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The Bikini Chef

BRANDS SUSAN IRBY – Created and Developed by Susan Irby

The Bikini Chef® Susan Irby is a Certified Fitness Nutrition Specialist and Certified Food Healer. She is the creator of the concept, recipes, and content behind the successful brand, The Bikini Chef®.   The Bikini Chef® promotes “figure flattering flavors” and healthy lifestyles. The Bikini Chef logoWhat began as a cute, catchy nickname after sharing family stories of cooking on the lake in their bathing suits, The Bikini Chef® name has grown into a brand representing a healthy lifestyle.

The Bikini Chef® leads by example. She proves that “healthy” foods taste GOOD, cooking “healthy” is FUN, and and exercise is COOL! Enjoy life, eat delicious, fresh foods, have fun with family and friends. A healthy “bikini” body is attainable.

The Bikini Chef® is author of 11 books including Substitute Yourself Skinny, Boost Your Metabolism, The Complete Idiot’s Guide Quinoa Cookbook, and most recently, The Bikini Chef® Diet and 30-Day Bikini Body Challenge.

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Bikini Lifestyles<sup>®</sup>

The Bikini Lifestyles® Show is both a television and radio show created, produced, and hosted by Susan Irby. Susan shares with audiences how to live a healthy lifestyle while eating foods that are delicious. The show also features wines, cocktails, and the need to be physically active.  A healthy “bikini lifestyle” is FUN!

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  • The Bikini Lifestyles® brand is an extension of the brand, The Bikini Chef®, wholly created and developed by Susan Irby.

The original cast of Bikini Cooking with Susan

In a fast becoming crowded television culinary scene, in 2001, culinary sensation, Susan Irby, turned to radio to launch her first culinary themed broadcast. The radio broadcast focused on fun, family-oriented recipes with Bikini Cooking with Susan®. Her first guest was Larry Romano who played Richie Ianucchi on the hit show, King of Queens. Cast members were Elina Madison who has starred in many feature films including Turnover, the movie. Jillian Clare went on to play Abigail “Abby” Deveraux on Days of our Lives.  Shannon Wise was cast as Cabana Man Shan, and Snuggy Bear, created by Dave Shelton, was the original show mascot.

Susan, Lyons Brown, Kelly E Carter, and Denice Fladeboe on KTLK AM 1150

In 2004, Bikini Cooking with Susan™ radio show was picked up by KLAC AM 570 and re-named What’s Cookin’ with Susan. Right before the inaugural broadcast, Clear Channel owners designated KLAC as an all-sports station and the show fell dark until June 7, 2009 when it aired as a 1/2-hour program on KTLK AM-1150, another Clear Channel station. Creator, producer, and host, Susan Irby, was joined by co-hosts, Denice Fladeboe who was President of Fladeboe Automotive Group of Irvine, the show’s title sponsor, and best-selling author, Kelly E. Carter. Six months after the show began, it was expanded to a one-hour format and moved to KFWB News Talk 980.

What's Cookin with Susan

In 2011, the show moved to Talk Radio 790 KABC and Susan re-named the show The Bikini Lifestyles® Show because she determined that the name “What’s Cookin’ with Susan” did not adequately describe the healthy lifestyle of both lower fat, lower calorie recipes and regular fitness activities that Susan shares with her audience daily. Replacing Kelly E. Carter as co-host of the show was famed LA publicist, Steve Valentine of Valentine Group LA PR. After 2 years on the show, Steve left to focus solely on PR and the key hosts remained, Susan Irby with co-host, Denice Fladeboe but then Steve returned shortly thereafter as a permanent co-host.

Bikini Lifestyles RADIO

The Bikini Lifestyles® Show grew and Susan added the tagline, “Where we Wine, Dine and Workout”. The tagline easily describes the mission and objective of the show. Over the years, guests included All-Pro football player Tony Gonzales, tennis pro Venus Williams, culinary icons Wolfgang Puck, Duff Goldman (who co-hosted the show on occasion), Nancy Silverton, Barbara Fairchild, Sara Moulton, Giada Delaurentiis, and Patina Restaurant Group founder, Joachim Splichal. Celebrities such as Bill Engvall, rock legends, Gene Simmons and Def Leppard lead guitarist, Phil Collen also joined the show.

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On Set with Chef Brendan Collins for The Bikini Lifestyles® Show

The Bikini Lifestyles® television show aired on PBS stations nationwide. The show was awarded The TASTE Award for “Best Health and Fitness” television program in its inaugural season. Creator, producer and host, Susan Irby is joined by co-hosts Denice Fladeboe and Steve Valentine. The healthy lifestyle show format proved a fun, entertaining and informative for viewers. Comments from viewers included medical professionals stating, “refreshing to see a fun show combining good health and fitness with healthier recipes”. Susan went on to win a total of 7 The TASTE Awards for her work as a producer, host, and food photographer.

 

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Skinny Cuisine® is a line of fresh frozen GMO-free, organic meals delivered to your door.  These delicious and nutritious meals are The Bikini Chef® approved and meet the nutritional standards for The Bikini Chef® Diet plan.

Currently, Skinny Cuisine® meals are made by Chef Susan Irby. The meals are available on a customized basis.  Nutritional analysis and recommendations are part of the Food Healing Nutrition Program with Ward Bond, Ph.D and Chef Susan Irby.  The 6-week customized plan can be purchased at thebikinichef.com. Food Healing Nutrition Program  Also available is the Kitchen Makeover program. This is a 6-week program nutritionally customized to transform your eating habits one delicious recipe at a time.  Purchase the Kitchen Makeover program here > Kitchen Makeover

Kitchen Makeover

 

As part of Brands Susan Irby, Skinny Cuisine® is a registered trademark owned by Pink Bikini Productions, LLC. 

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Bikini Cuisine® is a line of healthy meals and snack foods based on recipes wholly developed and owned by Susan Irby.  Available products include: Power Snax®, Matcha Power Snax®, Brain Boost Trail Mix, and more.  Purchase Bikini Cuisine® foods at thebikinichef.com… Bikini Cuisine

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