Books

CLK Recipe Book - May 12, 2010

Sick of your crappy little kitchen? So was Jennifer Schaertl, so she decided to write a book about making gourmet meals in her crappy little…

Making the Most of the Farmers’ Market - April 12, 2010

The editors of Southern Living magazine have compiled Farmers Market Cookbook: A Fresh Look at Local Flavor (March 16, $29.95),  with recipes and advice for…

James Beard 2010 Cookbook Award Nominees - April 1, 2010

The James Beard Foundation recently announced the final nominees for the 2010 James Beard Foundation Awards for cookbooks published in English in 2009. The nominees…

“The New Book of Soups” by the Culinary Institute of America - March 19, 2010

The Culinary Institute of America (the food CIA) has updated one of their cookbooks to create The New Book of Soups (Lebhar-Friedman $35.00) with over…

Opinionated About Dining Survey Names Top Dining Experiences of 2009 - January 6, 2010

While the state of the economy didn’t improve very much in 2009, foodies continued to visit the top restaurants. Opinionated About Dining asked 75 top…

Michelin-Star Update 2010 - October 30, 2009

The 2010 Michelin Guide was released this month with a number of enhancements, including new symbols highlighting restaurants with: a notable cocktail program a notable…

New York Edition: La Palapa Serves Up Antojitos - October 29, 2009

Dinner at La Palapa was a must after meeting chef owner Barbara Sibley at Share’s sixth annual A Second Helping of Life in September and sampling…

Tabasco Community Cookbook Awards: Call for Entries - August 11, 2009

Did your non-profit organization publish a community cookbook in 2008 or 2009? If so, consider entering it in the 20th annual Tabasco Community Cookbook Awards;…

Grilling: The Reading Essentials - July 3, 2009

I recently came across the Barnes & Noble Review, an online publication offering appraisals of current books, music, and films. The site publishes exclusive material…

Earthbound Farm Organic Luncheon - May 27, 2009

Earthbound Farm recently hosted a luncheon at their California organic farm stand for the media attending the  “Cooking for Solutions” conference at Monterey Bay Aquarium.…

Double Accolades for WineWise: Your Complete Guide To Understanding, Selecting, and Enjoying Wine - May 13, 2009

Last month WineWise: Your Complete Guide To Understanding, Selecting, and Enjoying Wine by Steven Kolpan, Brian H. Smith and Michael A. Weiss (John Wiley &…

The Cooking School at the “Ranch” AKA Rancho La Puerto - April 3, 2009

Earlier this year, I returned to the ranch — that’s Rancho La Puerta in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico, one of the top ten destination spas…

Follow Me on Twitter: BonnieBOTB - April 2, 2009

I’ve just starting tweeting! If you’re on twitter, you can follow me — in my 140 character tweet — to see “What I’m doing Now”….…

eat like there’s no tomorrow – Hans Rueffert - March 31, 2009

I recently had the pleasure of attending a dinner at a great local seafood restaurant, C & S Oyster Bar. The event, hosted by Toren…

The Women’s Advantage: A Page-A-Day Calendar of Advice - October 28, 2008

Earlier this year Mary Cantando approached me — and literally hundreds of other woman business owners who are members of the National Speakers Association —…

NYC Michelin-Star Update - October 14, 2008

The just released New York City 2009 MICHELIN guide bestowed even more stars upon Big Apple restaurants.  Currently there are 31 holding a one-star rating,…

The Secret Power of Blogging - May 12, 2008

A blog? When I first contacted ContentRobot — the company who built BOTB — a blog was furthest from my mind. What I wanted was…

The Best of the Best Dining - March 21, 2008

Bet you thought with that title, this would be about a new Zagat survey. Not! “Opinionated About Fine Dining Survey 2008: The 100 Best Restaurants…

Pity It’s Not Scratch and Sniff! Introducing TasteBook - October 29, 2007

CondéNet (the internet unit of Condé Nast) has invested in TasteBook, a startup that binds recipes culled from its cooking site, Epicurious.com, into a personalized…

Star Gazing: New Michelin Guides - October 9, 2007

Not surprisingly, Per Se, Le Bernardin and Jean Georges each kept their three Michelin stars in the just released New York City guide (October 10,…