Monday, August 9, 2010

8/10 - Jessica Denay , Andrew Sutton. Chris O'Donnell,

Jessica Denay - Hot Mom Handbook
Jessica is a single mom of an 10 year old boy, Gabriel, she is the author of The Hot Mom’s Handbook series (HarperCollins re-release in 2010) Jessica is regarded as a leading ‘mom’ expert and has been featured and quoted in dozens of national magazine and has appeared on over 100 television shows including The Today’s Show, CNN, The Insider, ET, iVillage Live, Fox, ABC, NBC, E! and The Tyra Banks Show. She is OK magazine’s weekly celebrity mom and baby expert, the editor at large for MOM magazine and the Ambassador for Youth for the National PTA, she’s on the advisory board for classwish.organd Pregnancy Awareness Month (PAM).  The Hot Moms Club and Jessica have coordinated nurseries, baby showers and events for top celebrity parents including, Jenny McCarthy, Mariska Hargitay, Lauren Holly, Kelly Rutherford, Brooke and Charlie Sheen, Ana Ortiz, Trista Sutter, Alison Sweeney, Judy Reyes, Angie Everhart, and Joey Lawrence to name a few.  On a personal note Jessica grew up in New Jersey, she was a high school teacher and counselor for troubled teens. When the school was closed for lack of funding she went into Manhattan and began teaching privately for teen performers on Broadway and young professional athletes. She started working with Keely and Pierce Brosnan’s son in 1998 during the filming of Thomas Crown Affair, an incredible experience, with them she traveled the world and met some legendary people. They cultivated her passion for art, the environment, and healthy eating. She relocated to Los Angeles and continued working for the family until 2005 when Hot Moms Club was born. She was married briefly to actor Bryan Dattilo, (Lucas, Days of our Lives). She loves the beach, avocados, photography, acoustic music, English accents, high heels, NYC at Christmas time, the smell of Sandalwood, her son’s laugh, the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and the number 3.  Jessica is passionate about traveling and adventure-(she has climbed to the top of Machu Picchu, Spent 2 months backpacking in Sicily, took a helicopter up the coast of Ireland after spending a week at Ashford Castle, she’s explored the Volcanoes in Hawaii, jumped out of an airplane and been snorkeling just about everywhere the water is warm-Bora Bora being her favorite). -But she is absolutely her happiest at home or walking on the beach with her son.

Chef Andrew Sutton - Napa Rose Restaurant
Sutton accepted the medal for his lifetime of achievements including his involvement in creating an award-winning menu, featuring hand-selected ingredients from throughout California’s diverse regions for Napa Rose, the five-star restaurant he helped launched when he joined the Disneyland Resort nine years ago. “This medal means so much to me,” Sutton said. “It is truly humbling to be recognized for outstanding and lasting contributions. For me, what it’s really about are the people I work with and the guests we serve.” Sutton graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 1987 but his passion for cooking was established years before. Learning from parents who he deemed “great cooks,” Sutton took his familial knowledge and worked in various casual eateries in his hometown of Dallas. The flavorful road between those first jobs and his first 10 years as a chef was filled with learning various culinary techniques including French, California, and Southwest cuisine.  In 1993, Sutton was recruited to the internationally acclaimed boutique property, Napa Valley’s Auberge du Soleil. In 2000, he joined the Disneyland Resort. Since then, his contributions to the profession have been demonstrated in his ability to bring Napa Valley’s “earth to table” cuisine to Disneyland Resort guests.  “We are extremely proud of Chef Sutton for this achievement. It is a tribute to his culinary excellence and his good character,” said Tony Bruno, vice president, Resort hotels and Downtown Disney. “His influence has been instrumental in shaping Napa Rose into an award-winning dining experience.”

Chris O'Donnell -  NCIS - Los Angeles
Actor Chris O’Donnell has teamed up with Trident to help their effort to provide dental care to children in need. This year’s funding by Trident to the Smiles Across America program will more than double the number of children in need who will receive oral care and education in school-linked or school-based settings.  Chris O’Donnell is currently starring in the hit CBS drama NCIS: Los Angeles. He recently starred in Twentieth Century Fox’s Max Payne, New Line’s Kitt Kittridge: An American Girl, the TNT Miniseries entitled The Company, and the hit series Grey’s Anatomy. He can currently be seen in Warner Bros’ Cats & Dogs: The Revenge Of Kitty Galore and will next be seen in the independent film A Little Help alongside Jenna Fischer.  O’ Donnell made his motion picture debut with a critically acclaimed performance in Men Don’t Leave, followed by a memorable cameo in Fried Green Tomatoes. In 1993, O’ Donnell was nominated for a Golden Globe and won the Chicago Film Critics Award for his starring role in Scent Of A Woman. O’Donnell’s other film credits include The Three Musketeers, Vertical Limit, The Bachelor, Circle Of Friends, and the highest grossing film of 1995, Batman Forever.   He went on to star in The Chamber, and In Love And War, Cookies Fortune, Kinsey and reprised his role as Robin in the 1997 hit, Batman And Robin. In 2002, O’Donnell made his Broadway stage debut in Arthur Miller’s play “The Man Who Had All the Luck” opposite Samantha Mathis. O’Donnell resides in Los Angeles with his wife and children.