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February 2013

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

Life Bites News

PUBLISHER'S LETTER

Dear Life Bites News Readers,

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 the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park. We also visited Celestino Ristorante & Bar in Pasadena. We have features on Golden Globe Gifting Suites, Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show coverage, health specials in health minded, Sweet Valentine suggestions, wine news in Sips, lots of Tinseltown Tidbits, and Burke Williams Spa news. The stars are out at the 28th Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Visit www.sbiff.org for information.

Culinary Coup covers the 2013 TasteTV Awards in Los Angeles. Style has a bevy of cultural updates, and we are running travel news with cost saving trips being offered. Special promotion ideas from our travel associates and Canadian Train Travel news in "wheels." We have recomendations for romantic dinners and destinations for Valentines Day.

Teen Times with Cody Hilton has movie news this month, and some informaton on Jennifer Lawrence, as well as 10-10-10 schedule for the SBIFF. BookBites covers some newly released books for your enjoyment, including a mystery by Michael Mandaville and an easy cookbook by Neil Perry, Australia's top chef.

Please join me in praying for our troops fighting in foreign lands, and for all men and women who serve our great country. God Bless America!

Cordially,

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	Anna Karenina
Best Cook Book	Raising The Bar, Williams & Eber
Congratulations, You're the Best!