They’re all giving us life right now.
Ive realized the power of saying what I feel, especially when everythings not perfect, she says.
You never know whats going to trigger those feelings.
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Kishs candor and story have won her many fans.
She became a regular guest judge, until the producers brought her on as host.
Now, withTop Chefin its 21st season, shes on her biggest stage yet.
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Remarkably, this job gives her less anxiety than youd think.
I know what I know and what I dont know, she says.
At the end of the day, my role as host is simply to be me and be honest.
That I can do.
I get emotional thinking about it because nobody has done it better than that woman did, Shepherd says.
To have Oprah come on my show and say she was passing the baton to me?
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The 20-year-old girl inside me was screaming, but the grown-ass woman was like,You did it.
Shepherds story is one of talent, hard work, and hustle.
Over the years, people have said no to me about things for various reasons, Shepherd says.
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But I kept at it and believed in myselfand that perseverance paid off.
Nearly 30 years into her career, Shepherd is still hustling.
Peel-and-stick paint samples should win a Nobel Prize.
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Thanks, Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore!
Take GEProfiles UltraFast Combo washer/dryer, which now has a pet hair removal function.
It blows air to separate hair from clothes before theyre washed, ultimately saving your dryers filter.
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Until I met Renzoe Box.
Its sleek and compactand it allows you to shop from different companies to build the palette of your dreams.
Pick blush from Nars, an eyeshadow from Dior, a lipstick from Mac, and so on.
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Now Tilbury is known as the goddess of glow, and her work lights up the runways.
), and Kate Moss.
The line contains more than 500 products, many of which are top sellers at Sephora.
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A narrative took hold about what had happened.
I knew the real story, but no one was interested in my version of it, she says.
There was a different side of the story, she says.
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So Knoll set out to tell it.
The way it always should have been.
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The Default Salt
Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt is the Goldilocks between coarse and fine.
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Plus, it has a cleaner, more neutral flavor than table salt.
Its what most chefs use and what we used in culinary school, and thats good enough for me!
The Vending Machine with Salads
Farmers Fridge!
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Its a brilliant concept because its fresh salads and grain and noodle bowls from a vending machine.
There are more than 1,000 around the country, at airports and hospitals, some Costcos and Targets.
Its even eco-friendly: you could return the jars to a machine for recycling.
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But somehow shes still embraced by them.
They think Im one of them sometimes, and thats a mistake, she says.
One way shes not like many of them?
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She gets it right.
Swisher was smart enough to consider tech a worthwhile beat early on.
She helped popularize podcasting and showed Big Media that live events were a path to growth.
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Now she does what she pleases.
How does she manage that cockiness in the face of all that, well, cockiness?
I dont have an inner critic.
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And I dont listen to other people either.
She credits her self-confidence at least in part to being gay.
To be a woman in a bros world is impressive.
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I couldnt psych myself up.
It wasnt enough to say,I am powerful; I can do this, she recalls.
So instead I told myself that the people I represent deserve to be in this room.
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And it gave me this ability to walk in and do exactly what I needed to do.
Because we all have a role in the food system, she says.
She also suggests chatting up the farmers at the markets.
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The designer was raised in a home filled with saturated colors and splashy paintingsand the vividness stuck with her.
Ive just carried it with me.
She picked fashion and landed jobs designing graphics and textiles for companies like Urban Outfitters.
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Then she started her own line, Dazey LA.
It was all about color, self-expression, and vintage design, she says.
About being bold in what you wear in your everyday life.
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Her tip for those who might be a bit color shy: Look in your closet.
See a ton of green sweaters?
Youll probably like that color on your walls, she says.
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Is a Tushy worth it?
You bidet believe it!
My bathroom breaks have turned into the VIP experience I deserve.
It makes me feel like Ive been bumped up from economy to business class.
Less food in landfills, less methane gas in the air, and more compost for growing things!
Not only do resale sites save tons of clothes from landfills, theyre also full of incredible deals.
I saved so much money.
And the clothes history only adds to their charm.
Single-use plastic bottles will take us all down!
Now menopause mentions are in Super Bowl ads.
Suddenly hot flashes are cool!
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