ALL ARTICLES BY LA Bourgeois

LA Bourgeois is a writer and creativity coach based in the eclectic food enclave of Ithaca, New York. Her enthusiastic embrace of food and business led her to run a cafe/bar and wine shop in Colorado for a little over a decade. Now, she uses her words to delight her readers and share her adventures at Housewyfe.com.

There’s a Lot of Pride Behind DV8

Creative libations becomes a friendly house party for the queer community in Boulder.

Brats, Beer and Duck Fat? Who Knew? (These Guys Did.)

Two friends in Jersey took a random grilling experiment to a “Chopped” champion and a flavorful new food product was born.
megan klein

Plant-Based Mocktails that Take the Edge Off? Cheers to That!

A wellness practitioner teams up with a “badass female scientist” to create a drinking alternative.
pixie retreat founders

Portland’s Pixie Retreat is Green and Growing

Theresa Keane likes to cook; her friend Willow O’Brien likes to eat. The desire to be healthy inspired their plant-based food company.
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Gourmet Hemp Foods Offer a Taste of Mother Earth

What the heck is hemp and why would you want to have it in your pasta sauce? The co-founder of Gourmet Hemp Foods explains its many healing properties
tsuki sake trio

A New Kind of Spirit in Utah

Salt Lake City might not be the first place that makes you think of Sake. That didn’t stop this entrepreneur from opening her own brewery.
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From Yacht Captain to Pig Farmer: Living the Dream

Many a soul lays claim to one meal changing their lives. For this couple, a grilled pork chop did the trick and landed them on a farm in North Carolina.
Alexis deBoschnek

Q & A with Recipe Developer Alexis deBoschnek

A host of Buzzfeed’s “Tasty,” Alexis deBoschnek shows how to the make the most of every ingredient in her new book, “To the Last Bite”
David and Kerry

Boozy Balls Serves Up Cookies with a Kick

This retired military couple invented their next chapter from their pantry and the bar. It now ships to 45 states.