Dance as if no one was watching, sing from your heart, and live each moment as if it is your last . . . Happy New Year
January 2011 PUBLISHER'S LETTER
Dear Life Bites News Readers, Our "Best of 2010" List can be viewed below. We congratulate all the winners, and appreciate their outstanding contribution to the enjoyment of our readers and travelers. We invite you to continue and enjoy your visits around the globe with LBN, and we look forward to bringing you travel and lifestyle updates. Our January issue features pleasures of California. This month you will find some close to home features, as well as distant holiday destinations of intererst. Watch for updates on the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Sips has some tasty holiday drink ideas, and look for holiday recipes in culinary coup. Entertainment news has details on upcoming film festivals and fun celebrity gossip. Sense of Style offers cultural/artistic openings. We are running travel news on cost saving get-a-ways being offered throughout the world, and assisting our tourism and travel friends with their promotions during this challenging economic time. Use the tourism board offices for help; we have them listed on our LBN links and archive page. Our travel section offers specials for winter travel, which is the best time to be anywhere there is snow if you love snow sports. We have some great hotel/chef news, and recommendations for where to eat out if you are not cooking in this holiday season. Health minded is filled with new and unique health tips. We also have a bevy of chef happenings for you - lots of changes, awards and openings. Our staff wishes you a healthy and prosperous New Year that is filled with love and an abundance of God's grace. Please pray for our men and women fighting in foreign lands. HAPPY NEW Year From the LBN Team!!! Cordially, Bonnie Carroll Publisher/Editor LBN Staff 2010 Bonnie Carroll, Publisher/Editor writebc@aol.com Rosalie Frances, Contributor, tolifebites.com Mary Hilton, Content Contributor/Marketing Director Maryhilton2000@aol.com Cody Chandler, Teen Times Columnist tolifebites@aol.com Natasha Melikoff, Montreal Reporter tolifebites@aol.com Mike O’Connell, Photo/Video Director/Contributor tolifebites@aol.com Isabella D'Angelo, Rome Correspondent tolifebites@aol.com Additional contributing writers are included on an individual issue basis. Please contact the editor with questions regarding journalist assignments. Email: tolifebites@aol.com LBN Offices 2115 De La Vina Street, Ste 31 Santa Barbara, CA 93105 805-845-9976 Email contact preferred please
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| LBN Best of 2010 | Best Hotel Chef US | Ritz Hotel, Half Moon Bay, CA Chef Soloman | Best International Chef | Guy Savoy, Paris/Las Vegas | Best International Hotel | Excelsior Hotel, Florence Italy | Best American Hotel Spa | Spa Luce, Renaissance Hollywood | Best Beach Destination | Kaanapali Beach, Hawaii | Best U.S. Hotel | Waldorf Astoria, NY | Best Bed & Breakfast | Cheshire Cat, Santa Barbara | Best Cocktail | Amalfi Bliss Martini – Olio Pizzeria SB | Best Steak House | Ruth’s Chris Beverly Hills | Best Int'l Luxury Resort | Villa d'Este, Como, Italy | Best New Luxury Spa Resort | Laguna Shores Marriott, CA | Best Spa Skin Treatments | La Prairie – Beverly Hills Hotel | Best Chocolate Exerience | Jessica Foster Truffles, Santa Barbara | Best Hotel View | Hassler Hotel, Rome Italy | Best Restaurant View | Blue Water Resort, Antigua | Best Sunday Brunch | Bel-Air Hotel, Los Angeles | Best Int’l Vacation Hotel | Las Dunas, Malaga Spain | Best Int’l Business Hotel | W Hotel, New York | Best Spa Cafe Menu | Bacara Resort Spa Café, Goleta, CA | Best New Museum | Mullin Automotive Museum, CA | Best Museum Café US | Santa Barbara Museum of Art Cafe | Best Castle Tour | Hearst Castle, Cambria CA | Best Ocean Destination | Kaanapali Beach, Maui, Hawaii | Best International Flights | Air Canada, Virgin Airways | Best US Flight | JetBlue, Southwest, American Eagle | Best Epicurean Event | Puck/Lazaroff American Food & Wine Festival, LA | Best American Chef | Joachim Splichal | Best Dessert | Spago, Beverly Hills (Sherry Yard) | Best Wine List | Four Seasons Wine Bar, New York | Best Business Traveler Hotel | Peninsula Hotel, Beverly Hills, California | Best Bar | Maestro’s, Los Angeles | Best Historic Hotel | Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood CA | Best Film | Eat, Pray, Love | Best Book | Live, Love, Eat, Wolfgang Puck | Congratulations - You're the Best!!! |
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