Daphne Maxwell Reid On Her Cookbook, What’s Coming For Her As An Actress, Creativity & More

Everyone remembers Daphne Maxwell Reid as an iconic TV mom of the 1990s, especially from her three seasons as Aunt Vivian on The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air. And Maxwell Reid could not have been more excited when the cast of The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air reunited 30 years later for an unscripted reunion special, which will be airing on HBO Max this coming Thanksgiving. Also on the acting end, Maxwell Reid stars in The Business Of Christmas which will air on Netflix on December 1st.

These days Daphne Maxwell Reid is a Renaissance woman — a respected artist and designer, a prolific author and an education activist. Working from her home in Virginia, and still happily married to pioneering television actor, producer, writer and director Tim Reid (WKRP In Cincinnati, Sister, Sister, Frank’s Place), Maxwell Reid is living proof that a passion for creativity and a dedication to hard work can ensure a lifetime’s worth of success. With 5 books and 5 annual calendars already published, Reid specializes in fine art photography that features doors and doorways from around the world, including Cuba, Venice, France, China, Germany and Belgium. Recently she added to her publishing resume her first cookbook, Grace + Soul & Motherwit, which offers her favorite recipes spiced with personal memories and reflections from her life and travels. Coming full circle with her model roots, Maxwell Reid also has a custom clothing line called Daphne Style, beyond keeping busy as a spokesperson for Virginia State University and serving on numerous boards for non-profit organizations.

On October 20, 2020, I had the pleasure of speaking with Daphne Maxwell Reid via Zoom, as embedded below. We talked about her various projects — including the Grace + Soul & Motherwit cookbook — beyond where she traditionally finds inspiration. Long story short, this was interesting chat for me as there is clearly a lot to learn from Maxwell Reid. More on the multi-hyphenate can be found online by visiting www.daphnemaxwellreid.com and www.instagram.com/msdaphne13.

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Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal. Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."