Mitch Bechard, Glenfiddich's Brand Amabassador West, shares the very best. Thank you, thank you!
Lamberto Frescobaldi has been appointed the new President of Marchesi de' Frescobaldi, Tuscany's legendary 700-year old winemaking group. Bravo!
Food Arts just awarded their July/August 2013 Silver Spoon Award to Seattle Chef Tom Douglas for sterling performance. Bravo, bravo, bravo!
Patrick Norquet, the Product Designer Bringing Style to McDonald's French Division
Sylvia Woods, 1926-2012. Harlem's Queen of Soul Food Who Taught a Whole Nation to Appreciate Its Complete Culinary Heritage.
Marion Cunningham, 1922-2012. Inspired Advocate of American Home Cooking, James Beard Colleague, Author and Esteemed Grand Dame d'Escoffier
La Mancha Wine Ambassador Gregorio Martin-Zarco shares a true Spanish treasure with the world.
Naeem Khan, Style Setting Designer of Michelle Obama's WHCD Dress
Terron Schaefer, Sak's Senior Vice President of Creative Marketing - Co-Creator of The Snowflake and the Bubble
Pete Wells, the NEW Restaurant Critic for the venerated New York Times - Enjoy the Feast! Ah Bon Appetit!
Garry Trudeau Who Transferred the Faces and Feelings of the 1968 Harvard - Yale Game into the Insightful Doonesbury Commentary Cartoons
Regenia Phillips, Amazing Director of Yale Residential Dining
Chef Patron Massimo Riccioli of London's Famed Massimo Restaurant and Oyster Bar - Celebrity Perfect
Carl Warner, Creator of Food Landscapes, a Culinary Terrain Extraordinary
Howard Schiffer, Founder of Vitamin Angels, Giving Healthly Future to Millions of Children
Françoise Branget, French National Assembly Deputy AND editor of La Cuisine de la République, Cuisinez avec vos députés! (or The Cuisine of the Republic: Cook With Your Deputies!)
Paco Torreblance, Master Spanish Pastry Chef to Kings and Queens, Releases a New Book, Collection of Sugar Pieces
Professor Hanshan Dong, Developer of the New Antibacterial Stainless Steel - No More Kitchen Germs!
Frieda Caplan, Founder of Frieda's - Innovative Vendor Who Introduced New & Rare Produce to U.S. Well Done Frieda!
Adam D. Tihany, International Famed Hotel & Restaurant Designer To Be New CIA Art Director - FANTASTIC CHOICE!
George Lang, Founder of New York's Trend-Setting Café des Artistes sadly Passed Away Tuesday, July 5, 2011. Rest in Peace. A Great Gentleman.
Master French Chef Alain Ducasse, Chef for the Monaco Royal Wedding
Chef Jean-Louis Themis of ITHQ, Quebec
Chef Pasquale Vari of ITHQ - Canada
Scott Ostrander, New General Manager at Cedarbrook Lodge, Top Hotel on Expedia® 2011 Insiders’ Select® Worldwide List
Nach Waxman, Owner of the Legendary Kitchen Arts & Letters Culinary Bookstore, NYC
Chef Jose Andres, Spain's Great Gift to America!
Chef Roberto Santibanez, Noted Master of the True Mexican Cuisine - Both Historic and Modern
Jeremy Goring, the Fourth Goring to Direct the Legendary Goring Hotel, London
Elena Arzak, Master Chef of Arzak, Basque Restaurant in Spain
Yula Zubritsky, Photographer to the Culinary Greats including Chef Anne-Sophie Pic
Adam Rapoport, New Editor in Chief of Bon Appetit
Christine Muhlke, New Executive Editor of Bon Appetit, which recently relocated to New York City
Chef Mario Batali, co-creater with Gwyneth Paltrow of On the Road Again...Spain
Darren McGrady, Private Chef to the Beloved Princess Diana
Master French Chef Paul Locuse, Esteemed Founder of the Bocuse d'Or Culinary Championship
Michael S. Smith, Hotel, White House and Now Architectural Digest Oscar Green Room Designer
Graydon Carter, Editor Extraordinaire and Host of the Most Elite of Post Oscar Parties, The Vanity Fair Gala
David Friend, Co-Author with Graydon Carter of Oscar Night: 75 Years of Hollywood Parties
Cheryl Cecchetto, Event Designer for Oscar Governor's Ball 2011
Joan DeJean, author of The Essence of Style
Antonio Galloni, the New California Wine Reviewer at Wine Advocate
Elin McCoy, insightful author of The Emperor of Wine: Robert M. Parker, Jr. and the Reign of American Taste
Chef Michael Recchiuti, creator of Recchiuti Confections
Tim Walker, Moet & Chandon's New Photographer Extraordinaire
Yotam Ottolenghi, Innovative London Chef
Professor Roger Corder, author of The Red Wine Diet
Mireille Guiliano, Author of French Women Don't Get Fat
John R. Hanny, White House Food Writer
Michael Mondavi, Creator of M by Michael Mondavi
Mimi Sheraton, New York Food Critic and Author
Nancy Verde Barr, Friend and Colleague of Julia Child
Les Gouttes de Dieu, Now a TV Show
David Tanis, Co-Chef of Chez Panisse and Paris
Chef Alice Waters, Owner Chez Panisse
Kristine Kidd, Co-Author of Cooking at Home
Tony Chi, designer - Park Hyatt Shanghi
Madhur Jaffrey, Author of At Home with Madhur Jaffrey
Colman Andrews, Author of Ferran
Thanks to the IceBag, your Champagne will now always be chilled. Bravo, Bravo, Bravo!
Canada's Crystal Head Vodka, 2011 Double Gold Winner at San Francisco World Spirits Competition - Though Halloween Perfect It's So Much More Than a Pretty Bottle: Fastastic Taste
Post It Paper Watchbands - How to Remember Anything in Unforgettable Style
Kai Young Coconut Shochu - Stunning New Rice 'Vodka' from Vietnam, the Full Flavor of a Coconut in a Bottle!
Mandarian Hotel Group Now Offers Diners the Newest Cyber Currency - Worldwide E-Gift Cards
Qkies Cookies Makes QR Codes So Sweet
Air France Brings Art Aloft with New Menu Covers
Moet's Ice Imperial Champagne, a New Summer Favorite at Cannes Film Fetival Designed to Serve on Ice!
P8tch, Customized Cloth URL patches - Perfect for Website ID Link on a Chef's Knife Roll
Dexter's New Knife Shape, the DuoGlide - An Innovative Design that More Than Makes the Cut & Then Some!
Spring Cupcakes, Perfect for Easter and Beyond, Thanks to Jelly Beans
Vino Solo, Wine Made Elegant, Easy All Out of Doors
Chocolates as Stunning as Rare Jewels from Promise Me Chocolate: Great for Mardi Gras or Elegant Weddings
Microplane's Fantastic New Hard Cheese Mill Exclusively from Williams-Sonoma
Be Enchanted by Red Italian Rosa Regale Sparkling Wine, Perfect with Chocolate for a Rose Themed Wedding
Moet & Chandon, the Official Champagne of the Oscars
Hu2 Design, Art Stickers for the Kitchen
Dry Fly Vodka of Washington State
New Portability with the Collapsible X-Grill by Picnic Basket
Before there was Champagne, there was Saint-Hilaire, the original sparkling wine
Fantastic Champagne Party Mix from Tastefully Simple
Chilean Winers to Remind Us All of True Courage
Veuve Clicquot Champagne, Still Outstanding After 200 Years!
The Big Green Egg by who else - Big Green Egg
Monk's Head or Tete de Moine Cheese Slicer by Boska
The Amazing Smoking Gun by Poly Science
Maytag - Great Blue Cheese
Ukutya Kwasekhaya - Tastes from Nelson Mandela's Kitchen is more than a just a book of recipes. Each dish tells one part of the 20 year journey the Mandela Family's cook traveled on South Africa's path to freedom.
Like Water for Choclate uses Magical Realism to capture the transformative qualities of everyday food and drink into something more. Also consider reading (and enjoying) Joanne Harris' amazing Chocolat.
Seven Fires by Argentine Grill Master Francis Mallmann is a must have book as all things Latin are set to become a major culinary trend.
Kitchen Screts by Raymond Blanc, of BBC Fame (and Harrods!)
Food Landscapes by Carl Warner, London's Amazing Commercial Food Photographer (and yes, there is a 2012 Image Calendar for your wall - Happy New Year!)
Mycophilia: Revelations from the Weird World of Mushrooms by Eugenia Bone, So Interesting Even The Wall Street Journal Reviewed It!
Trading Up by Michael J. Silverstein and Neil Fiske, a Must Read for All Who Market Luxury
American Grown by American First Lady Michelle Obama - How the White House Kitchen Garden Inspires Families, Schools and Communities to Be Released April 10, 2012 by Crown Publishers
Chief Culture Officer by Grant McCracken Explains a Vital New Position
Las Cocinas del Camino de Santiago de Compostela Captures the Essence of this Great Spanish Journey of Discovery
La Cuisine de la République, Cuisinez avec vos députés! (The Cuisine of the Republic: Cook With Your Deputies!) by Françoise Branget
Edomae Sushi: Art, Tradition, Simplicity by Japanese culinary master Kikuo Shimizu
Toast by English Food Writer Nigel Slater
Ritz Carlton's The New Gold Standard by Joseph A. Michelli
Opera Lover's Cookbook by Culinary Historian Francine Segan
Dinner at Buckingham Palace by Charles Oliver, Royal Household Servant
The Perfect Finish: Special Desserts For Every Occasion by White House Executive Pastry Chef & Recently Married Bill Yosses, and Co-Author Melinda Clark
Tihany Design by Adam D. Tihany and Paul Goldberger - Truly Inspiring!
Stunning New Restaurant Designs in Super Potato Design: The Complete Works of Takashi Sugimoto, Japan's Leading Interior Designer by Mira Locher and Tadao Andoi
Truly Mexican: Essential Recipes and Techniques for Authenic Mexican Cooking by Chef Roberto Santibanez - A Must Have Cookbook!
The Complete Robuchon by, of course, Chef Joel Robuchon
How Italian Food Conquered the World by Esquire Magazine's John F. Mariani
The Geometry of Pasta by graphic designer Caz Hildebrand and Chef Jacob Kenedy
Bake and Decorate by Fiona Cairns, Creator of Kate Middleton's Wedding Cakes
The French Laungry Cookbook by Legion of Honor Winner Chef Thomas Keller
Elements of Style by Michael S. Smith, Sought After Designer for Hotels, Oscar Green Room and White House
Oscar Night: 75 Years of Hollywood Parties by Graydon Carter, Editor and David Friend, Editor of Creative Development - Vanity Fair Magazine
Hollywood Cocktails by Tobias & Ben Reed
The White House Chef Cookbook by Jackie Kennedy's Favorite Chef, Rene Verdon
The Art of the Chocolatier by Master Chef Ewald Notter, National Pastry Team Champion
Tsukiji: The Fish Market at the Center of the World by Professor Theodore C. Bestor of Harvard University
Wine by Design written by Sean Stanwick and Loraine Fowlow
The Stork Club Bar Book by bon vivant and culinary critic Lucius Beebe
Les Gouttes de Dieu, French Edition
King Pacific Lodge, Canada's top resort by Condé Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards for the 4th consecutive year!
The Amazing Bella Sky Comwell Hotel in Copenhagen
The Scenic White Elephant Resort, Site of Big Think's Nantucket Project, a major Global Solution Conference
The Oyster Box Hotel, One of South Africa's Most Elegant Boutique Resort and Favorite of International Celebrity Brides
Blackberry Farm in Restful Walland, TN, Ranked No. 1 Mountain Resort in US and Canada 2011 by Travel + Leisure Magazine
London's Famed Goring Hotel, Totally Princess Perfect!
Sofitel Chicago Water Tower minutes from the Magnificent Mile
Fantastic Decor and Cuisine at Tulalip Resort Casino, Washiungton
Cedarbrook Lodge, Seattle WA
Carneros Inn, Napa Valley
Majestic Sorrento Hotel, Seattle Washington
Thursday, November 7, 2013 at 11:42AM 
Charlie Trotter - How you will be missed! You reminded us all with flare and passion that our profession is an art, not a craft - one to be both savored and shared. Thank you for all the courage and wisdom that you shared with so many. It was an honor to call you a friend and a colleague.
Ana Kinkaid and Peter Schlagel
