Nicole Aloni

Discover what is possible for YOU and your business.Create a career that brings the joy and financial success you envision. More than 20 years of experiences as a successful catering entrepreneur and food product manufacturer, combined with study through the internationally regarded Coaches Training Institute, provides the foundation for my coaching consultancy for food professionals. My [...]

Escape to romantic Bali with a team of culinary experts and go through the kitchen door to experience the hidden treasures of this exotic island.

You may now find all of my recipes, entertaining tips, and green living articles in my new blog, called A Conscious Feast™, online at consciousfeast.com.

I am absolutely passionate about entertaining and cooking with a mindful approach to global sustainability, and as I’ve taken the time to go back and update past recipes with this approach, I felt they needed a home of their own.

On nicolealoni.net, I’ll continue to blog and share my experiences as a food writer and spokesperson. You can also turn here for the scoop on upcoming tours, media appearances, and when I might be visiting your town for a class or talk. If you’d like to keep up with me on this site, please consider subscribing via RSS or email.

Nicole partnered with Debi Lily (Oprah’s event planner) to discuss Cooking Clubs, the collaborative strategy for families to get great meals on the table for less money. More than 16 television stations from around the country taped the duo for live interviews.

Cooking Solutions for Tough Times I’m happy to introduce a series of recipes from the Komo TV News feature Tactics for Tough Times with KOMO reporter Elisa Jaffe. These features started to air Friday, March 6th, 2009. View the recipes »

Slow Food www.slowfoodusa.com The organization that cherishes traditional foodways, artisanal producers, heirloom foods and the art of gracious time at the table. Nielsen-Massey Vanilla www.nielsenmassey.com They have been making the best vanilla for 100 years (and the owner is a friend). They have conventional and organic vanilla in many formats: the paste is the bomb! [...]

With so many great sites for the aspiring gourmet (and gourmand), it gets a little difficult deciding who to turn to when you need great advice, or want to check out the latest on great chefs and techniques. These are some of my favorites. All About Beer www.allaboutbeer.com All About Beer: An Encyclopedic beer info [...]

The companies and products listed below can form the backbone of your kitchen support group. While especially comforting for the novice, the finished dishes or ingredients included here will help anyone round out a menu. Not only are these products delicious, they are from “somewhere else”, and by definition exotic and interesting. This is one [...]

Whether planning a vacation, or looking to try a new restaurant in your town, the following websites will help you learn about, link to, and read reviews for restaurants all over the country. CuisineNet www.cuisinenet.com Over one hundred best hospitality sites to search for restaurant reviews, and gourmet products, from the Great Eastern Mussel Farm [...]

If you aren’t fortunate enough to have a great kitchen shop in your community, the internet is here for you. The stores listed below will provide the chef tools, appliances, dishes, and cookware needed for any recipe you want to tackle! Check out my Amazon store to see and purchase my personal favorite kitchen tools [...]