ENTERTAINING

The go-to Entertaining and Celebrations Expert site, MealsOnHeelsbyMindy.com, fuses food, fashion and travel to create menus and parties with international flare and panache. Every party I plan, no matter the size, is a unique cultural experience that bridges the gap between formal gala and affordable dinner party. As founder of Meals on Heels, I feel the best part of event planning is building menus from scratch with no rules. Over the past 15 years, I have planned hundreds of events. While serving as the Development Director of Fundraising for the Princess Grace Foundation and HSH Prince Albert of Monaco II and The Princely Family, I spearheaded fundraising and corporate sponsorship for all events including two annual galas that raised over a million dollars. As part of Daniel Boulud's culinary team at Feast & Fetes, I helped orchestrate special events such as the Jazz Aspen Festival and South Beach Food & Wine Festival. With Meals on Heels, I combine my professional and travel experiences with my eye for style and love of cooking to make entertaining flavorful, fun, and fashionable. Even as a child, it was clear that I had a passion for entertaining. Armed with my Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse Cookbook and my mom's heels, I spent much of my childhood hosting themed parties for friends. After graduating from college, my love for fashion led me to Saks Fifth Avenue where I worked as a merchandise analyst. One of my most memorable team building parties was working with designer James Ferragamo on a home-cooked Italian feast at his family's Little Italy home. A few years later, I moved to London to take graduate courses in International Relations. While abroad, I traveled and began honing my palette for ethnic cuisines. This affirmed my belief that no matter what culture or country, food and entertaining are instrumental diplomats that bring people together. In my spare time, I love to travel. While my favorite destination is the Mediterranean, wherever

Dawn was previously a Contributing editor for Happy Housewives Club for several years, and also was a featured writer for HowTo.com as well as Dawn wrote many articles pertaining to housekeeping, how to's, cooking and entertaining. Dawn currently maintains two blogs, Housewife Hints and 1001 Meatballs Served.

J Samuel Tipton was born and raised in the heart of the Midwest. He began writing at an early age and has never stopped with his passion, turning it into a lifetime of freelancing and other literary pursuits. He enjoys traveling, entertaining, research and spending as much time as possible with loved ones. J Samuel currently resides at his farming estate that has been in the family for several generations.

My name is Vanessa Nunley; the More is More Mom. I am a professional mother, Interior Designer, Life Stylist, Speaker and blogger http://moreismoremom.com My mantra is more of everything is always better; from quiet thoughtful moments to grand sweeping gestures. My message illustrates my passion for gracious living and creating meaningful life experiences for my family and friends. I write about family life, interior design, personal style, entertaining and cooking, and entertainment. I am a featured contributor to the Chicago Tribune's Triblocal and ChicagoNow.

Los Angeles native Adeline Ashley is founder and president of an award winning website www.cleverparties.com. With over 15 years experience in the gourmet foods, corporate gifts, catering and event planning industries, she has become an expert in providing creative gifts and event planning ideas. Special artistic care goes into creating extraordinary celebrations and fabulous gifts to deliver that extra WOW factor --hence, she has a long list of celebrity and corporate clients from Oprah to Aerosmith and Boeing to Warner Bros. Adeline's business background along with a passion for entertaining was a natural transition for her to create Clever Parties. Through recent planning of party events, both personally and professionally, she saw an opportunity to develop a unique online resource for planning, sharing, and creating clever parties and events. She wanted to build a site that was cool, fun and easy to use with helpful tools and social networking capabilities.

A food blogger creating original recipes, cooking, entertaining and telling the stories from my kitchen.

A 16 year veteran USN Information Technology Chief Petty Officer who spent 7 out of the 16 years onboard various ships that include The USS Theodore Roosevelt, USS Emory S Land, USS Thorn, and the USS Nitro. Now retired finds himself writing, singing, playing music, entertaining and enjoying the simple things in life. Happily married to the same wife for 23 years with 2 great kids.

Young professional and aspiring entrepreneur who currently resides in Houston, TX. I'm originally from Upstate New York and I attended college in a small town in Western New York. I'm a huge sports fan who enjoys entertaining and travel.

For 13 years, I had the privilege of serving children as an elementary school teacher. I am currently in the process of preparing to do missionary service in Europe. I'm most passionate about my faith, family, entertaining, serving, and anything creative.

Seeking to write freelance articles on a variety of topics including business, marketing, and wine and entertaining. Knowledge of wine and entertaining.

A total foodie...I'm a self taught gourmet cook that dabbles in organic herb, vegetable & fruit gardening however I'm in the process of earning my Culinary Arts degree. Entertaining family & friends with great food made with fresh ingredients and unexpected flavors is my passion. I have an incredible collection of exotic spices, herbs, vinegars & oils that I enjoy experimenting in the kitchen with. My food philosophy is "Variety, flavors & herbs are the spices of life.â„¢" My blog is the "Eclectic Kitchenâ„¢

Erin Frank is a freelance writer and editor living in San Francisco. After a career in book publishing at a major house in New York, she moved to San Francisco and began writing. She is Editor for the travel website Jetset Extra (www.jetsetextra.com), as well as a weekly contributor for the wedding website Bay Area Bride Guide (www.bayareabrideguide.com) which offers tips for brides in and around San Francisco. She is also creator of the entertaining and hostessing blog Host-It Notes (www.host-itnotes.com).

Patricia is a romance novelist and freelance writer who feels fortunate to live in the Chesapeake Bay area of Maryland which provides much of the inspiration for her writing. Her favorite topics include family, entertaining, decorating, boating, and all things outdoors.

I enjoy spending time with my friends and family, cooking and entertaining. I like reading and writing and learning new things. In general I love shopping, eating and planning parties!

Jennie has been writing internet articles for several years. Her first published piece of work was a short story featured in a local newspaper. Her poetry has been featured in two anthologies. Jennie writes on topics concerning homemaking, crafts, decorating and entertaining, weight-loss and health, beauty and fashion, entertainment and current events, and sociological and behavioral issues. She also enjoys creative writing.

Beth is a native of Cleveland Ohio, with a background in Public Relations and Marketing. She is currently a freelance writer and lifestyle coach specializing in the areas of Luxury Lifestyles, Gardening, Cooking, Fashion and Entertaining.

Ellen Folkman, a Flagler College graduate, has been writing professionally for over 10 years. She enjoys writing about food and wine, party planning, budget meals, entertaining, kids parties, table settings and related topics. I am available for writing jobs. Contact me at lovetowrite4you@hotmail.com.

My name is Krissy Haga. I am a wife and mother of one. I'm a college graduate in Business and Marketing, and I have a background in English. I enjoy cooking, entertaining, family time, reading, writing, and blogging.

Jennifer is a web 2.0 freelance writer. She writes numerous articles on parties, entertaining, parenting, frugal living, education, crafts, and health.

Mihaly has written decor, craft, lifestyle, entertaining, travel, and humor stories for Martha Stewart Living, GoodHousekeeping.com, In Style Home, Delish.com, Budget Living, et al.

I am an expert on affordable but fabulous entertaining. From hosting an affordable party for kids to cutting costs around the holidays, I help readers with ideas for food, decorating, and party concepts.

I am a 33 year old music industry professional who is passionate about entertaining, looking great and living the good life - on a dime. My primary interests are music, fine food and design, but I also love travel, history and fashion.

Founders of Partybluprints.com. Your 'go to " resource for inspirations and ideas for easy entertaining in style.

I am a stay at home mom with lots of experience in caring for and entertaining children and dealing with the daily rigors of family life.

I study health and dietary issues extensively, I also love gourmet cooking and theme entertaining. I currently write for several diffenrent websites and blogs.

I am the CEO and Founder of Celebrations Consulting, an event planning consultation firm where most of my clients are non-profits. I am an expert on party planning and at-home entertaining

I am a 35 year old attorney with many interests outside of law. I worked in food service for 16 years prior to law school. Aside from family and friends, cooking, entertaining and music bring me great joy. Bringing them all together is pure happiness.

I'm a 36 year old stay at home mother with 2 boys.I've been married for 17 years.A jack of all trades,I can do many things like oil painting,writing,entertaining& ebaying.A quick learner but my brain moves faster than either my mouth or hands.

Kathi Dameron writes a newspaper column called Entertaining with Kathi. She was the chef, owner, and event designer of Canopy Rose Catering, a Tallahassee Florida catering company. Past careers include education, publishing, fashion, sales,& consulting.

Crystal Ray is an award-winning freelance writer and artist from the Chicago area. Her passion is interior design, but she also loves entertaining and crafting. She is continually developing unique and creative ideas to share with the world.