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A Quick Bite With Dale LePage

Dale LePage (Photograph by John Preves)

For thousands of years, food has become a synonymous component of success. Books, journal articles and scientific research have all indicated its enormous function in the equation for a healthy and productive lifestyle. These studies boost the utopian living of homegrown, organic, in-your-backyard, eating habits that suggest it is the fundamental distinction between successful and unsuccessful people, assuming that all of the Greats cooked, ate and digested the holy grail of foods leading them to the top of the totem pole.

Dale LePage taking the microphone and performing to a private crowd in Sutton, MA
Dale LePage taking the microphone with his trio during a private performance at Vaillancourt Folk Art in Sutton, MA

“Food and my success? Nope, I rarely cook. I once sprained my wrist cracking an egg,” exclaims Dale LePage, multi-award winning New England Entertainer. “When I do cook, my husband is surprised if it has any taste at all.”

LePage is a connoisseur of personality. A vibrant being in the center of it all. A jack-of-all trades in the entertainment industry but don’t connect his eating habits with that of the path to success, because the last place you will find LePage is in the kitchen baking cookies.

“Preparing a meal would include sharp tools and my husband, Jeff Burk, keeps that drawer locked,” says LePage. “I appreciate the experience of five-star dining, instead.” While appreciating the culinary skills of Chefs and their ability to cultivate dishes that entice every human sense, for LePage, the restaurant dining experience is about more than just the food. “Although, I understand all of the hard work that goes into preparing a five-star cuisine, the one thing that sets the mood for me, when dining, is the wait staff.  Having a great wait staff will set the tone for the entire evening. As of now, the best service I’ve had was at Padavano’s Place. Oh, and if you go, don’t forget to try the Chicken Marsala.”

Personality is contagious. Laughter, smiles and a good attitude is said to be infectious and for LePage, the friendliness, ability and personality of the wait staff can shake off the heebie-jeebies of a bad dish.

While craving for top-notch experience and the ability to indulge in pre-prepped meals to order, he appreciates the very foundation of the food culture – the piece of the equation making eating all worth wild; comfort foods. “I have always been a fan of comfort foods. My mom used to make the best Sheppard’s pie, but with a recent trip to EVO, deciding on who owns the title of Best Sheppard’s Pie is a tough call – but don’t worry mom, yours is still the best,” he says.

Although, cooking is not a routine part of the day for LePage – a man boosting a hectic schedule between television hosting for Worcester Pride TV and Woo Tube and performing across New England – it is ultimately a piece of his life that brings an enormous level of humility and satisfaction; that is, as long as someone else is cooking. “Whenever we host a dinner party, we are sure to be clear on the invitation that Jeff is cooking. To ensure that people come,” says LePage, as he continues to describe his affection for the dinner parties with family and friends. “Even on nights we dine out, I love getting together with friends for dinner. My favorite is gathering a group of six close friends and heading to Sweet for appetizers, then walking over to Nuovo Restaurant for dinner – which is where I’ve had the best salmon of my life – then we continue the night at Ceres Bistro for drinks on their patio. After a long night, we usually end up at Nick’s on Millbury Street for an amazing homemade ginger bread topped with whipped cream, to appreciate the music. With everyone on social media, tweeting, sharing photos on Facebook and yelping, I find new places to eat all the time.”

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WooTube with Dale LePage

Dale LePage host of Charter TV3's WooTube

Dale LePage host of Charter TV3's WooTube

It is hard to go anywhere in the local music scene today without seeing the name Dale LePage. If it has music, Dale has probably performed there (including the Worcester Art Museum‘s Third Thursday) and when he does, Dale LePage stands out above the rest. Twice voted the Best Male Vocalist by Pulse Magazine, nominated by Boston’s Esplanade Magazine as Entertainer of the Year and winner of the Telegram and Gazette’s Worcester Living magazine Entertainer of the Year award you will now be able to enjoy LePage  from the comfort of your home as he will now host Charter TV3’s new segment, WooTube.

WooTube, a 30-minute program highlighting local talent, hot spots and restaurants, hosted by popular New England vocalist and winner of Worcester Living Magazine’s Male Entertainer of the Year, debuts Wednesday, February 22 at 10:30 p.m. Potential performers on the show will be selected from video submissions. WooTube will air weekly on Charter TV3 at 10:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and at 9:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

WooTube on Charter TV3 will promote great entertainment from throughout Central New England,” said Dale LePage. “There is no shortage of talented singers, duos, trios, bands and stand up comedians in this area, all of whom are welcome to send in their video submissions. This show is going to be fun for viewers to watch and interact with, since the viewers will decide by on-line voting on Facebook which videos are the best each month.”

“Charter TV3 is thrilled to launch another engaging show on our  robust programming line-up, which includes the area’s only local newscast, Worcester News Tonight and The Friday Night Basketball Frenzy Show,” said Mike Marcy, Charter TV3’s Director of Local Programming. “WooTube is an original and sure to be an entertaining program that showcases talent across Central New England that can only be seen on Charter TV3.”