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LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER

December 2013

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays

Dear Life Bites Readers,

We wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. We have some great traditional recipes and fun family destinations for December. Much of this issue is filled with travel, food, event and spa stories on national and international destinations for your consideration.

SBIFF announced awards for 2014 festival, which include Forest Whittaker, Oprah Winfrey, and more. Visit www.sbiff.org for full details and ticket information..

The December hotel profile is on a fantastic and historic Chinzanso Hotel in Tokyo Japan that was rebranded and  is winning major awards. Culinary coup is full of chef news, including details on the Funghi Fest in Carmel, and a bevy of holiday food ideas. Book Bites has pre and aft holiday suggestions, and health minded offers 2014 diet and health tips. 

GBK threw a fantastic pre-party for the American Music Award nominees and presenters at L'Ermitage Hotel that featured beautiful products from a bevy of outstanding conpanies and appearances by music and television celebs.. 

Movie lovers are all talking about "Last Vegas" "Hunger Games" and "The Butler." Forest Whittaker will be honored with the SBIFF Kirk Douglas Award in December, visit www.sbiff.org for details. Cody Hilton, LBN Teen Reporter, celebrated another birthday on November 22nd and will be attending college - we may not be hearing from him for a while, but we love him and appreciate any contribution he makes!

Sips has a some great wine and cocktail ideas for bringing in the New Year, along with appetizxer and dessert creations. Be sure to listen in for Bonnie Carroll's Life Bites News on travel, food and fun every Thursday on "Breakfast with Nancy" KVOT 1340 at 7:15 a.m. Grab a cup of coffee and join us for a great start every Thursday with news from Hollywood, as well as travel/food and lifestyle tastes.

We are all looking forward to the Macy's Christmas Parade that will feature the new Snoopy float. Wolfgang Puck is traveling and cooking up some fantastic recipes in Europe.I always enjoy the lighting event at Rockefeller Center in New York and especially love Joachim Splichal's "Rock" restaurant overlooking the ice rink. The  festivities in my own little home town by the sea are perculating and it looks like a 'wonderful christmas' for everyone. I hope you will join us in remembering our soldiers fighting in foreign lands and pray for their safe return to their families. God bless them, and God bless America in these challenging times. May the flag of freedom fly now and forever. Please pray for peace. 

Joyous Noel to you, your family and dear friends. Thank you to all who contribute to LBN, and to the many readers who have supported us -  keep coming back. LBN will celebrate its 9th birthday in January 2014. 

Cordially,

Bonnie Carroll
Publisher/Editor