appears regularly on The Today Show, E! News, NY1, Fox, and the CW. I'm not talking about Paris or Lindsey...
"Clothes that do more than make you look good""Breakthroughs for every body type""Recently, I have added a component to my website where I share the scoop on the favorite fashion and beauty items that I am using (since everyone asks me all the time!) and I am starting a mailing list so that people who want to be up to date on my appearances and get my tips can be looped in a couple times a month."Learn more about how Jenn changed careers and is now doing about 4 segments on TV a week!
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A couple of months ago one Penn alum was featured on the cover of a popular magazine and now news of another alum on a magazine cover.
Over the past few days, we've been talking about Roy Bank (C'94), reality head honcho over at Mark Burnett Productions and now President of Merv Griffin Television."Each one-hour episode of the tentatively-titled series will follow a team of contestants who are given weekly advertisement-writing assignments before having to perform the catchy campaign they created. The products they're pitching could include anything from food or toys to a sports' team fight song or TV show theme. In addition to having to impress a panel of yet-to-be-announced judges and the studio audience, the contestants will also have to wow home viewers -- who will vote for their favorite following each broadcast to determine a weekly winner."Clever and potentially cringe-worthy music WITH product placement?! I'll be watching for sure!
Other Penn alumni who have made successful career changes
Over the past 2 days, we've been talking about Roy Bank (C'94), Reality head honcho over at Mark Burnett Productions and now President of Merv Griffin Television.
Check back on Friday to find out what new projects Roy has been working on.
This week, I've posted Penn related stories about love on TV, love in the movies and today, I've got love in print.
Win his Shaving Cream!
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Win the Cloverfield DVD
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