Allison Fishman
Allison Fishman is the owner of The Wooden Spoon cooking school and host of Lifetime's Cook Yourself Thin. A graduate of Cornell University and The Institute for Culinary Education, at present, she is pursuing a masters in Food Studies at NYU. None of this helps to explain why her latest passion is creating sex and relationship audio stories for The End of The Dial, nor should it.
Take A Listen:
Losing Your Dog is Like Chasing Your Tail
Losing a dog is unlike losing your keys, your wallet, or even a friend. As soon as you part ways with this loved one, they’re on hunt looking for you. Is it possible to find a dog that’s trying to find you?
Father Christmas is a Nasti Man
Lou Nasti creates the mechanical displays that bring New York City's Christmas to life. I spent a day with Lou in his Brooklyn workshop as he shared the highlights from 40 years of Christmas displays, from the challenges of animated Nativity scenes to Macy's first Santaland.
The Black and White Cookie
Love it or hate it, the black and white cookie is a symbol of New York. It's polar, dynamic and monochromatic. Something of a cookie, yet also a bit like a frosted yellow cake. Complex, just like New York itself. For Steve Goldberg, the black and white cookie as a metaphor for life.
But Wait, There's More!
Listen to my clip of a man playing buckets outside Manhattan's Plaza Hotel on a beautiful fall day in For Sound's Sake. Or, this series of Man on The Street (or in this case, on the steps of the Texas State Capital in Austin) responses to the question "What's news to you this week?" in News To Me.