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Television Fri Nov 27 2009
This Chicago Gal Will Be on Bravo TV
This week I met Debra (Deb) Coltune-Mendez, who is going to host the show "Dig In! America" on Bravo TV. She'll be talking to renowned chefs about their restaurants and neighborhoods, then they'll show where the food came from, and how people can cook a meal featured in the show in their own kitchens.
When I first met Debra, I thought I'd seen her before, and she said that people think she looks like Eva Longoria. But Debra has none of the Beverly Hills attitude. She's really easy to talk to and has had an interesting life, including working in TV in Las Vegas and Florida.
The director is another Chicagoan, Marc Shaykin, who's worked all over the city for every TV station, and also teaches at the City Colleges of Chicago. And Anzour Jallouqa, a tech guy in Chicago, is also helping out with production.
I'll post more details about the show when it premieres, but I just wanted to give folks a heads-up.
