HealthyStyleNY Contributor: Candice Kumai

Website: http://stilettochef.com

Profile: Candice Kumai was the co-host of Lifetime’s hit series, "Cook Yourself Thin", contributing writer to the #1 New York Times bestseller, "Cook Yourself Thin: Skinny Meals You Can Make in Minutes,” and a Food contributor to 944 Magazine and healthy lifestyle magazines like Prevention. Candice studied at Le Cordon Bleu, California School of Culinary Arts, cooked on the line at Roys and VIP Events at the Ritz-Carlton- Laguna Niguel. Candice was a favorite to entertain and feed celebs in the Hamptons and Hollywood Hills. She has also sliced and diced alongside Wolfgang Puck in demonstrations for Wolfgang Puck Cookware at HSN and was a TV. Host and Culinary Expert at HSN. Candice was also (then) the culinary student you fell in love with on Bravo's "Top Chef", on the memorable Season 1. Candice writes regularly for various food and lifestyle publications. She is also writing her highly-anticipated first solo cookbook, "Pretty Delicious" with Rodale due out in January 2011 which will show readers how to stay healthy and fabulous all with "Foods with Benefits!" Candice resides in Los Angeles and is a NY regular for their energy and love of good food. Follow her on twitter: @StilettoChef and check her out at www.StilettoChef.com

Posts by Candice Kumai:

• Fresh Start: 5 Foods That Detox
• Five Foods With Benefits
• Quinoa: We’re Nutzo For This Sexy Food!
• 4 Reasons To Wake Up To Grapefruit!
• DIY Chocolate Gifts: She’s Crafty.
• The Power (& Beauty) Of Omega 3
• Quinoa Mint & Cranberry Salad: Delish & Nutrish.
• Whimsical Fall Butternut Squash Soup♥
• Morning Warm Up: Oatmeal Done Right
• Still Using Artificial Sweetners? Read this!