Rachel Burkons

Jan 13, 2025 | cannabisnow.com | Rachel Burkons

Born and raised in Chicago, acclaimed chef Manny Mendoza discovered his love for cooking as a young boy watching his mom prepare dinner for the family. Trailing her in the kitchen, Mendoza quickly learned that magic lived in the alchemy of ingredients transforming from one state into another. After years of helping his mother, he began working in kitchens as a high schooler to earn his culinary stripes.

Jan 13, 2025 | newsbudz.com | Rachel Burkons

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Dec 26, 2023 | cannabisnow.com | Rachel Burkons

“This is one of the few meetings where I can do this,” begins Chef Laurent Dagenais as he lights up a joint approximately 20 seconds into our scheduled morning Zoom. “I was like, you know what? Might as well for Cannabis Now,” he says, his face lighting up with the cheeky boyish grin that’s been a key to his success as a rising social media star of the culinary world.

Oct 2, 2023 | cannabisnow.com | Rachel Burkons

Whether you love her, hate her or hate to love her, you’ve got to admit that when Kim Kardashian makes a move, the world watches. So when the social media starlet announced that her fourth baby shower would be “CBD-themed,” with A-listers like Paris Hilton, Chrissy Teigen and, of course, the entire Kardashian clan blissing out with a sound bath and making custom CBD bath salts, cannabidiol had officially gone mainstream.

Aug 17, 2023 | thecleverroot.com | Rachel Burkons

Grab and Go Selection There’s no easier way to host than with a cooler filled with ice-cold beverages, so the center of our table was stocked with an assortment of products in an array of doses. This format also allows guests to explore freely on their own; just ensure that everybody in attendance knows that these products are dosed, and ensure the cooler is kept away from children. As we put the finishing touches on dinner, our guests helped themselves, eager to try new products.