Salmon Ad Selected for US Ad Review

U.S. Ad Review selected my summer grilling Wild Alaska Salmon ad to be featured in their quarterly publication. The headline is, "So wild it practically flips over on its own." The ad was selected by a small committee that is charged with reviewing hundreds of magazines each month and chooses about 75 total ads each quarter. I worked on this with Katie Reuter of Schidermayer & Associates.

Filmed for HGTV's "Small Space, Big Style"

HGTV wrapped up their second full day of shooting my loft and the Eat My Words diner booth office for thier new decorating series, "Small Space, Big Style." Highlights of the show will include me revealing all of my secret storage spaces including the pink refrigerator bookcase. The show airs in December or January - stay tuned for the date. In the meantime, here are some previews and behind-the-scenes shots of me and the crew. (Yes, they spoiled me with my own hair and make-up person... what a luxury!)

New Work: Alaska Imitation Crab

There are certain things women are allowed to fake. Imitation crab is one of them. The headline on my latest ad for Alaska Seafood Surimi (fake crab) reads, "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." The ad is printed on card stock and features recipes on the back. Look for it in Cooking Light and Sunset.

Field Trip to COPIA

After a successful ideation session today with Made in Napa Valley, (who we hooked up with at the Fancy Food Show in Chicago last week), Cici and I took a little field trip down the road to COPIA. For those of you who haven't been yet, COPIA. is "a non-profit, interactive center where you can investigate the fascinating cultural intersections of wine, food and the arts." My favorite exhibit (as always) was Forks in the Road, which explores the roots of wacky American food culture - from Pez to packaged foods to squeeze packets of mustard. It's very interactive - lots of things to see and smell and test your knowledge. And you've gotta love Julia Child's copper cookware collection. Can't wait to go back.

Highlights from the Spring Fancy Food Show

Cici and I had a sucessful trip to the Fancy Food Show Show in Chicago. There was so much to see, it was overwhelming. FMI was like shooting frozen fish in a barrel. (We sure did charm those sales guys!) Here are some of the highlights:

• Saw the Chiquita Banana lady fixing her lipstick in the ladies room
• The House of Blues Hotel guide list the drug overdose hotline #
• The HOB Gospel singers opened with "Nobody Does Me Like Jesus"
• I ate my body weight in Real California Cheese
• We ate the edible paper appetizer menu at Moto
• No one mistook Cici for my adopted Chinese daughter like they did in Tanzania
  

Can't wait for the January show in SF - let us know if you're coming so we can send you an invite to our party.