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Friday, February 27, 2009

Contest: Win 2 Books!!


My dear friend, and fellow chef's wife, Jessica Conant-Park has written the fourth edition of her Gourmet Girls Mystery Series, FED UP. The series is described as Bridget Jones meets Janet Evanovich meets Julia Child. A cozy, culinary, romantic, humorous, chick lit mystery series set in the Boston restaurant scene. This latest book is near and dear to my heart; my chef was given the opportunity to write some recipes for the wedding in the book. So check those out too!

"Part-time student Chloe Carter is planning her best friend’s wedding, working for her parents—and glued to her chef boyfriend, Josh, as he competes to star in a new TV series. The premise:Josh hijacks unsuspecting grocery shoppers and prepares them gourmet dinners. Everything’s going great—until one shopper drops dead.With the cameras on him from the beginning, Josh is obviously innocent, but Chloe wonders: Was it one of Josh’s competitors? Or the deceased’s husband? Or someone on the crew?Sifting through suspects, Chloe deals with wedding chaos and Josh’s erratic behavior. She’ll have to balance her plate while trying to catch
a food felon…"
Now, the contest part!
The prize:
Jessica has so generously donated a signed copy of her latest book, FED UP as well as the new paperback version of TURN UP THE HEAT, the third book in the series.
The rules:
-To enter, simply leave a comment on this post answering this question:
How would you title a book about your life with a chef?
-You must leave your email address so we can contact you. Once a winner is contacted they have a couple days or so to respond with a mailing address.
-All entrants agree to be placed on Jessica's Food Fiction newsletter list.
-Don't fear if your not married to a chef: title your book about your life and its connection to food.
A winner will be chosen at random next Friday, March 6.
If you want to double your chances of winning some great books, head over to Jessica's Newsletter site and check out her other contest to win Fed Up, Turn Up the Heat, Michelle Scott's complete Wine Lovers Series, and Mia King's Sweet Life and Good Things. To enter, email the newsletter team at:foodfiction@gmail.comfoodfiction@gmail.com with the subject line "Food Fiction Contest."All you have to do is tell them your favorite meal or send them your favorite recipe! (You will be added to Michele and Mia's newsletter list unless you note to opt-out.)That contest runs until March 1, 2009.
Good luck!
DCW_NYC
-Hilary-

13 comments:

Unknown said...

Delicious: Surviving the fabulous -- and not so fabulous -- life of loving a chef

lauralongero@yahoo.com

Anonymous said...

86 My Husband. The challenges of being a chef's wife.

-Gini
Raleigh, NC

ginidumers@hotmail.com

Anonymous said...

In Love with a Chef... Even though our lives will never be as orderly as his mis en place


-A.S.
Chicago, IL
asheen@csu.edu

psa ri said...

In the early days it would have been titled "Home Alone" but now we've got kids so it doesn't apply anymore! A more appropriate title now would be "The Scent of a Chef & More: Garlic, Onions & Tongs"
Thanks - it was fun thinking of titles!
pjstwins@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

Order-Fire One Marriage - Hold the Husband, With a Side of Desperation

Love your blog!

Bing_NYC

Anonymous said...

War and Peace (But mostly war)

Bing_NYC

Anonymous said...

Table for One, Wine for Three - The Saturday Night of a Chefwife

Bing_NYC

Anonymous said...

Fry Me a River - My Heart Served GFB*

*Golden F'ing Brown

Bing_NYC

Anonymous said...

Sit on My Face

(and I'll Eat My Way to Your Heart)

Bing_NYC

Anonymous said...

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Chef (who just happens to be da bomb!)


Bing_NYC aka. Erik

Hilary Battes said...

I love my clever chef! Let's write a book together!

Anonymous said...

Major lol @ "Sit on My Face"

Anonymous said...

Thank Goodness, He Cooks! (so I don't have to!)