We all wish there were more hours in the day to do everything we needed to do. Amid our frenetic lives, entertaining friends usually ends up on the bottom of our to-do lists. After all when most people think of entertaining, we think of throwing the classic dinner party. Since this can become an all day affair for the party thrower, we often avoid it. But how about rethinking the traditional concept of entertainment? Think lunch instead of dinner, think group cooking party instead of party where you alone are cooking all day. With a bit of creativity, spending time with friends can easily be checked off your to-do list.

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Jess Dang is the founder of Clementine Culinary Productions, which strives to spread her philosophy on life and eating, "Live life, one bite at a time," through dinner parties, cooking classes and happy hours.

Growing up with a father in the restaurant business and in a Chinese household of great cooks, Jess discovered her love of eating at a very young age. However, she didn't discover her love of cooking until her junior year of college when she spent a summer abroad in Italy, inspired by the abundance of fresh ingredients around her.

Jess was also chosen in 2005 as the youngest of eight finalists from a pool of 10,000 applicants to compete in season two of "The Next Food Network Star" She can be found wandering the markets, perusing cookbooks and feeding friends on most weekends.