Bethenny Frankel

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birthdate= December 1970 (age 37)
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Bethenny Frankel (born c. December 1970) is a natural foods chef and is currently on The Real Housewives of New York City on Bravo. She was a finalist on on "".

She is daughter of thoroughbred race horse trainer Bobby Frankel who is a member of the National Racing Hall of Fame, inducted in 1995, and is multiple Eclipse Award winner.

Bethenny was once a hotwalker for her father's stable and spent every summer at Saratoga Springs, New York for racing.

Career

Before she embraced the culinary arts, Frankel had a career producing large-scale events such as "The Rock", "Con Air", and "Evita" film premieres, the Emmy Awards, and the Grammy Awards. She also was part of a company called Princess Pashmina, which was the first to import shawls and distribute them to Hollywood celebrities. [http://www.bethennybakes.com/bio.html Bethenny Frankel - Bio ] ]

Since Frankel's passion always been in health and healing, she attended the Natural Gourmet Cooking Institute in New York. After she graduated, she formed her company, [http://www.bethennybakes.com Bethennybakes] , which provides wheat-, egg-, and dairy-free baked goods, meals for private clients, and a custom-meal delivery service. Her clients include Michael J. Fox, Brooke Hogan, Alicia Silverstone, and Paris Hilton. Frankel also cooked for "Survivor" winners Ethan Zohn and Jenna Morasca when they rapidly gained unwanted weight after the show and she had to get them on the right track. [ [http://www.mediavillage.com/jmentr/2006/08/24/Jacki-08-24-06/ Bethenny Frankel: A Reality Star One Year Later - Jack Myers Media Village ] ]

Frankel's biggest claim to fame came when she was one of 16 candidates in "". [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1996604/ Bethenny Frankel (II) ] ] She made it to the series finale before losing to Dawna Stone. [ [http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/martha-stewart-selects-dawna-stone-as-her-the-apprentice-winner-3893.php Martha Stewart selects Dawna Stone as her 'The Apprentice' winner - Reality TV World - News, information, episode summaries, message boards, chat and games for unscripted television programs ] ] [ [http://www.mediavillage.com/jmentr/2006/08/24/Jacki-08-24-06/ Bethenny Frankel: A Reality Star One Year Later - Jack Myers Media Village ] ]

Frankel has a column on health in "Hamptons Magazine" and has been featured in several other magazines, such as "Life & Style", "Gotham", "OK!", "Us Weekly", "In Style", "Star", and "People". She has been featured in the "The New York Times" and "New York Post". [ [http://www.bethennybakes.com/press.html Bethenny Frankel - Press ] ] She is the new spokesperson for Pepperidge Farm's Naturals and [http://www.diet.com Diet.com] .

Frankel’s goal is to democratize health by making a healthy, balanced lifestyle accessible to everyone. She lives with her dog, Cookie, in New York City, where she is writing "The Thin Book: The 25 Rules to Being Thin Without Dieting".

Frankel is one of the five women featured on Bravo's series The Real Housewives of New York City. [ [http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2008/01/14/2008-01-14_bravo_spinoff_real_housewives_of_new_yor-1.html Bravo spinoff 'Real Housewives of New York City' debuts in March ] ]

Personal life

She lives with her dog Cookie in an apartment on the Upper East Side in New York City.

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