AARP

AARP ofrece dos especiales de TV grabados durante el evento Orlando@50+

Jueves, 30 de Diciembre de 2010

VIVA Su Segunda Juventud salió al aire en la cadena Telemundo el pasado 7 y 8 de diciembre de 2010, bajo la forma de dos especiales de televisión.

VIVA es un nuevo show en español conducido por las conocidas presentadoras Gabriela Zabalúa-Goddard, Mayte Prida y Denisse Oller. Grabado en vivo durante el evento Orlando@50+ de AARP, VIVA cuenta con la participación de las celebridades que se dieron cita en Orlando para informar y entretener a nuestra audiencia. Acceda al show a través del vínculo.

VIVA, Programa 1:

- Inspírese con la maravillosa historia del trabajo y éxito de Anna Cabral, ex -Tesorera de los EE.UU. y actual Embajadora de Finanzas Familiares de AARP;
- Aprenda a comunicarse con el mejor amigo del hombre gracias a los consejos de César Millán, “El encantador de perros”; y
- Entérese de lo último en la moda con los consejos prácticos del estilista de las estrellas, Martín Llorens.

VIVA, Programa 2:

- Jorge Ramos, comentarista deportivo de ESPN y actual Embajador de Asuntos Hispanos de AARP comparte su alegre visión de la vida;
- Escuche los consejos financieros del experto Pablo Bianchi; y
- Deslumbre a su familia con un delicisoso plato que le enseñará a preparar Alessandro Stratta, chef del Hotel Wynn, Las Vegas.

FOX NEWS LATINO

Bobby Flay’s Empanada Battle

By Erika Y. Lopez

Martes, 28 de Diciembre de 2010

Did a Boricua straight from El Viejo San Juan, Puerto Rico, just lose an empanada competition to an Irish dude from New York City?

Yes.

But it’s very important to note that the stage for this contest was the season finale of “Throwdown with Bobby Flay”—and the victor none other than Food Network big dog himself, Bobby Flay.

After the flour dust settled and in a rather unexpected turnout, Flay beat Puerto Rican chef Frank Maldonado in a Battle of the Beef Empanada, a decision that did not go un-contested by the losing side.

Even though the challenge is all in good fun, and even better publicity, conspiracy theories quietly circulated. Some said the judges had their plates confused, others said there might have been personal grudges.

Jose Luis Flores, Miami-based pastry chef extraordinaire, and Denisse Oller, Puerto Rican-born culinary expert and cooking show host, were asked to judge the competition. Afterward, the judges both stood (one perhaps more firmly than the other) alongside their choice.

“You have to be fair when you qualify. It is not about the restaurant or the person, It is about who made the best empanada. Denise was a little conflicted but I have been a judge before,” said Flores.

Indeed, objectivity was a slight challenge for fellow Puerto Rican judge Oller. The Emmy-award winning journalist had to remember that this was not about brotherhood but about the three categories in which she had to rate the tasty turnovers: authenticity, flavor and presentation.

“It was a very tough decision. Flay’s empanada was more complex, it popped in your mouth. But the other was also exquisite…I mean, with two beautiful babies how does one choose?” said Oller.

In the end, most meat lovers would probably agree that the braised, shredded short rib (used by Flay) trumps the good ol’ ground beef (used by Maldonado).

Either way, the show marked a milestone for Maldonado. With a blend of determination and good fortune, this child from humble beginnings had just gone national. Though Maldonado, who began his career in the kitchen of a family-owned seafood restaurant, always knew he was destined for chefdom.

“My summer camp was in the kitchen of my mother’s restaurant,” Maldonado said during his interview on “Throwdown.”

Today, Maldonado is the Executive Chef of the upscale Manhattan eatery Sazon (where, full disclosure, the writer is a part-time manager). But it was his animated personality and diverse array of musical talent that caught the Food Network’s attention earlier in the year. (He plays the flute, congas, bongos and is working on a book that supposedly links spirituality, food and love.) As a result, the network offered him the chance to create a pilot called, “Eating en Español.” Several meetings and many English lessons later, he was ready to take on the three-day taping.

On the last day, Maldonado was taping a “studio audience” style cooking show at Sazon when— in true “Throwdown” fashion—he was surprised by the Iron Chef himself. Maldonado eagerly accepted the challenge and the battle of the empanada ensued.

Maldonado left La Isla del Encanto and most of his immediate family to pursue his dream of becoming a top notch big city chef. The night the episode aired, he already felt famous. He could call back to his elderly mother on the island and tell her to turn to “Canal 23 pa’ ver el show mio.”

“I am nowhere near finished, but today I feel happy,” he said after the viewing.

As servers passed mini empanadas to the cheering crowd, Maldonado smiled from ear to ear. He may not have won the battle, but he was still going after the war.
Erica Lopez is a freelance writer for Fox News Latino.

TELEMUNDO47

Viva su segunda juventud: Especial de AARP por Telemundo

Miércoles, 1 de Diciembre de 2010

New York, WNJU Martes y Miércoles de 11:30pm-12:00am

Marque su calendario. El 7 y 8 de Diciembre prepárese a vivir su segunda juventud! AARP presentará dos entretenidos y dinámicos especiales de televisión -VIVA Su Segunda Juventud.

VIVA es un nuevo show en español conducido por las conocidas presentadoras Gabriela Zabalúa-Goddard, Mayte Prida, y Denisse Oller. Grabado en vivo durante el evento Orlando@50+ de AARP, VIVA cuenta con la participación de celebridades de todo el país que se dieron cita en Orlando para informar y entretener a nuestra audiencia.

El 7 de Diciembre:

El 8 de Diciembre:

Recuerde, en Nueva York por su estación WNJU Telemundo 47 este martes 7 y miércoles 8 de diciembre de las 11:30pm hasta las 12:00am, los esperamos.

EFE

Denisse Oller dirige Instituto Joseph A. Unanue en Nueva York

Martes, 28 de Septiembre de 2010

“El objetivo del Instituto es ofrecer un espacio de diálogo y promover la investigación”

TU VOZ EN TU VIDA

Denisse Oller añade la academia a su lista de éxitos

Martes, 14 de Septiembre de 2010

La siempre versátil Denisse Oller, ex-presentadora de noticias de Univision y actual experta en comida y nutrición de AARP incursionará ahora en el mundo de la academia. Y es que ha sido nombrada directora ejecutiva del Instituto Joseph A. Unanue de Estudios Latinos en la Universidad Seton Hall, en Nueva Jersey.

En su calidad de directora ejecutiva, Oller ayudará al instituto a fomentar el diálogo y la investigación de todo lo que implica la experiencia Latina en EE.UU., con un foco muy particular en la cultura y las experiencias de los latinos que vivimos en EE.UU.

¡Felicidades, Denisse y que sigas cultivando éxitos!

LATINTRENDS.COM

Meet Denisse Oller!

Wednesday, September 8 2010

Denisse Oller, writer, chef and media personality, has been appointed the Executive Director of The Joseph A. Unanue Institute for Latin Studies at Seton Hall University.

One of the most honored women in Spanish-language television, Oller is a prominent former journalist whose career spanned over 20 years.  She served as national news anchor and correspondent for both Univision and Telemundo, where she interviewed prominent figures in politics and culture, ranging from Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and Oscar Arias to Isabel Allende, Mario Vargas Llosa and Carlos Fuentes.  Her familiar and reassuring voice broadcast stories across the United States and Latin America, covering major news events such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Oklahoma bombings, presidential elections and the historic visit of Pope John Paul II to Cuba, where she interviewed both dissidents and government officials. Oller has received widespread recognition: five Emmys, nine Emmy nominations, five A.C.E. Awards, two Gracie Awards and the Edward R. Murrow Award for excellence in investigative reporting.  She was also named by Hispanic Business Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential Hispanic Personalities in the United States.

The Joseph A. Unanue Institute for Latin Studies at Seton Hall University was established in 2005 through a generous gift from Joseph A. and Carmen Ana Unanue.  It aims to provide a space for dialogue, and to encourage research and study of the Latino experience, with a focus on the culture, the experiences and the contributions of Latinos in the United States, and as members of a global community.  To further advance intercultural understanding, The Institute places particular emphasis on literature and the arts, science, and business and finance.

Ms. Oller’s background in journalism, combined with her commitment to the Latino community, will bring energy and a fresh perspective to the organization as it moves toward its next chapter.

AARP

Una paella a la Rayuela

Miércoles, 18 de Agosto de 2010

Denisse Oller visita al chef Máximo en su restaurante en Nueva York. El plato del día, “Paella”.

Hispanic Kitchen

10 Questions with Chef Denisse Oller

Friday, July 30 2010

Denisse Oller is a New York culinary personality who took the long route to the kitchen. Before she took up her passion for cooking as a career, she was a distinguished reporter and broadcast anchor, working for Univision, Telemundo and CBS Telenoticias. Oller has tapped her media talent and culinary training to pursue her love of healthy cooking. Currently she is host of “A la mesa con Denisse,” a weekly cooking/interview segment on Telemundo/NY. The Puerto Rico native is also putting the finishing touches on her first book. A graduate of the prestigious Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) in New York City, she also teaches recreational classes at ICE and writes for AARP’s Spanish-language website.

HK: What do you think Hispanics can do to improve their diets?
OD: We can all improve our diets, particularly Hispanics in this country who suffer from a disproportionate rate of obesity and excess weight-related diseases such as diabetes. We must modify what we eat, how much we eat, and how we prepare it. We should focus more on fresh fruits and vegetables, complex carbohydrates and lean proteins. Of course, lowering our salt intake and portion control is a must-do! Steaming, sautéing, baking and grilling foods are all excellent options to frying, though I must admit that nothing beats crispy, fried tostones! Look, it’s not about denying ourselves, but rather finding a healthy balance.

HK: What would you serve someone who’s never had Puerto Rican food?
DO: For a real Puerto Rican experience, how about a sample appetizer dish with sorullitos, bacalaitos, conch empanadillas and mini piñones? Just for picoteo. I would serve next as first course mofongo con camarones (mashed plantains with shrimp), a small enough portion to leave room for more. Our arroz con gandules rice with pigeon peas) and lechon asado with aji-li-mojili salsa is a must. For dessert, nísperos de batata (sweet potato rounds) or casquitos de guayaba (guava “shells”) with queso blanco is the way to go…Warning! Consider this meal as a treat, instead of your daily diet!!!

HK: Do you think Latin food gets the U.S. media attention it deserves?
DO: It has been a long road, but we are gaining well-deserved prominence. The influence of Latin American food in mainstream U.S. is undeniable and its impact is felt at every level, from the popularity of street vendor food trucks to the expanded use of Latin ingredients in (even French) high-end restaurants, to the inclusion in the American pantry of such Latin American staples as black beans, chipotle, jalapeños, malanga (yautía), and delicious and versatile jicama, among others.

HK: Best thing you ever ate, and where?
DO: Difficult to say … but strangozzi di magro (homemade pasta with fresh herbs and tomatoes) and smoked trout at Taverna del Pescadore in Assisi, Italy, was sublime. I ate the best arros negre ever, in Els Pescadors, Cadaqués, Spain. … I still remember vividly the most succulent and tender cochinita pibil, eaten at a small family-owned place by the side of the road in Yucatán, and ceviches, the freshest one could ever taste, in any cevichería in Lima, Peru.

HK: What’s the weirdest thing you ever ate, and where?
DO: Oh Lord – crickets, iguana meat and cuy (guinea pigs). I happened to have guinea pigs as pets when I was a child, ouch!!!!!

HK: What’s your concept of healthy comfort food, and a dish that reflects it?
DO: Healthy comfort food has to be easy, good for you and it has to speak to your heart and soul. I love vegetable pisto with lightly grated cheese on top, brown rice summer salad (recipe included) or roasted veggie lasagna. Yummy!!!

HK: What do you like to snack on?
DO: Believe it or not, I love carrot sticks; they are sweet and crunchy and the chewing relieves my stress. I also snack on cashews, homemade protein bars, and Greek yogurt – love its creamy thickness.

HK: What’s one tip you have for the home cook?
DO: Keep it simple and healthy and varied; eat what’s in season, and above all, enjoy time at the table with your loved ones.

HK: What’s next on your culinary to-do list?
DO: More gastronomical travels; Peru, Mexico, France and Thailand are next on my “must visit” list. I am currently writing a book of my culinary adventures and in the coming and months I will be hosting more cooking webisodes for AARP/VIVA and for NYC-TV… Busy as a bee …

HK: Who/what inspired you to become a chef?
DO: As a child, I loved watching Julia Child and Jacques Pepin. They instilled in me the art of cooking. I wanted to master cooking as they did, because I have always been very discerning about food, even as a child. My travels opened a whole new universe of flavors, ingredients and preparations which encompass history, art, science, and let’s not forget sensuality. I had to become a chef!!!!

Can you share with us a favorite Latin recipe?
Certainly, my pleasure. (Recipe follows.)

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Chicken Chipotle Salad over Fried Plantain with Avocado Mist

Ingredients:

4 Hass avocados
1 chicken breast
1 green onion
1 clove of garlic
1 red potato, cooked, peeled and diced (al dente)
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon chipotle in adobo
2 teaspoons parsley, finely chopped
1 teaspoon red onion, finely chopped
¼ green apple, peeled and pitted, diced
juice of ½ lime
1 tsp bell pepper, finely diced
salt and pepper to taste
1 bag of plantain chips (low in sodium)

Preparation:

Cook the chicken breast simmering with water, salt, green onion, and garlic at low heat for 20 minutes. Take the chicken breast out of the pan and set aside for 10 minutes. Cool it in the refrigerator while making the dressing.

Mix the mayo and chipotle adobo. Pour the dressing over the diced potatoes, and add the remaining ingredients one at a time. Cut the chicken breast in cubes and add it to the mix. Adjust flavors. Let it rest for ½ hour in the refrigerator.

Just before serving, dice the avocado. Put 2 teaspoons of salad over a plantain chip. Add the avocado and serve immediately.

Multichannel

Movers & Shakers

Thursday, July 22 2010

Denisse Oller has been tapped as guest host of Eat Out Time Out, a New York City-based food show produced by NYC TV in collaboration with Time Out New York. Starting Thursday, July 22, Oller, a former Univision anchor, will take over two weeks of the series, which was originally hosted by Kelly Choi.

The Institute of Culinary Education

Alumni and School News

Thursday, July 22 2010

Denisse Oller (Culinary ‘05/Management ’07) is now the chef/nutrition expert for AARP/VIVA in both English and Spanish. She is also guest hosting Eat Out Time Out for NYC-TV for the next two weeks. Visit her website, Denisse’s Table, for more information…

FISHBOWLNY

AARP launches AARP VIVA For Latinos

By Alex Alvarez

Thursday, April 1 2010

AARP is expanding its Latino-oriented, Spanish-language media properties through AARP VIVA, which will debut with the Spring issue of AARP’s quarterly bilingual magazine, AARP VIVA Su Segunda Juventud (AARP Live Your Second Youth) and which will be overseen by editor Gabriela Zabalua-Goddard.

Explains Kevin Donnellan, executive vice president and chief communications officer for AARP:

“Our members will continue receiving the same high-quality content they have grown to expect, only now they’ll get even more as we broaden our reach to the Hispanic audience with more original, compelling, and useful information. Our goal is to help Hispanics age 50+ find trusted information, be it through the pages of AARP VIVA magazine, our new bilingual Web site, our expanded radio shows, or our television programming.”

That’s right – the AARP VIVA brand will extend beyond print into radio, television and the Web. VIVA Su Segunda Juventud will also be the name of an hour-long, Spanish-language TV series featuring topics relevant to Latinas age 40 and over. The brand will also include a radio talk show debuting on May 30th to be broadcast across Latino-heavy cities like Los Angeles, San Juan, Miami, Chicago and San Antonio. [Ed. note: ¿Y que pasó con Nueva York?]

This June, the brand will also feature a Web site, AARP Online en Español, with both original content as well as highlights from the print magazine, TV show and radio show.

Journalism

Groundbreaking Television Journalist Denisse Oller Sacrifices Emmy-Winning Career to Pursue Her Passion for Cooking

Ana Gonzalez Ribeiro

Tuesday, December 22 2009

One of the most honored women journalists in Spanish-language television, Denisse had a fruitful career covering international events and anchoring national broadcasts for several large television networks. After 25 illustrious years, Denisse decided to leave it all behind to pursue a different passion—cooking. Why would someone with a rewarding career decide to jump into uncharted waters and take such a risk? Like many Americans, she wanted to find true happiness despite the complete departure from her familiar life. People like Denisse are willing to take chances—in the end, such chances are what make life fun, interesting and worth living.

Asked why she decided to leave an accomplished career in journalism to pursue other passions, Denisse responded, “Life is just too short.” Despite two decades covering wars and the Washington beat, being stationed in Florida and Los Angeles, meeting newsmakers and headliners, witnessing history in the making and becoming the first Puerto Rican to anchor a national news show, she could never shake her underlying restlessness to create—not just to report—news. She had the urge to be her own boss and to gain some measure of control over her life. “It is not just about cooking food; it’s about cooking up a new life, creating, living fully, going over the list of things I wanted to do, then doing them.” Denisse decided to finish a cycle in her life and begin another.

There was no one particular moment when she realized the necessity to switch careers. “It was something that happened gradually, a natural progression,” she explains. “I really needed to evolve; it was almost physical and emotional. I needed not to be scared to do what I had to do. I looked to myself and into my soul and knowing how restless I was, I knew I had to do something else. It was a matter of now or never.”

Upon leaving the news field, Denisse was free to pursue her desires, but admits she felt a bit unfocused. A feeling of, “Ok, what do I do now?” began to settle in. Despite initial self-doubts, within months she committed to several endeavors exploring her passion for cooking.

After attending and graduating from the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City, Denisse returned to the television studio—this time in a fresh and more stimulating role. She began hosting a popular cooking/interview segment on Telemundo, “A La Mesa con Denisse,” which allowed her to remain visible to a public used to seeing her on the network’s nightly 6 o’clock news.

Since beginning her television-cooking segment, Denisse’s culinary ventures have branched and expanded. She now operates Boca Dulce (a company selling gourmet confections with a Latin twist), teaches a Latin cooking class once a month, and writes columns on food and culture for NewsWorks.

“It’s not easy,” reflects Denisse when asked about advice for those considering a career change. “But if I’d have known how much I would enjoy the process, I would have done it long ago.”

Before embarking on a new route, she suggests that people take a deep look at themselves. “Ask yourself questions like, ‘What is my passion?’ and ‘What makes me happy?’” Organization, study, planning and self-preparation are all imperative to success. “Learn as much about the subject as you can, but really, once you have all the pieces to the picture in place, the biggest step is just to go for it. You have to start somewhere, and if you fail, keep trying.”

“People question your sanity after leaving an established career, but you have to keep going. It can drive you to despair, but that’s also the beauty of it. You are learning about life, and you are learning about yourself.” Having many professional connections did not make the transition any easier. “It has been much harder than I thought—for 25 years I did the same job, which defines you and gives you parameters to live by.”

Although it has been an extended process, Denisse is finally content with her career path. She remains constantly evolving. “It keeps you alive!” she exclaims, and although she has always followed the motto, “Do your own thing,” she has had her share of stumbling blocks, and highs and lows. “The key is to get up after you fall, dust yourself off and keep going.”

Denisse’s Journey

• 1982 – After graduating from the University of Puerto Rico and the City University of New York, begins working in the broadcast media industry, starting as a news reporter for New York’s metropolitan-area Telemundo-WNJU channel 47.

• 1986 – Moves to Univision and WXTV, becoming news anchor of the first nationally syndicated Spanish-language weekend newscast, seen each weekend on over 400 affiliates throughout the United States, and Central and South America.

• 1993 – Begins hosting the network’s nightly primetime newscast, seen by an even broader audience in more than 22 countries.

• 2007 – After a diverse career, with interview credits of newsmakers like Bill Clinton, Pope John Paul II and Carlos Fuentes, five Emmy Awards and the Edward R. Murrow Award for excellence in investigative reporting, pursues a culinary career.

• 2009 – Hosts “A La Mesa con Denisse” on Telemundo/NY, is finishing her first book, teaches a monthly cooking class at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York and publishes food-related articles for The New York Post’s Tempo section.

Journalism – Multichannel News

AARP Preps Latino-Focused Show. Offering will target Spanish speaking seniors.

By Laura Martinez

Wednesday, December 16 2009

AARP Broadcast, the TV and radio arm of the AARP, this month shot the pilot of what is expected to become its first-ever Spanish-language television show.

Viva su Segunda Juventud will be hosted by a pair of renowned female TV personalities. A pilot was shot Dec. 11 at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.

An AARP spokeswoman declined to divulge further details on the show, including potential distribution partners. But according to an open call to the audience, Viva su Segunda Juventud will be hosted by Mayta Prida and Denisse Oller, as well as the editor of AARP Segunda Juventud magazine, Gabriela Zabala-Goddard. The half-hour program will include news, current topics, health and finance targeting Hispanic seniors.

AARP Broadcast currently produces two half-hour programs, My Generation and Inside “E” Street, which are distributed nationally through syndication. The shows, which aired on Retirement Living TV in 2009, will be distributed to public TV stations by Maryland Public Television starting in 2010.

The Brooklyn Paper

Red Hook wendor wins the Vendy Award

By Sabrina Jaszi

Wednesday, September 30 2009

In a vindication of our borough’s world-class food scene, one of the Red Hook vendors won the coveted “Vendy Award” on Saturday, proving to any remaining doubters that the humble soccer field chefs are the city’s culinary elite.

The winners, Fernando and Yolanda Martinez, have run the Country Boys Taco Truck for 16 years since emigrating from the Pueblo region of Mexico.

The pair served up its famed huaraches, tacos and quesadillas to 700 attendees at the Queens Museum of Art in a grueling four-hour competition against biriyani brokers, waffle makers and schnitzel sellers.

In the end, the Martinezes were crowned the winners by a panel of celebrity chefs.

“All of the dishes were excellent, but the flavors in the Martinezes’ huaraches were perfectly fresh, balanced and harmonious,” said Denisse Oller, one of the judges.

In addition to taste, the couple got high marks for generous portions, clean presentation and fast, friendly service.

The victory came in the Martinezes’ first appearance in the competition. But they were well prepared for the contest, having watched in shock as the ball fields’ famed papusa maker, Rafael Soler, was snubbed in a still-painful affront last year.

Though the Red Hook vendors have been around since 1974, and are more popular than ever, their future is not secure because the city forces them to bid for the land on which they cook.

But Cesar Fuentes, executive director of the Food Vendors Committee of Red Hook Park, thinks that the Martinez victory will help get the city bureaucrats off his group’s back.

“The Vendys win sends a very strong message to the city, especially to the Health Department, that street vendors are hard-working people who have earned the love and trust of the community, and in this downward economic cycle their services are especially important,” said Fuentes.

So for now, at least, you can expect even longer lines at the Country Boys Taco Truck for the rest of the dwindling season at the Red Hook soccer fields.

“Word gets around fast,” said Fuentes. “Fernando will reap the rewards of the win — and so will all the vendors at the ball field.”

The Country Boys Taco Truck operates at the Brooklyn Flea, every Saturday at Bishop Loughlin HS (Lafayette Avenue, between Vanderbilt and Clermont avenues in Fort Greene); and at the Red Hook ball fields (Bay Street at Clinton Street in Red Hook) on weekends.

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