Many Thanks

It was so nice to be supported for the spring auction at my school. Thank you to Alyssa Palombino and her chef husband Mathieu Palombino of Motorino in Brooklyn for their generous $100 gift certificate. Thank you also Jessica Conant Park and Susan Conant for their signed book set. And thank you to Jean -Georges and Johnny Iuzzini for their signed cookbooks. The auction is going to be successful because of you all!

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-Hilary-

And the Winner Is..

Gini from Raleigh, NC! Her book title:
86 My Husband. The challenges of being a chef's wife.
I love it!! The use of kitchen lingo that only DCW's (and chefs themselves) know is great!
Gini, you've got until Monday to email me back with your contact information so we can get the books to you ASAP!

Thanks to random.org for supplying the random number generator. And of course Jessica Conant-Park for writing these fabulous books and giving them away.

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-Hilary-

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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!

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-Hilary-

Chef Crush Contest!

The girls over at ChefCrush are having a contest to win two of Jessica Conant-Park's books: Simmer Down and Turn Up the Heat. I've read both books and love them! Head on over to ChefCrush and email them a picture of your crush-worthy chef!

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-Hilary-

Win 2 Books: Simmer Down and Turn Up the Heat!

The DCW is having its first annual contest in honor of my 100th post which although passed us by quite some time ago is none the less very important and worth celebration.

The prize: A signed copy of Jessica Conant-Park's Simmer Down (paperback) and Turn Up the Heat (hardback)!

To enter: It's simple. Just add a comment t0 THIS POST with your name and email that answers this question: Whose cooking do you like better: your mother's or your chef's? And if you don't "have" a chef..just leave a comment about ...anything! (This is for you, Passion.)

The drawing: On Sunday, March 16th I will have someone pick one of your names at random and email you right away, sending the books soon after.

I want to thank Jessica Conant Park for providing her wonderful Gourmet Girl Mystery Series as a fantastic prize!

Don't forget to tell your friends, and if you don't leave your email you won't be eligible to win!

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-H-

Good Luck!

Another DCW Interview

So my newest DCW member and author of the Gourmet Girl Mysteries, Jessica Park did a great interview with me. I had such a fabulous time answering the questions so check it out on her blog!

http://conantpark.typepad.com/blog/

By the way, I just finished her first book in the mystery series Steamed and I could not put it down. I was literally reading while I was driving. It was that good. I think my chef might even read it now, but probably not in public. Macho chefs don't exactly want to be seen reading a chick lit. Again, I highly recommend the series to keep your culinary-food scene-drama going, not that you need it.

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-H-

Simmer Down

Despite my fear that there was nothing chefwife-related left on the Internet, I met Jessica Conant-Park via Myspace. She is married to chef William Park and is thus a CHEFWIFE. Hooray! An author who writes books about a clever social worker and a cute chefboyfriend. The best part is that her depiction of this chefboyfriend is extremely accurate. My favorite line regarding the chefboyfriend in a possible bliss filled marital future: "As to the visions of [chefboyfriend] off feeding and tending to other people while our kids and I were home alone, well, it rubbed me the wrong way."

Is she in my mind? I fear the same thing! I hate knowing that my man is building beautiful meals for strange foodies while I'm at home eating Wheat Thins for dinner. So unfair.

Back to the book: only moments ago I finished the second book in her series of mysteries entitled: Gourmet Girl. The first book: Steamed, the second: Simmer Down (what I read) and the third to be released on March 4: Turn Up the Heat. Did I mention that Jessica writes alongside her mother Susan Conant-even more reason to read. The books even come with recipes from the story that her created. I cannot wait to try to the Sesame-Honey Vinaigrette.

I highly recommend reading these books-and I know you all have time on Saturday nights while again, your man is tending to the culinary needs of strangers. And aren't we all in the business of supporting each other? I'm so happy that Jessica has been given the opportunity to make the most of her knowledge about the culinary world and turn it into a delightful read.
Thanks Jessica! Looking forward too Turn Up the Heat!

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-H-