By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off traveled to the Super Bowl!! Well…not exactly! The six remaining celebrities (Herschel Walker, Vanilla Ice, Tiffany, Penn Jillette, Judy Gold and Florence Henderson) were tasked with two challenges that took place in a stadium-like setting. Tonight’s first challenge was to create their own version of chicken […]
The Five Question Challenge with “The Drive’s” Carrington Harrison
January 24, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It’s 2:00 p.m. on a weekday afternoon and like a majority of Kansas Citians, I change my radio to 610 AM Sports Radio to listen to The Drive. For four hours, The Drive’s co-hosts Danny Parkins and Carrington Harrison debate the hot topics in the sporting world and talk commentary with […]
Catching Up with Micah Lacerte & Diana Chaloux Lacerte
January 23, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com If there was an award for the most inspirational couple in the fitness world, it would go to HitchFit co-founders and WBFF (World Beauty Fitness and Fashion) Pros Micah Lacerte and his wife, Diana Chaloux Lacerte. These two fitness trainers have literally transformed thousands of lives in not only their home […]
It’s All About Me on “Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off”
January 20, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com The competition is heating up on the Food Network celebrity cooking competition. Last week, Chris Kattan’s scatterbrained antics got him voted off the show, which left Team Guy with three members: Vanilla Ice, Tiffany and Herschel Walker! Did Team Rachael (Florence Henderson, Jake Pavelka, Penn Jillette and Judy Gold) continue their […]
“Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off” puts on a luau
January 13, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Last week, Rachael Ray and Guy Fieri invited eight new celebrities to tackle Celebrity Cook-Off! Vanilla Ice, Chris Kattan, Herschel Walker and Tiffany were able to please the crowd and guest judge Lee Anne Wong with their medieval feast and presentation to win week one in the competition! However, Team Rachael […]
“Rachael vs. Guy” returns for a third helping!
January 6, 2014 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com For the third year in the row, Rachael Ray and Guy Fieri are mentoring a group of eight celebrities, who hope to cook up some money for their charities. In order to win the top prize, celebrities must be able to cook up a storm and impress their mentors and guests […]
End of the Year Interview with fit2fat2fit’s Drew Manning
December 30, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com 2013 has been an incredible year for Drew Manning. The fit2fat2fit creator continued to inspire people around the world to lose weight with innovative fitness campaigns: Fit2MASS and the DietBet. He also appeared earlier this year on Extreme Weight Loss, where he helped fellow personal trainer Chris Powell with Alyssa’s weight […]
A Conversation with Louis van Amstel
December 24, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com It is a thrill to welcome three-time world Latin Dance Champion and Choreographer Louis van Amstel to Jake’s Take. He has entertained audiences nationwide with his nine appearances on Dancing with the Stars where he partnered with stars such as Lisa Rinna, Kelly Osbourne, Sabrina Bryan, Niecy Nash, and Priscilla Presley. […]
Catching Up with Scott Herman
November 3, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com Jake’s Take is proud to welcome back fitness icon Scott Herman! The Boston-based fitness guru recently relaunched his website: ScottHermanFitness.com (SHF) and partnered with Lionsgate BeFit to release a line of fitness DVDs. I recently had the chance to talk about his new ventures and talked to him about the chances […]
My CrossFit Origin Story
October 18, 2013 By
By: Jacob Elyachar “Time!” I collapsed on the floor after finishing my sixth set of 95-lbs snatches at the Everybody in CrossFit competition at CrossFit on Track in Olathe, Kansas. As I get up off the ground, familiar faces that have become a second family to me over the past year-and-a-half, congratulate me on getting […]
