If you’ve enjoyed learning about the latest restaurants, recent grocery store openings, and generally all things food related in the New England area, Chris Lyons Communications might have been behind the news.
She is a public relations consultant and entrepreneur who knows how to get things done and spread the word. She gets us bloggers involved and sometimes feeds us too!
I always enjoy learning more about the local food scene from Chris, so let’s learn a little more about her for the fourth part of the interview series, You Pick Six.
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What is a favorite simple recipe to prepare at home?
Make your favorite meatloaf recipe, but instead of just pushing it into a pan, flatten in into an oblong (on wax paper) and layer on whatever vegetables and cheese you have in the fridge. Last week I used whole leaf spinach, sauteed leeks and burrata. Using the wax paper, roll the meat into a thick cylinder, seal the edges, and bake for 40 minutes at 350 degrees. Slices prettily and is good cold too.
What is a favorite dessert?
Anything made with cooked milk: dulce de leche, caramel, butterscotch.
What is a favorite snack?
I always crave sugar, never salt, and prefer things that are chewy. I love fruit leather, gummies and gumdrops, salt water taffy, DOTS.
What are some of your pet peeves in the kitchen?
I hate peeling things — apples, potatoes, cukes, etc.
What is a favorite cookbook?
Anything written by Cathy Walthers, a private chef and multi-cookbook author based on Martha’s Vineyard. Her “Raising the Salad Bar” is a minor classic.
Tell me about where you grew up.
I was born in Brooklyn and grew up mostly on Long Island, so the foods I feel most connected to emotionally are deli meats (I still adore olive loaf), full dill pickles, seeded rye bread, bagels, diner breakfasts and halvah. I’m the most Jewish WASP you’ll ever meet.
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Thank you so much for participating Chris!
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Photos provided by Public Relations Consultant Chris Lyons.
Hi Lisa,
I’ve been trying to find Chris Lyons’ site, with no luck. Would you happen to know how to contact her?
Thanks so much!
-Helen
Helen – Thank you for stopping by! From what I can tell, she doesn’t have a website. I can see a link to your website and I will pass along your information to Chris. Hopefully you’ll hear from her soon!
Thanks so much!