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“Ever since I can remember, I have been passionate about food,” says Paola Embry, sommelier and co-owner of Christopher’s Restaurant and Crush Lounge in the Biltmore Fashion Park. Growing up in Chile, she helped at her grandparents’ tiny four-table restaurant as a child, and now after 18 years of her own foodie success, she says, “the restaurant business is in my blood.”

For mark tarbell, the holidays are all about delicious turkey with all the fixings and homemade egg nog. However, for many Valley dwellers, this time of year wouldn’t be complete without some warming macaroni and cheese and maple-glazed carrots and cranberries from Tarbell’s Biltmore-area restaurant.

Sometimes, knowing exactly what to do with your hard-earned cash can be a challenge. You want to live comfortably, but you also want to save smart for years to come—that’s where Scottsdale’s Silverhawk Advisory Group comes in. At Silverhawk, you know your money will be in good hands with president and founder, Paul Mershon, who has been in the financial planning business for more than 30 years. Here, we chat with Mershon and learn all about his successful money managing business—we think you’ll be impressed.

Gustavo Tabares is one of four fashion consultants at the Biltmore Fashion Park’s Saks Fifth Avenue Club in Phoenix—a personal shopping service perceived as members only, that is, until now.