CheekyChicago

Rea Frey is a lover of food, words and relationships (possibly in that order). Armed with a fiction writing degree in 2004, Rea published her first novel and has been writing ever since. Her writing has taken her to Paris, Switzerland and even to Death Row as a reporter. As a certified personal trainer, boxer and nutrition expert, she has found a way to expound on her passions through words. She writes for Martha Stewart’s Whole Living site, where she gives monthly recipes for their “Meatless Monday” series. She is the Senior Editor and a contributing writer for Chic Galleria in the Mind&Body section, exploring ways to find balance through diet, exercise and relationships. She also runs a blog hosted by ChicagoNow, “Clean Convenient Cuisine,” which gives healthy recipes for the time-pressed individual. Her book, The Cheat Sheet: A Clue-by-Clue Guide to Finding Out if He’s Unfaithful (Adams Media), was released in the summer of 2011. Her work has been featured in Fitness, Ladies Home Journal, Today’s Chicago Woman, Fight! magazine, DEMO and countless web and print periodicals. When she’s not in the kitchen or at the gym, she’s working on her new cookbook for the athletic vegan and spending time with her husband and little Pomchi, Neruda.