News
February 2008 - Local Pennysaver magazine helps Home Cooking Consultant chefs promote fundraiser for American Heart Association - Read article
February 2008 - Healthy Diet Chef Serves Up Private Cooking Lessons in the NY Area - Chef Phil Andriano joins Home Cooking Consultant to teach healthy cooking classes - Read Press Release
January 2008 - NY Metro area Home Cooking Consultant chefs are eager to teach clients heart-healthy cooking techniques and support awareness of the "Go Red for Women" program of the American Heart Association. - Read Press Release
January 2008 - Cook's Country Magazine publishes a helpful tip from Chef Lia - Read Tip
October 2007 - Chef Lia receives personal chef certification from the United States Personal Chef Association - Read Certificate
October 2007 - Chef Donna Mintz joins Home Cooking Consultant to offer private cooking classes in New York City and Northern New Jersey - Read Press Release
August 2007 - Chef Lia is interviewed by Chef Mark Tafoya of the Culinary Podcast Network about a great kitchen gadget - Listen to Interview
July 2007 - Home Cooking Consultant expands by adding the expertise of Chef Glenn Burgess - Read Press Release
June 2007 - Newsday Wellness Magazine - IIn the Kitchen With...The Viking Cooking School article about a recent class Chef Lia Soscia taught - Girls Night Out in Honolulu. - Read Article
February 2007 - Newsday Wellness Magazine - Look Who's Cooking Now! article about cooking clubs on Long Island. - Read Article
November 2006 - The Times Herald Record published an article "Thanks for New Ideas" by Jennifer Iannolo, founder and CEO of The Gilded Fork, LLC which featured Chef Lia's Pumpkin Streusel Cake - Read Article
October 2006 - The Food Philosophy Podcast hosted by Jennifer Iannolo is a production of Gilded Fork. This podcast features Chef Lia's Pumpkin Streusel Cake as a cooking lesson with her twin nephews. Listen to the Podcast
September 2006 - Chef Lia receives certificate of completion from the American Academy of Independent Studies for Nutrition Concepts and Controversies course.
September 2006 - Chef Lia begins teaching at the Viking Cooking School and Loaves and Fishes Cookshop in Garden City, NY
July 2006 - Chef Lia asked to test new recipes created by America's Test Kitchen before they are published in Cook's Illustrated magazine.
June 2006 - Chef Lia becomes featured blog writer for LongIslandGuide.com.
May 2006 - "Cooking with Seasonal Produce" article published by Personal Chef Magazine - read article
March 2006 - Chef Lia Joins the Gilded Fork⢠Test Kitchen - read the press release
January 2006 - After putting much effort into the marketing and publicity efforts for the NY Chapter of the USPCA, Chef Lia succeeded in getting her message across to Long Islanders about the value of a personal chef through the publication of a NY Times article "The Cook's in the Kitchen, and It's Not You". After reading Chef Lia's press release "Long Island Personal Chef Provides Home Meal Delivery Alternative" below, reporter Marcelle Fischler called to ask Chef Lia to organize interviews with other NY Chapter USPCA Personal Chefs that have been trailblazers in this industry on Long Island. The article describes the overall benefits of hiring a personal chef and that it's not a luxury but a necessity for busy families and professionals.
January 2006 - Long Island Personal Chef Provides Home Meal Delivery Alternative - read the press release
November 2005 - Home Cooking Consultant celebrates First Year Anniversary! - read the press release
Summer 2005 - Chef Lia is interviewed for Chef Educator Today Magazine - read the interview
July 2005 - Chef Lia's Bacon Tip is published in Cooks Country August/September 2005
March 2005 - Bellmore Chamber of Commerce Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Home Cooking Consultant.