Letter from the Publisher April 2015 "Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time and start with the person nearest you." Mother Teresa
Dear Life Bites News Readers, Easter is always an amazing experience, and our new Pope Francis is .jpg) inspiring renewed faith to people around the world. I emplore you to pray for peace this Easter season, we need to stay connected to the God we love at this challenging time. Mother's Day is nearly upon us and is a time to spoil our mom or reflect on the wonderful times we had with her during her life. We have some nice gift ideas in our gift section for mom or in our spa baby section. Below you will find a few recipes for Spring and we hope you enjoy them.
.jpg) In this issue in our chef/hotel profile section I'm sharing Wolfgang Puck news as well as Chicago Peninsula Thai Experience, and Culinary Coup offers a San Francisco Food Craw I enjoyed with my daughter as an early mother's day weekend in the 'city by the bay' which was four or five hours of enormous fun in SF. Tinseltown Tidbits has a feature on LA Women in Music honoring Suzanne Geimer, President of Special Angel "Making Music - Helping Kids". We also have additional followup stories on the Oscar Suites preceeding the Academy Awards 2015. Nice new product introductions on healthy choices from the Natural Product Expo West show, and interesting news in our Health Minded section.
"Wheels" offers some exciting news on hot cars, train travel and latest in Airline.jpg) travel tips and news, along with entertainment news in TinselTown Tidbits & Travel news on Viking River Cruises offering great deals for travelers wanting to explore europe along the great rivers running through. Send mom to europe on Viking. They are sponsoring PBS Downton Abby again in 2015 and are releasing new ship news. Visit www.vikingcruises.com. 
Please Support PBS! Health Minded offers some wonderful health and health and beauty ideas; new  products and beauty gifts for mom or friends. Sips will provide info on some great wine events and news, including a story on the wine presented to WWII Veterans at the 70th Anniversary "Sands of Iwo Jima" luncheon in Santa Barbara, presented by PVVC.org. Look for great new healthy products and Book Bites has a great new book for Passover meals. Check out www.FBWorld.com for latest travel/food/wine stories from California writers. St. Pat's day in Santa Barbara and around the world was grand, especially in Chicago where they again colored the river green. The Natural Product Show West was a very successful event this year and attracted thousands to the Anaheim Convention Center. Taiwan was honored at the Los Angeles Travel Show this year.
We hope your Easter will be peaceful and happy. God Bless and we thank you for joining us this month. Look for our Mother's Day issue, which will be devoted to women who make a real difference in our world. If you have any questions regarding editorial or advertising rates please email us at: tolifebites@aol.com orwritebc@aol.com.
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 tolifebites@aol.com Cody Chandler, Film 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 Web - Cyberindustries. Devin Wilcox LBN Offices 2115 De La Vina Street, Ste 31 Santa Barbara, CA 93105 805-845-9976 Email contact preferred please 805-845-9976 Email contact preferred please LBN Best of 2014 | Best Rest Opening US | Petit Trois LA, Ludovic Lefebvre
| Best International Chef | Daniel Boulud
| Best Airport F&B
| Wolfgang Puck Express
| Best TV Food Program
| Anthony Bordain, Parts Unknown CNN
| Best Island Resort & Spa | W Koh Samui Retreat, Thailand
| Best Food Art
| Cafe des Artistes, Puerto Vallarto MX
| Best Winter Ski Resort | Fairmont, Mont Tremblant, Canada
| Best Cocktail | Hangovertini, Lebue Hotel, Bangkok
| Best Restaurant Design | Victor Drai - Hollywood & LV
| Best Int'l Hotel Design
| Dhara Dhevi, Chaing Mai
| Best Int'l Spa | Ohtli Spa, Casa Magna Marriott, MX
| Best Art Exhibition
| Kings Palace, Bangkok Thailand
| Best Int'l Beach Escape
| Westin, Puerto Vallarta/Casa Tres Villas MX
| Best Celeb Event Menu | 2014 Emmy's by Joachim Splichal Patina | Best Iconic Lounge | Polo Lounge, Beverly Hills Hotel
| Best Italian Restauant | Il Pastao, Giacomino Drago, California | Best Int’l Business Hotel | Hilton Sukhumvit Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
| Best Seafood Plate | Ahi & Uni, La Palapa, Puerto Vallarta
| Best California Cuisine | CP Dry Creek Kitchen, Chef Valette, Sonoma
| Best Food & Wine Pairings
| The Lark, Santa Barbara, CA
| Best New Chef
| Chef Carlos Gaytan, "Du Mexique" Chicago
| Best Tavern F&B Style
| Arlington Tavern, Santa Barbara
| Best Wine Adventure
| Jordan Estate Winery, California | Best Int'l & US Flights | Thai Airways, JetBlue, US Airways, AA | Best Weekend Escape | Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa
| Best Burger
| The Point, Chef Bognar, Culver City, CA
| Best Epicurean Event | Cancun Food & Wine Festival Boulud Dinner
| Best Food Tasting Tour
| Taco Tour Puerto Vallarto, MX
| Best Wine List Selection
| Cafe des Artistes, Secrets Cancun
| Best Family Hotels | Hofsa House, Carmel; Velas Vallarta, MX
| Best Travel Adventure | Patara Elephant Farm, Chaing Mai Thailand
| Best Historic Celebration
| City of Beverly Hills 100th Birthday
| Best Films | The Chef, & Grand Budapest Hotel
| Best Cook Book | Toque! Normad Laprise, Montreal
| Congratulations - You're the Best!
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