LARRY LIPSON - COSTA RICA WINE REPORT
For fifty years Larry Lipson was the food critic for the Los Angeles Daily News and now reports from Costa Rica weekly with his thoughts and favorite picks for Food & Wine. His lovely Wife Lillian is also on hand at the Lipson Institute for advanced wine studies.
CASEY NOBLE - OUTSMART THE SEASON WITH SAVVY BUDGETING TIPS TO MAKE SPIRITS BRIGHT
Casey Noble, host of HGTV’s Design on a Dime, brings her design expertise to the table. After graduating from George Mason University, Casey began her design career as a computer graphics artist in Washington, D.C., before moving to California to study interior design at The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising. During her time at FIDM, Casey pursued opportunities in the creative world of hospitality design and continued her career at some of the top hospitality design firms, specializing in hotels, restaurants, bars and spas. In 2009 Casey founded her own design firm with two colleagues. Some of their diverse and distinguished portfolios include the Borgata, SLS Miami and the Redbury, listed as one of Conde Nast’s hot list hotels for 2011. Casey’s enthusiasm for design was one of the motivating factors that brought her to compete in season five of HGTV’s Design Star, where she made it to the top three.
Casey Noble, host of HGTV’s Design on a Dime, will discuss ways to survive – and even savor! As the title of her show suggests, Casey feels don’t need to spend big bucks to make a big impression!