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 | | In New York City, tons of resources and technologies are used to promote healthier lifestyles, and many New Yorkers are dedicated to improving our lives through these means. Join LunchNYC as we discover some of the innovative ways New York is bringing healthy eating and exercise to the people, and explores the many ways in which you can help facilitate this movement in return. |
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 | | Melissa Francis is the co-anchor of "The Call" (M-F, 11am-12pm ET). Previously, she was the energy reporter for CNBC, covering issues surrounding energy including oil and gasoline pricing, supply-and-demand and the large corporations behind these issues. Francis is based at the network’s global headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
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Before joining CNBC, Francis served as a correspondent for CNET where she covered finance, technology and consumer products. During her tenure at CNET, she frequently provided reports for CNBC.
Previously, Francis worked as a weekend morning anchor and general assignment reporter for WFSB-TV (CBS) in Hartford, Conn. Prior, she served as a general assignment reporter at News 12, Edison, N.J.; WLNE-TV (ABC), Providence, R.I.; and WMUR-TV (ABC) in Manchester, N.H.
Francis has also served as producer for WCSH-TV (NBC) in Portland, Maine and researcher for the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour.
Francis earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Harvard University where she also served as executive editor of the Harvard College Economist Magazine.
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 | | Beth Ostrosky Stern is an American television personality and actress who is the wife of radio personality Howard Stern. Ostrosky was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her father is a dentist and her mother is a former model and devout Catholic; she has two brothers.
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She attended Fox Chapel High School in suburban Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania, and went on to study English Literature at the University of Pittsburgh where she was a member of the Delta Delta Delta (Tri-Delt) sorority.
Ostrosky worked as a model while in high school. She moved from Pittsburgh to New York City to pursue her modeling career soon after and worked for several of the fashion houses in NYC in the early 2000s. Soon after her arrival in New York City, talent scouts began to take notice of Ostrosky, and offered her small parts in movies and television ad campaigns.
She received her first noticeable role as one of the daughters of Ben Stiller's supposed birth parents in the 1996 film, Flirting with Disaster. Ostrosky played a more prominent role four years later, in the film Whipped, with Amanda Peet; Ostrosky also does some television acting, appearing in the final season of G4 show Filter, and the Spike TV series Casino Cinema.
She has appeared in her own line of calendars, as well as on the covers of several magazines. She has been on the cover of "FHM" no less than 3 times. Votes from the readers of For Him Magazine ("FHM") placed Ostrosky among FHM's 100 Sexiest Women of the Year in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2007(#76). AskMen.com placed Ostrosky 96th in its list of the Most Desirable Women for 2007. She is signed to Click Models, in Boston and New York City.
Ostrosky and Stern became engaged on February 13, 2007, and were married at Le Cirque restaurant in New York City on October 3, 2008. Ostrosky changed her last name to "Ostrosky-Stern".
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 | | Gwen Lawrence has been a practicing fitness professional since 1990. Her current practice includes private yoga training, class instruction and her sport-specific Power Yoga for Sports training program www.poweryogaforsports.com. |
| Gwen's unique combination of dance, massage and yoga training experience, coupled with her extensive knowledge of anatomy, and nutrition, provide her clients and athletes with overwhelming benefits. Gwen is the yoga instructor for several New York Yankees baseball players, team yoga instructor for the New York Giants, New York Knicks, New York Red Bulls, New York Rangers, several major college teams, including Yale and UNC, and many youth teams in a variety of sports. She is also the official spokesperson for AFRIN PureSea, an ambassador for Lululemon and Manduka, and her writing appears in Men's Health, Women's Health, Fitness Magazine and shape.com, espn.com. She has made appearances on NBC TODAY show and many TV news and national radio shows. Gwen also owns her own Yoga School where she trains people to teach the Power Yoga for Sports system. She was just named to 2010 Westchester's Best List. Gwen lives in the New York tri-state area with her husband and three teenage boys. You can find out more about Gwen by visiting www.poweryogaforbaseball.com and www.yogawithgwen.com. |
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 | | Nicole is as adept at portraying strong sexy women as she is at playing vulnerable and complicated characters. She is best known for her outstanding performance as ‘Teri Joseph’ of Showtime’s award winning original series “Soul Food” and has displayed her acting range in several blockbuster and independent films. |
She most recently starred in the new ABC drama series “The Deep End” where she played Susan Oppenheim, a partner at Sterling, who prides herself on her “take-no-prisoners” attitude. She just wrapped the indie comedy 35 and Ticking directd by Russ Parr. Last year, Nicole starred opposite Eddie Murphy in Paramount Pictures’ “Imagine That” and will next appear with Rockmond Dunbar in “Pastor Brown.” She has been featured in Touchstone Picture’s “Remember the Titans,” “Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins” with Martin Lawrence, “Boogie Nights” with Mark Wahlberg, the HBO Original Film, “Dancing in September” and opposite Taye Diggs in Fox Searchlight's “Brown Sugar.”
She has also been featured in many independent films like “200 Cigarettes,” Shooting Gallery’s “Loving Jezebel,” “Subway Stories,” and “Sebastian Cole,” a winner at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.
Nicole has an extensive background in theatre, having performed in incredible Off-Broadway productions like “Chicago,” “House of Lear,” and “Romeo and Juliet.” She also appeared in the television movies “The Loretta Claiborne Story,” “Exiled,” and “Mind Prey.”
Nicole always knew she wanted to be an actress. She began pursuing her dream at the Baltimore Actors Theatre and then it was on to Washington Ballet Company before moving to New York to study further at New York University. She is a graduate of NYU’s famed Tisch School of the Arts.
Nicole has been nominated for seven NAACP Image Awards and had the pleasure of presenting President Bill Clinton with a Thurgood Marshall Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony hosted by the NAACP. She also received a special award at the Urban World Film Festival, for Outstanding Body of Work as an Actress.
Nicole also starred alongside former “Soul Food” co-star and real life spouse, Boris Kodjoe in the Paramount/UPN sit-com “Second Time Around.” Nicole and Boris have raised the bar of the Hollywood power couple. By putting love and family first, they are inspiring millions.
In January 2009, she was featured in People Magazine to introduce Sophie’s Voice Foundation (www.sophiesvoicefoundation.org), the charitable organization she started with husband Boris to raise awareness about children and adults living with spina bifida. |
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 | | Stacey brings us her strong, sexy SOUL from Los Angeles where she was a premier spin instructor and celebrity trainer. Stacey combines dancing, athleticism, mind-blowing music and spirituality to her unique SoulCycle® full-body workout. |
| She studied Ashtanga Yoga with Sri Pattabi Joyce in India, walked across 12-feet of hot coals as a guest of Anthony Robbins, and was one of Schwinn Cyclings' first Master Instructors. Stacey has inspired a loyal cult-like following over the years including celebrity clients Nicole Kidman, Jody Foster, Brooke Shields and Katie Lee Joel. Stacey recently became the Fitness Expert for Brooke Shields Colgate Total Healthy Upgrade team (http://blogs.singlemindedwo men.com/?p=370). Stacey resides in New York City with her family and three dogs. |
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 | | Dylan Richards is a highly-visible food critic who spends countless hours travelling throughout the five boroughs of New York City evaluating restaurants and eateries to assess the quality, ingredients, and taste of food while noting the ambiance and cleanliness of the establishment. Dylan has begun to document his findings for the series currently in production entitled "LunchNYC."
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| “LunchNYC” is a documentary-style television show that addresses the poor food quality that school children are submitted to as the incidence of obesity and health issues have taken on national urgency. Lunch and Dylan travel beyond the school cafeteria to farms, supermarkets, culinary institutes and food establishments to discover the pleasure and progress associated with a healthily lifestyle, while exposing the stark reality of poor food quality that far too many school children (and adults) are subjected to.
Dylan, age 14 is a 9th grade student at Columbia Preparatory School in Manhattan. Dylan studies math, science, English history and Chinese at Columbia Prep and is actively involved in community service. Dylan's love for sports is evident as he is both an active participant and fan for his local NY-based teams (Yankees, Giants, and Knicks). Dylan plays baseball for his school team, and in his most recent season was the captain and starting short-stop at Columbia Prep for his 7-th & 8th Grade team. Dylan has appeared in other short films in recent years with a focus on health-related issues, and has starred in a short-film intended to increase prostate cancer awareness. Dylan enjoys exploring the world and has travelled throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Dylan lives with his mother, father, and sister and man's best friends (three dogs: Snowball, Sparkles, and Simba). |
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