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"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give"

Winston Churchill


nEW yEARSHAPPY NEW YEAR! nEW yEARS


Life Bites News January 2022

Letter From The Publisher

Dear Life Bites News Readers,

2021 has been yet another year filled with adverse challenges for all Americans and people throughout the world. The Coronavirus Pandemic has taken a horrible toll on all of us, but the new vaccines being provided offer great hope and are being given to people throughout the world as I write this. See Health Minded for recent updated information. Please protect yourself and your loved ones and get vaccinated.

Huge congratulations to President Joseph Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris who began their time in office on January 20th at the Whitehouse. I'm proud of them for the manner in which they have handles such unexpected and serious challenges this year. I pray for them and for the world leaders who must strive for pease on earth. Let's all pray God will give our leaders wisdom, strength, cooperation and overall support to take America through some troubled seas and into the light. Rock on Joe and Kamala!

Prayers for Citizens and families who are suffering due to illness and financial insecurity during the holidays. Be safe, stay home, wear your mask, get vaccinated, wash your hands and stay separated - the life you save may be your own!

We hope you continue to enjoy visits to great hotels, restaurants, and travel destinations complying with state restrictions and those that appear in our monthly online magazine. Our profile this month is a holiday breakfast visit to the Revere Room in the Rosewood Miramar Beach Resort in Montecito.  

Special thanks to AWC-SB for an amazing awards and holiday celebration honoring two deserving members. Congratulations to Randy Rowse, who was elected the new Mayor of Santa Barbara, and thank you to Cathy Murillo for all her hard work for Santa Barbara. Kudos to the board for a great job!



Tinsel Town Tidbits. Don't miss the Golden Globes being presented on 2022. For the list of nominees and additional information visit www.goldenglobes.com or Tinsel Town Tidbits in LBN. The Santa Barbara International Film Festival will be held in April, check their site for details, with an amazing lineup of films and celebrity appearances. Visit www.sbiff.org for details or ticket purchase.

 

Oscars are around the corner, and this year includes a lineup of amazing films, glitzy but compliant events, and awards to be presented that are magical. The stars will be out at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in April and Bonnie Carroll's Life Bites News will be there getting you all the fun and fantastic details. Hope you enjoy our annual Life Bites News "Best of 2021" list below, and we warmly congratulate those being honored despite the pandemic restrictions in travel.

We have some interesting travel news, new food related stories, health minded section along with chef/restaurant updates and recipes are holiday helpful. Look for news on the January 1 issue of Center for Successful Aging, a quarterly newspaper that I am now the Editor of and let me know how you like it. 10,000 copies are available for seniors from Isla Vista to Carpinteria.

Our BookBites section has details on special new releases, and AWC-SB news, Photographer Rolf Rolle exhibition in Santa Barbara, hot new reads and art news. Look for details on upcoming LA Times Travel Show in upcoming LBN issues.


Chef/Hotel Feature January 2022


The Rosewood Miramar Beach Resort

Please join me in praying for our troops fighting in foreign lands, and for all our men and women who serve our great country. Prayer works . . . pray for world peace.

January 1 is the birthday of my late mother Rosaleen Joyce and January 19 the birthday of my late cousin (who was like a sister to me) Joyce Stein Justin - I miss them so much, and will be thinking of them often during this month of January 2022; my own birthday is January 9.

Please enjoy my recipe for Crustless Vegetarian Quiche this month.

Look for recipes each month in Sips and Culinary Coup.

Bonnie Carroll's Life Bites News will be celebrating its 17th birthday January 1. We thank you so much for your support and hope you keep coming back. For advertising information or story submissions please contact us at writebc@aol.com.


Cordially,

Bonnie Carroll

Bonnie Carroll

Publisher/Editor-in-Chief

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WHO WE ARE . . .

LBN Staff 2022

Bonnie Carroll, Publisher/Editor

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Rosalie Frances, Contributor, writebc@aol.com

Mary Hilton, Content Contributor/Marketing

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Natasha Melikoff, Canadian Reporter

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Mike OConnell, Photo/Video/Contributor

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Isabella D'Angelo, Rome Correspondent

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Additional contributing writers are included on an individual issue basis.

Please contact the editor with questions regarding journalist assignments.

Email: writebc@aol.com

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Due to the CoronaVirus/Pandemic 2020-21 awards are primarilly focused on local area

LBN Best of 2021

Best Int'l Air Flight

Best Lunch

Best Cooking Experience

Best Home Spa Products

Best Author Platform           

Air France, Paris/LAX

Coast & Olive, Montecito

Stuffed Pepper for 1 (recipe BC)

Burke Williams Spa

Leslie Zemeckis, Author Interviews

Best Coffee & Pastry

Best Viral Museum Visit

Renaud's Patisserie Santa Barbara

The Louvre, Paris, Santa Barbara Museum Art

Best Pick Up Cuisine SB

Uncorked, Olio Limone, CaDario, Opal

Best Health Drink

Revere Room, Miramar Beach Resort

Best Soup & Sandwich

5th Street Deli, Carmel-by-the-Sea

Best Family Hotel

Hofsas House Hotel, Carmel

Best Winter Ski Escape

Mont Tremblant, Quebec Canada

Best Cocktail

"Cozmo" Canary Hotel, SB

Best Ocean View

Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara

Best Art Shopping

Carmel-by-the-Sea, Santa Fe NM

Best New Hotel 

Wynn Vegas & Spa

Best family fun

Santa Barbara Zoo

Best Business Zoom

AWC-SB

Best Family Travel

Amtrak San Diego

Best Car Travel

California Coast- Enterprise Rental

Best Fundraising Event

Old Spanish Days Fiesta Holiday Party21

Best Faux Meat

   Gardein meatless products

Best Weekend Escape

  Carmel-by-the-Sea

Best Oysters-Champagne 

Lure La Cumbre Plaza

Best Christmas Event

Las Posadas SB/PV Sister City Cesars

Best Classical

Nir Kabaretti, Santa Barbara Symphony

Best American Breakfast

Live Oak Cafe, Santa Barbara

Best Wine Events

Dino Di Vino, Santa Barbara

Best Romantic Escape

Curoso's, Rosewood Miramar

Best Outdoor Market

Downtown Santa Barbara, California

Best Thrift Shopping

Assistance League, Santa Barbara

Best TV

Masterpiece Theatre PBS, Yellowstone

Best Area Airport

SBA, Santa Rosa

Best holiday film

White Christmas

Best Virus Advice

Your Doctor

Best People Watching

Best Historic Tour

Hendry's Beach, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara Trolley Tours

Best Dessert

Riviera Rose Sorbet, Margerum Wine

Best New Book

Mike Eliason Santa Barbara & Beyond

  

Congratulations You're the Best!




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