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Chef Works will be spotlighting someone in the front of the house each month through November as part of our Five-Star Service blog feature. In December, well vote who has the best story and dress the winning restaurant with Chef Works gear! Pictured above is Josh Landrum, photographed by Chef Works in his Galveston Chefs Cross-Back Bib Apron.To nominate a server, bartender or brand ambassador, email kgemmell@chefworks.com. When a lot of 17- and 18-year olds were experimenting with alcohol in a social setting, all Josh Landrum wanted to do was learn the art of mixology. Already steeped in the hospitality...

Sunny days, mountain biking, and a little group support all helped Lisa Barnard reach her ideal weight Vital Stats Name Lisa Barnard HomePhoenix,AZ Age 37 Height 59 Job Owner of an ad and design business Weight before 230 Weight after 140 The Gain: As a teen growing up in differentU.S.cities (her father was in the military), Lisa Barnard kept fit by playing volleyball and basketball. But when she started college inOregon, the gloomy weather plus homesickness squashed her desire to exercise. Between her lack of activity and a steady diet of pizza and beer, Barnards weight ballooned to 230 pounds....

When I first moved to Colorado, I thought my family and I would somehow magically pick up skiing, hitting the slopes every winter. But as it turns out, skiing is not an easy thing to start up on your own in your 30s. Between the cost of gear and ski passes, plus a few chronic pain issues, it never really became a hobby for us. Over the years, though, weve learned to love our getaways in the snow-capped Rockies. In fact, weve even stayed at ski resorts and had a splendid time no skis required. Try Alternative Ways To Pump...

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Theres a particular feeling of liberty that comes with being able to hop on a bike from a city apartment and ride directly to a campsite far from the bustle, surrounded by lush greenery and a river, in just a few hours. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal towpath, or C&O Canal Towpath, which connects Washington, D.C. with Cumberland, Maryland through 185 miles of flat trails perfect for biking, allows you to feel just that. The leafy path winds its way between the old canal, once used to ship coal from the Allegheny Mountains to the west, and the Potomac River...