Sam Talbot (born December 27, 1977) is a Sicilian-American chef from Charlotte, North Carolina, best known as a semi-finalist on Season 2 of Bravo's Top Chef, eventually placing third. Talbot returned to Top Chef for the episode "Four Star All Stars" with Elia Aboumrad, Marcel Vigneron, and Ilan Hall. Talbot and the other three were defeated by Season 1's Tiffani Faison, Harold Dieterle, and Stephen Asprinio.

Professional[link]

Talbot received his education from Johnson & Wales University in Charleston, South Carolina.^[1] After working his way up to production chef at Dean and DeLuca, he worked under James Burns, the acclaimed head chef at Charleston’s J. Bistro. In Charleston, he met Sarah Vida, who later became his business partner in the Williamsburgh Cafe after he moved to New York City. In New York City, he has held the position of executive chef at several restaurants, such as the Black Duck, Williamsburgh Cafe, and Punch.^[1] Talbot has since opened the restaurant The Surf Lodge.^[2][3]

Talbot appeared in the 5th episode of the 2nd season of The Real Housewives of New York City "New York State of Mind" as a friend of one of the housewives, Kelly Killoren Bensimon.

Talbot's book The Sweet Life: Diabetes without Boundaries is a memoir and a cook book with recipes for diabetics.^[4]

Personal[link]

Talbot is a diabetic and wears an insulin pump attached to his leg.^[1][5]

In July 2008, Talbot became engaged to Colombian model and t-shirt designer Paola Guerrero.^[6] The two wed in a small ceremony at City Hall in New York City on November 17, 2008^[7] and divorced about a year later.^[8]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Sam Talbot at the Chef and Restaurant Database

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Donavon Frankenreiter
Personal information
Born	(1972-12-10) December 10, 1972 (age 39) Downey, California, United States
Residence	San Clemente, California
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Surfing career
Years active	1985–present
Sponsors	Billabong, Sanuk, Von Zipper, Surf Prescriptions, Coors Light, Verizon Wireless
Surfing specifications
Stance	Regular (natural) foot
Shaper(s)	Jeff 'Doc' Lausch
Quiver	Donavon has one of the largest quivers of any surfer, comprising boards dating from the 1950s to present. The number is in the hundreds.
Favorite waves	Trestles (San Clemente, California) Hossegor (France), Pipeline (North Shore, Oahu), Puerto Escondido (Mexico)
Website	www.donavonf.com

Donavon Frankenreiter (born December 10, 1972, Downey, California) is an American musician and surfer. He is a long-time friend of Jack Johnson and his debut self-titled album was released in 2004 on Johnson's Brushfire Records through Universal Music and made the Australian ARIA Top-40 charts in April 2004.

Surfing career[link]

Frankenreiter took up surfing as a teenager on the beaches of San Clemente, California, and was eventually signed to a sponsorship deal with the Australian-based Billabong clothing company which allowed him to travel the world over.^{[citation needed]} During his travels, he would rent a room in North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, from the parents of musician and surfing-enthusiast Jack Johnson which resulted in Frankenreiter and Johnson developing a strong friendship.

Donavon is also well known for his appearances in the Drive Thru series of surf videos.

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Musical career[link]

Frankenreiter started playing in the group, Peanut Butter and Jam, at the age of 18. In 1996 he began to seriously pursue a musical career when he formed the band Sunchild. In Sunchild, Frankenreiter was the lead guitar player but did not sing. The band had a 70s rock sound similar in style to The Black Crowes. They released their first CD, Barefoot & Live, on Surfdog Records in 1997. Produced by Gary Hoey, the live album featured covers of The Allman Brothers Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Rolling Stones, and Van Morrison, as well as several originals. California Honey followed in 2000 on their own Sunchild Records. This studio album is now out-of-print. Sunchild disbanded in 2001 and Frankenreiter went on to pursue a solo career.

In 2002, Frankenreiter signed with Brushfire Records. His self-titled solo album, Donavon Frankenreiter, was recorded with co-producers Jack Johnson and Mario Caldato Jr. Johnson appears on the album, as do G. Love and Eels member Koool G. Murder. The album was released in April 2004 in Australia due to his high profile in that country from his support gigs for Jack Johnson and from Frankenreiter’s own surfing career. He toured Australia in April 2004, helping the album reach the top forty of the ARIA albums chart. Gary Jules was his support act on this tour. The album was released in the United States one month later, on 11 May 2004.

In 2006, Frankenreiter left Brushfire Records and signed with Lost Highway Records, home of such notable artists as Elvis Costello, Ryan Adams and Willie Nelson. His follow-up album, Move by Yourself, was released on June 6, 2006. Later that year Donavon recorded a song called "Lovely Day" along with Koool G., which was featured in the opening sequence of the 2006 film Snakes on a Plane, and also appears on that movie's soundtrack.

Donavon's first live DVD, "Donavon Frankenreiter: The Abbey Road Sessions" was filmed and recorded at a special concert performed at Abbey Road studios in London, England in November 2005, and subsequently released in early '06.

In November 2007, Donavon toured throughout Brazil on the Mostra Alma Surf Festival with bands, Animal Liberation Orchestra, G. Love and Matt Costa along with Surf Artists Jay Alders, Nathan Gibbs, Céline Chat, Surf Photographer Sean Davey and Surf Film Maker Sunny Abberton.^[1]

An acoustic EP of cover songs called Recycled Recipes landed in 2007 with the polished full-length Pass It Around following a year later. For the Pass It Around Tour, Donavon teamed up with Surf Artist and friend, Jay Alders to design a Limited Edition Tour Poster.^[2] A second volume of "Recycled Recipes" followed in early 2010 which featured another round of cover songs performed by Donavon and the band.

In 2010 Donavon parted ways with Lost Highway Records and formed his own label, Liquid Tambourine Records. He subsequently recorded and released his fourth studio album of original material entitled "Glow", which was produced by Mark Weinberg.^[3] The album has had two singles thus far: the title track "Glow" (written by Matt Nathanson) and "Keeping Me Away From You".

In early 2012, Donavon cut ties with band mates Eric Brigmond, Craig Barnette, and Pete Winders, but maintained ties with original band member Matt Grundy.

Donavon is well known for his iconic mustache and quick witted humor. He is married with two sons and lives in Kauai, HI.

Discography[link]

with Sunchild:

• Mr Jesus (1994)
• Barefoot & Live (1997)
• California Honey (2000)
• The Galaxy Session (2009)

solo:

• Donavon Frankenreiter (2004) #165 US
• Move by Yourself (2006)
• The Abbey Road Sessions (DVD) (2006)
• Recycled Recipes EP (2007)
• Pass It Around (2008) Wrasse Records
• Donavon Alive in Tahiti (DVD) (2008)
• Revisited (2010)
• Glow (2010)
• Recycled Recipes, Vol. 2 EP (2011)
• Start Livin' (2012)

With Jack Johnson and G.Love:

• Some Live Songs EP (2005)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website

• Beat.com.au Interview
• Feature on Donovan Frankenreiter
• Official Donavon Frankenreiter Artist Page
• Donavon Frankenreiter Band collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
• Donavon Frankenreiter at The Dwarf
• Painting of Donavon Frankenreiter

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Diane Kress (born February 27, 1959) is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator with a private practice in medical nutrition therapy in Morristown, NJ.^[1] She is best known for researching and authoring The Metabolism Miracle which was on The New York Times Bestseller List in 2010.^[2]

References[link]

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