About Cynthia
Cynthia Daddona
Biography
Cynthia is an award-winning on-camera personality, author, food, travel, and lifestyle journalist. She is also the host of the #1 New York Times’ About.com Culinary-Travel DVD – A Greek Islands Destination Cooking Class, filmed on the beautiful island of Santorini. Cynthia’s RomancingTheTable.com® website, blog and international radio program celebrate love, life and food.
Her American-Greco-Roman heritage, culinary journeys, home cooking experience, wit, wisdom and stories entertain and inspire by offering her audiences insights on how to create a more delicious, soulful and happy life.
Cynthia’s recipes for positive living, happy relationships, romantic dining, inviting tablescapes and delicious, healthy Mediterranean-inspired cuisine help audiences create and savor times together around the table.
She believes sitting at a table eating healthy delicious food, whether alone or with friends and loved ones, is nourishing to the soul. As part of her efforts to promote a delicious and healthy lifestyle, Cynthia is a culinary advisory board member for the Mediterranean Foods Alliance – a group whose efforts help educate the public about the benefits and pleasures of eating Mediterranean cuisine, one of the healthiest in the world. She is also a member of the Slow Food Association, an international grass-roots movement that emphasizes the enjoyment of food with a commitment to community and the environment.
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Cynthia is also the author of the top-selling book Diary of A Modern Day Goddess®, a lighthearted wellness-guide for nurturing the body, mind and soul (Published by HCI who is also the publisher of the Chicken Soup for the Soul ® series).
Cynthia’s on-camera talent lies in her lighthearted, insightful commentary and interviewing style developed from her varied backgrounds in TV, radio, print journalism, acting and stand-up comedy. Her work has appeared on CBS, ABC, NBC, E!, NPR radio, USA Network and Martha Stewart Living Radio, as well as the LA Times, Travel World News, First for Women, USA Today, Odyssey magazine and many others. Cynthia’s RomancingTheTable.com blog is a featured link on the New York Times’ About.com website which receives 58 million visitors per month. As a lifestyle journalist she has interviewed over 100 celebrities and traveled extensively throughout the Mediterranean covering destinations, culture and cooking programs. While at the recent Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival, Cynthia asked the stars on the red carpet to talk about film, the culture and their favorite Greek foods. |
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Over the years, she has become a dynamic speaker at special events, conferences, culinary programs and spas worldwide. Recently, she spoke in the Mediterranean on regional dishes and health benefits of Mediterranean cuisine and was the keynote speaker at SPA Magazine’s national conference, “Living Life in Balance.”
Her next project is an inspirational documentary about her journey toward true love that includes highlights of her Greek Island wedding.
Cynthia feels fortunate to live in the Mediterranean climate of Santa Barbara, California, which offers year round organic and delicious produce. Together with her American-Greek husband, James, they enjoy celebrating love-infused Mediterranean meals and creating joyful memories around the table.
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– Jeanne Bergh, CBS News
“Lighthearted Enlightenment!” — Ann Shields, Los Angeles Times
“Enlightened comfort food for weary women everywhere.” — Jennifer Louden, The Woman’s Comfort Book
“In our ten years of programming. Cynthia Daddona was one of our best guests. She is beautiful, lively, informative and the camera loves her!” — Paul Van Name, Director – Wisdom Television®
“Cynthia Daddona is an inspirational example of someone who believes in herself, her work, stays focused and affirms her success to manifest her dreams. She will nurture your spirit, uplift your soul and tickle your funny bone.” — Jack Canfield, Co-creator of #1 NY best-selling series Chicken Soup for the Soul®, The Secret® Teacher and Co-Author of The Success Principles®
“Cynthia Daddona is a breath of fresh air that sparkles like a morning sunrise.” – Mark Victor Hansen, Co-Creator of #1 New York Times best-selling series Chicken Soup for the Soul® and Co-Author of Cracking The Millionaire Code: Your Key to Enlightened Wealth
“My #1 choice for a fabulous gift is A Greek Islands Destination Cooking Class video. It is one of the most beautiful and educational productions I’ve seen. Cynthia Daddona hosts this cooking-lesson-tour-romantic-interlude from the Greek island of Santorini. This program is as much a travelogue as it is a cooking video. The videography is beautiful, Cynthia is an engaging host, and the recipes are oh-so tempting. A section of the production is devoted to exploring ingredients, and it’s fascinating! If you can’t take a trip to the Greek islands this year, this is the next best thing!” — Nancy Gaifyllia, New York Times’ About.com
Greece is the Culinary Word! If you ache for the Aegean yet your bank account hurts even more, let Cynthia Daddona and her latest DVD release, A Greek Islands Destination Cooking Class take you to the spectacular archipelago of Santorini. Daddona, know for her best-selling book Diary of A Modern Day Goddess, was married on this enchanted isle, so she’s a perfect guide to its beauty and culinary bounty… –George Yatchisin, Food Editor – The Santa Barbara Independent
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