Guest Editor Rachel DiCarlo
Three years ago, my husband, Franco, and I were featured in the May edition of Lehigh Valley Style when we opened PA House and Hello Joe. So when publisher Pam Deller asked me to be the guest editor of this year’s May edition, I was blown away! I was so honored, grateful and nervous (ha!) and equally excited to get the chance to shine the light on others and share their stories.
To get the process started, she and I, along with managing editor Angela Vennemann, brainstormed on what my passions and inspirations are: food, fashion, art, nature and wellness, and this began to help shape the issue. I knew exactly who I wanted for the feature story: artist Adriano Farinella, who is someone I met years ago and whose work I fell in love with immediately. You can read about him and see his work on pg. xx. Also in this edition is Heather Patt DeBoer, my fashion friend whom I met in New York City years and years ago. She has her own fashion public relations agency based here in the Valley, and you can learn more about her on pg. xx.
Franco tells a heartwarming story of how the frittelle and its “secret” ingredient found its way onto the menu of PA House along with a recipe you can try at home on pg. xx. We have a fun round up of places I love in the Valley and all the local businesses I frequent on pg. xx. And don’t miss my online exclusive Mother’s Day gift guide to inspire ideas that will make mom feel as special as she is!
Hope you enjoy this edition and you have as much fun reading it as we did making it!
XOXO,
Rachel DiCarlo
Editor
