"Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life!" Albert Einstein January 2014 See "Best of 2013" Below
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Life Bites News Letter From The Publisher
Dear Life Bites News Readers, We hope you continue to enjoy your visits to great hotels, restaurants, and travel destinations that appear in our monthly online magazine. Our profile this month is on the Seafood Dynasty of Santa Barbara, and includes coverage of the Swiss Tourism Extravaganza Dinner. and Italian Memories at L'Ermitage Hotel. Entertainment news includes updates on the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Jan 24 - Feb 3, and coverage of the Kirk Douglas Award being presented to Forest Whitaker in Santa Barbara. Golden Globe celebrity events and winners news will be interesting, and we have features on travel, new food items, health news in health minded, along with New Year's favorites in Sips. The stars will be out at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Visit www.sbiff.org for information. Culinary Coup is filled with chef/restaurant news and recipes, and look for news on the 2014 TasteTV Awards in Los Angeles to be held at the Egyptian Theatre on January 17 at 6:00, as well as a bevy of cultural updates, and travel news on winter destination trips being offered. Updates from the LA Times Travel Show will be in upcoming 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 2014 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 please LBN Best of 2013 | Best New Rest Opening US | Nobu, Ceasars Palace LV | Best International Chef | Daniel Boulud, DBGB LV | Best Int'l Airport Cuisine | Frenchy's Bistro, De Gaulle Paris | Best US Day Spa | Burke Williams, California | Best Resort Hotel Spa | OHTLI Spa, Casamagna Puerto Vallarta | Best Desserts | BLVD, Beverly Wilshire Hotel, BH | Best Winter Resort | Tenaya Lodge, Yosemite California | Best Cocktail | Cranberry Cozmo, L'Ermitage Hotel BH | Best Restaurant Design | Rare, Victor Drai, Hollywood | Best New Int'l Hotel | Four Seasons, St. Petersburg Russia | Best Int'l Spa | Aurum Spa, Villa Sassa Switzerland | Best Art Museum | Blumenshein Museum, Taos NM | Best Int'l Beach Hotel | Grand Rimini & Excelsior, Rimini Italy | Best Celeb Event Menu | 2013 Emmy's by Joachim Splichal Patina | Best Iconic Lounge | Zoe's Chateau Laurier, Ottawa CAN | Best Italian Restauant | Celestino's Pasadena California | Best Int’l Business Hotels | Four Seasons & Trump Hotels | Best Seafood plate | Oysters Rockefeller, The Boathouse, SB | Best New Mexico Cuisine | Taos Inn, Doc Holidays, Chef Zippy | Best New Restaurant | Wolfgang Puck, Bel Air Hotel | Best Salad | Beet Salad, Polo Loung, BH Hotel | Best Tours | Rideau Canal & City Tour, Ottawa, Can | Best Private Train Travel US | Calzephyr Private Rail Cars, California | Best Int'l & US Flights | Air Berlin, Virgin, JetBlue, Southwest, AA | Best Weekend Escape | Blue & Green Iguana Inn's, Ojai Calif | Best Burger LA | 25 Degrees, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel | Best Epicurean Event | Bracebridge Dinner, Yosemite Calif | Best Auto | Audi A8 L TDI | Best Wine List | Guy Savoy, LV & French Laundry, CA | Best Family Hotels | Marriott & Hilton Worldwide | Best Travel Adventure | Air Balooning, Albuquerque NM | Best Historic Beach Hotel | Del Coronado, San Diego | Best Films | | Best Cook Book | Daniel, Daniel Boulud | Congratulations - You're the Best!
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