[Warning: If you happen to be one of the superstar cookbook authors appearing on the Cooking Stage at the 2010 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at UCLA, STOP READING RIGHT NOW - the goodie bags are supposed to be a surprise! Also, hi, and thanks for visiting my blog!]
You know how movie stars get terrific goodie bags filled with jewelry, cool sunglasses and expensive skincare products when they go to industry events? Well, chefs who go to industry events get goodie bags too - and the stuff they get would make your little foodie eyes turn pure green with envy.
You know how movie stars get terrific goodie bags filled with jewelry, cool sunglasses and expensive skincare products when they go to industry events? Well, chefs who go to industry events get goodie bags too - and the stuff they get would make your little foodie eyes turn pure green with envy.
For example, this weekend is the 2010 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at UCLA. On the Cooking Stage, cookbook authors and celebrity chefs - Alice Waters, Trisha Yearwood and Alicia Silverstone, among others - will talk and demonstrate recipes from their books for the crowd. Michael Weisberg, the fabulous emcee of the cooking events and cookbook publicist extraordinaire, has assembled some fantastic goodie bags for the special guests. And he gave me a peek inside.
What does it take to impress Alice Waters? Let's see:
Shun Classic 7.5" Sumo Santoku Knife
Weber Stainless-Steel 3-Piece Barbeque Tool Set
Just Dance
and Racquet Sports Wii games from Ubisoft 
Futuro pressure cooker from Fagor
Lodge 14 Ounce Round Mini Server
iSi Basics Flex-it Measuring Cups, Set of 3
Microplane Gourmet Series Parmesan Grater
Microplane 4-Sided Box Grater
Julie & Julia DVD from Sony
Bistro Clogs from Crocs
(not sure what color the chefs will get)
D'Artagnan Saucisson Sec
and D'Artagnan Black Truffle Butter 
Celebrity Chef! The Game
Food, Inc.
- DVD from Magnolia Films
JK Adams Artisan Wine and Cheese Plank
Himalayan Salt Bricks from Saltistry
A Better Bag from Whole Foods
Everyday California Extra-Virgin Olive Oil from California Olive Ranch
Chef Clad 10-inch Deep Skillet from Analon
2008 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay & 2007 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir from Pfendler Vineyards
Absinthe Verte and Single Malt Whiskey, Lot 8 from St. George Spirits
Reflex Stainless Set Salt and Pepper Grinder Set from Grind
Champagne Louis Roederer Brut Premier from Maisons Marques & Domaines
Chivas Regal Scotch 18 year old
And all I can say after that is: WOW. And how will it all fit in one goodie bag? More like a goodie truck!
5 comments:
Wow indeed! And how can I get in on this action? Alice Waters doesn't need that stuff!
Which of these do you want for your birthday?"
Wow- indeed! How do they manage after the Oscars started canceling theirs due to taxes?
@Savour- the people who get this stuff never need it. The chaffeurs at Oscars and Grammys often benefited- sigh...
As one of the lucky chef recipients I will tell you quite honestly that I will use AND appreciate each and every item in this "oh, so generous" gift bag of thanks!~ Michael Weisberg, you are awesome! Chef Betty Fraser/Top Chef Quickfire cookbook
Michael sure knows how to stuff a SWAG bag, those lucky chefs.
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