Vicki Hyman
NJ.com
New Jersey, United States
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Everything to know about the Feast of the 7 Fishes
A deep dive on Christmas Eve's Feast of the Seven Fishes, an Italian Catholic tradition → Read More
Fitness technology that you can wear
Getting your steps in is so last year. Fitness trackers such as the ubiquitous Fitbit may be the most popular form of wearable tech. However, these gadgets are increasingly sophisticated, tracking your heart rate, counting your reps, even doubling as a digital wallet. But tech brands aren't content with colonizing your wrist -- from your head to your toes, new devices outfitted with biometric… → Read More
Beauty: CoolSculpting fat away
You have to appreciate a cosmetic procedure that has a sense of irony. CoolSculpting, the highly popular nonsurgical technique for freezing away stubborn fat, uses an applicator that sucks up and super-cools fat in a targeted area. The procedure takes less than an hour and requires no downtime, but leaves patients with a large temporary welt that resembles, well ... "It's like a gallon stick of… → Read More
Beauty: Get juiced at the Shore
An Asbury Park juice bar that sells small-batch hand-pressed organic drinks → Read More
Beauty: Give me a head of hair
Gleaming, streaming -- as long as it's still there → Read More
Make believe make up
Years ago, a Canadian engineering professor named Parham Aarabi piqued the interest of the defense industry with his work on a sophisticated lip-tracking technology that essentially let computers eavesdrop on distant conversations. We don't know whether it helped keep us safer, but these days, his technology is at least keeping us fabulous. Aarabi is the CEO of ModiFace, the industry leader in… → Read More
Counting calories? There's an app for that
I have long joked that I have a phenomenal metabolism. Given that my food pyramid is constructed almost entirely of smelly French cheese and my exercise is limited to sawing open baguettes, I should weigh 500 pounds. But somehow, I have managed to sustain a physique my grandmother would kindly term "zaftig," without tipping over into Jabba the Hutt territory. And then my doctor called and told… → Read More
How young is too young for Botox?
Minimally invasive cosmetic procedures have increased 9 percent among teens → Read More
A surfing workout without the surf
SURFSET focuses on core strength, stability and coordination → Read More
Teresa Giudice bankruptcy settlement talks break down, lawyers charge 'bad faith'
The 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star filed suit against her former bankruptcy attorney in 2015 saying his malpractice led to her incarceration → Read More
'RHONJ' star Jacqueline Laurita's home back in foreclosure, up for sale
Jacqueline Laurita, who is not returning to 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' for its eighth season, had struggled to make payments on the Franklin Lakes house in previous years → Read More
19 vegan restaurants in N.J., ranked from worst to best
There have never been more -- or tastier -- vegan eating options in New Jersey. → Read More
Bruce Springsteen on Broadway is happening. Here are the details
The Boss will play the Great White Way for six weeks in October and November; you can pre-register for tickets as a Ticketmaster 'verified fan' starting today → Read More
Where to eat now in N.J.: August's 10 hottest restaurants
Finish out the summer at Jersey City fish shack, a Mediterranean tapas joint in Asbury Park, a French bistro in Princeton, or with Korean fried chicken in New Brunswick → Read More
A celeb chef is about to open a restaurant that could transform Newark
Marcus Samuelsson's restaurant in the redeveloped Hahne's will offer food made entirely in-house or sourced locally, → Read More
Mary 'Mama' Valastro, mother of 'Cake Boss' star Buddy Valastro, dies at 69
The matriarch of the Valastro clan purchased Hoboken's Carlo's Bakery with her husband in 1964; her son turned it into an empire → Read More
Why this formerly flabby N.J. home chef could be the next 'Food Network Star'
Flemington's Blake Baldwin started cooking healthy to drop 30 pounds after college, and now he's taking his slimmed-down recipes to 'Food Network Star' → Read More
Yogi Berra's first Montclair home on the market for $3.2M (PHOTOS)
The famed Yankee catcher and manager and his wife Carmen lived in the home for more than 15 years while raising their three sons → Read More
'DWTS' season 24 winner is former Giant Rashad Jennings
In a shocker, frontrunner Normani Kordei of Fifth Harmony placed third, with former Cub David Ross taking second place → Read More
'RHONJ' star Danielle Staub gets engaged
The 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star's boyfriend of one year reportedly popped the question over the weekend → Read More