LBN Best of 2012 | Best New Rest Chef US | Ron True, Arlington Tavern | Best International Chef | Thierry Blouet, Cafe des Artes | Best International Hotel | Chateau Laurier, Ottawa Canada | Best US Hotel Spa | Ascent, Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite | Best Beach Destination | Four Seasons, Santa Barbara | Best US Hotel | Trump Hotel, New York | Best Intl Ski Resort | Fairmont Tremblant, Quebec Canada | Best Cocktail | Green Martini, Cafe des Artes | Best Steak & Seafood House | Rodney's, Redondo Beach | Best New Int'l Luxury Resort | Hilton Hotel, Puerto Vallarta | Best New Luxury Spa | Ascent, Tenaya Lodge | Best Art Museum | Natl Art Museum of Canada | Best Int'l Lunch | Le Cordon Bleu, Ottawa Canada | Best Hotel View | Hilton Hotel, Puerto Vallarta | Best Restaurant City View | On the Roof, Wilshire Hotel LA | Best Ethnic Restauants LA | "Petrossian Paris" and "Street" LA | Best Int’l Business Hotel | Four Seasons International | Best US Business Hotel | Trump Hotel, New York | Best Spa Cafe Menu | Café Verde, Ojai Valley Inn | Best New Restaurant | Nobu, Waikiki Park Hotel | Best Museum Café | Getty Museum, Malibu | Best Tour | Valley Floor Yosemite National Park | Best Ocean Destination | Grand Hotel Convento di Amalfi, Italy | Best International Flights | Air Canada & US Airlines (Mexico) | Best US Flight | JetBlue, Southwest, US Airlines | Best Intl Epicurean Event | XIII Intl Gourmet Festival, Mexico | Best US Epicurean Event | Bracebridge Dinner, Yosemite | Best Dessert | Renaud's, Santa Barbara | Best Wine List | Play, Ottawa Canada | Best Family Hotels | Marriott Worldwide | Best Organic | Whole Foods Market | Best Historic Hotel | Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite | Best Films | | Best Cook Book | Raising The Bar, Williams & Eber | Congratulations, You're the Best! | "Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life!" Albert Einstein January 2013
 HAPPY NEW YEAR! 
Life Bites News Letter From The Publisher
Dear Life Bites News Readers, .jpg) We hope you continue to enjoy your visits to great hotels, restaurants, and travel destinations that appear in our web magazine. Our profile this month is on Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite, and includes coverage of the renowned Bracebridge Dinner. Entertainment news includes updates on the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Jan 24 - Feb 3, and coverage of the Kirk Douglas Award to Robert De Niro in Santa Barbara. We have features on travel, new food items, health news in health minded, holiday beverages in Sips, lots of Tinseltown Tidbits on Golden Globes - Oscars - and the Santa Barbara Film Festival. The stars will be out at the 28th Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Visit www.sbiff.org for information.
.jpg) Culinary Coup is filled with chef/restaurant news and recipes, and look for news on the 2013 TasteTV Awards in Los Angeles to be held at Vibiana on January 17 at 6:00, as well as a bevy of cultural updates, and travel news on winter destination trips being offered. The Travel Adventure Show news and updates from the LA Times Travel Show will be in LBN.
Please join me in praying for our troops coming home from foreign lands, and for all men and women who serve our great country. Prayer works . . . pray for world peace. Cordially, 
Bonnie Carroll Publisher/Editor-in-Chief LBN Staff 2010 Bonnie Carroll, Publisher/Editor writebc@aol.com Rosalie Frances, Contributor, tolifebites.com Mary Hilton, Content Contributor/Marketing Director tolifebites@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 pleas
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