Media Mentions (partial list)
Cuisine Noir
Riche styled and photographed Chef Padua Player’s “Makroud el Louse” Moroccan cookie recipe for the 2023/24 print edition of Cuisine Noir magazine.
Better Homes & GardenS
Riche wrote “Flavors of Freedom,” a piece about four trailblazing Black women who changed America’s food history and culture in the January/February 2023 print edition of Better Homes & Gardens magazine.
Better Homes & GardenS
Riche and her friend, Chef Padua Player, shared a “Benne Wafer” recipe they crafted for Kwanzaa in the 2022 edition of “Christmas Cookies,” the top-selling publication by Better Homes & Gardens magazine.
2022 Telly AwardS
Riche won a 2022 Telly Award in the Social Video Series: Instructional category for her work as the host and designer of REAL SIMPLE’s "Home Upgrade" TV show. The Telly Awards annually showcases the best work created within television and across video, for all screens. Receiving over 12,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents, Telly Award winners represent work from some of the most respected advertising agencies, television stations, production companies, and publishers from around the world.
BROWN UNIVERSITY
Riche was awarded the 2022 Barrett Hazeltine Prize in Entrepreneurial Mentorship for her work with aspiring entrepreneurs as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Brown University’s Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship during the 2020-21 and 2021-22 academic years.
PeopleTV
Riche made her debut as the host and designer of "Home Upgrade" on PeopleTV's streaming network on 1/22/22, airing immediately after Martha Stewart's "Martha Bakes."
BETTER HOMEs & GARDENS
Riche’s Kwanzaa recipes for Jerk Chicken, Buttermilk Skillet Cornbread, Whipped Honey Butter, and Hot Pepper Jelly appeared in the special “Holiday Recipes” 2021 edition of Better Homes & Gardens magazine.
Embassy of Italy in the US
Riche introduced the Ambassador of Italy to the US, Mariangela Zappia, and moderated a panel of international experts on the topic of “Food and Sustainability” as part of the US celebration of the World Week of Italian Cuisine 2021.
Subaru Drive
Riche shared tips on decorating an “Outdoor Dinner Party for Fall” in the Fall 2021 print and online issues of Subaru’s lifestyle magazine. Her work has also appeared in the Winter 2019 and Spring/Summer 2019 editions.
Meredith Corporation
Meredith Corporation introduced Riche as the Better Homes & Gardens Stylemaker who will use her design expertise to empower viewers to tackle DIY projects with her expert instruction and encouragement in the new “Home Upgrade" video makeover franchise by REAL SIMPLE debuting in fall 2021.
Real Simple
REAL SIMPLE introduced Riche as the design expert who helps people transform their outdoor spaces with $1,000 and a little DIY ingenuity in its new “Outdoor Upgrade” video makeover series.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Riche was one of the featured inspirational speakers at the St. Jude Mom Boss Virtual Summit, which gathered “mom bosses” of all backgrounds to connect and support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Brown University
Riche was named a 2021 Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Brown University’s Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship, 20+ years after graduating from Brown with a degree in Public Policy, including a year at the London School of Economics.
Better Homes & Gardens
Riche’s Kwanzaa recipes and tabletop decor were featured in the December 2020 issue of Better Homes & Gardens magazine. Riche was also asked to pen a digital companion piece about her family’s holiday traditions on BHG.com.
Martha Stewart
Riche’s lifestyle and DIY articles have been featured by MarthaStewart.com since 2015.
Veranda
Riche was one of the nations’s top tastemakers asked to share her favorite tabletop decor ideas and must-have products for fabulous entertaining all year long. Two of Riche’s outdoor looks are featured in the article.
USA Today
Riche shared her family’s holiday traditions and offered insight on the significance of celebrating Kwanzaa after a difficult year for the Black community.
Fox 5 News | Washington, DC
Riche has appeared in the following FOX 5 news segments:
How to Make the Most of Your Virtual Thanksgiving
Mommy Confidential: Back to School Amid COVID-19
Tips for Organizing Your Virtual Learning Space
Huff Post
Riche wrote this reflective essay after she received a personal invitation from Arianna Huffington to share her experience as a student in Arianna’s “Thrive” course powered by Oprah.com.
Podcast Interviews
“Tablescapes, Motherhood and More” on The Best of Both Worlds with Laura Vanderkam and Sarah Hart-Unger
“Finding Your Passions in 2021” on Better With Paul with Paul Carrick Brunson
“Where are the Tastemakers Now? Mother’s Day in Quarantine with Riche Holmes Grant” on Moodboard Podcast with Angela Belt
“First You GIVE, then you ASK” on Jane Hamill Podcast with Jane Hamill