• April 13, 2009

iVillage's Food Channel has secured acclaimed restaurateur, food expert and entertaining authority Donatella Arpaia to be the channel's first-ever guest blogger.

Her posts will kick off as part of iVillage's Food Rush Blog today, April 13. She will post on topics including entertaining tips and recipes, and will give an inside look into her restaurants and professional life.

Arpaia, the attorney-turned restaurateur, is an influential force in the New York dining scene as well as a food expert and authority on entertaining. Her restaurants include davidburke & donatella, Dona, Mia Dona, Anthos and Kefi.--Tanya Irwin