Noteworthy News

I frequently receive email from companies asking me to share news and special offers with my readers. I’ll be selecting the best of them and sharing them, in their words, with you here each week.

The Beverly Hills Kitchen

You may have heard about the launch of The Beverly Hills Kitchen, a new line of chef-prepared gourmet food that combines restaurant-quality cuisine with the ease and intimacy of at-home dining. The first entrée in the line is classic comfort dish Beef Bourguignon, which includes five 8oz. portions of prime tender meat, simmered for four hours in a full-bodied red wine sauce with carrots, mushrooms, tomatoes, garlic, shallots, basil and Dijon mustard. The amazing thing about this entrée is that it’s ready in just 10 minutes! Entrées coming to the market in the next few months include: Lobster Thermidor, New Orleans Style Bread Pudding, Salmon Pot Pie, Low Country Shrimp & Grits and Sirloin and Potato Pie.

Creating a quality family dinner is important to the folks at The Family Kitchen so they’re asking for help developing new meals in their product line. They’d like to know what is the number one meal you wish you could make in just 10 minutes? They’ll select the best (and most realistic!) meal as a future entrée in The Beverly Hills Kitchen’s line. Four people will be selected at random to receive a $50 QVC gift card.

To enter send their 10 minute meal ideas to thebeverlyhillskitchen@gmail.com between 11/2-11/30.

Guests Purchasing Select Adventures by Disney Departures in 2010 Receive a FREE* Three-Night Cruise to the Bahamas on Disney Cruise Line

(Oct. 26, 2009) BURBANK, Calif. – Adventures by Disney announced an exciting new offer designed to help parents and children spend more quality time with each other through family vacations. Consumers purchasing select Adventures by Disney vacations between October 26, 2009 and January 15, 2010 will receive a free three-night Disney Cruise to the Bahamas (www.AdventuresbyDisney.com/freecruise).

Realizing vacations are the perfect time to bond as a family, Adventures by Disney developed a unique offer allowing parents and children to embark on two great Disney vacations, providing another opportunity to spend quality time together. Guests traveling to some of Adventures by Disney’s most popular destinations, ranging from Europe, China, Australia, Costa Rica and the American Southwest will receive a second vacation – a three-night Disney Cruise to the Bahamas – free*. Families have the opportunity to book the cruise through 2011.

Just as Disney Cruise Line revolutionized – and in some ways defined – the family cruise vacation, Adventures by Disney is recreating the way families think about vacationing together. Adventures by Disney invites travelers to experience the world with guided group vacations created especially for families. Guests meet local experts, receive VIP treatment, enjoy exclusive experiences and discover incredible adventures – including special thrills just for kids.

Each of the 19 Adventures by Disney itineraries are led by two Disney-trained Adventure Guides who handle all the details so families can focus on having the time of their lives. Local experts are also an integral part of every vacation and join guests to share their stories and provide an “insider’s” perspective to each destination. Adventures by Disney’s “Disney Difference” includes VIP touches, providing special entry to otherwise crowded sites and unique accommodations, such as castles in Ireland and Germany, an authentic Yellowstone dude ranch and lodging at the base of an active volcano in Costa Rica, as well as backstage access in to spectacles such as Disney Theatrical’s “The Lion King” in London. Each trip is designed so that families get the most out of their limited vacation time together.

“Each Adventures by Disney vacation offers families experiences that connect them with the world and each other,” said Don Gross, Vice President, Adventures By Disney. “And now, families can make the most of their time together with this special offer from Adventures by Disney – literally getting two amazing family vacations for the price of one.”

Guests wanting more information about this offer or Adventures by Disney can visit www.AdventuresbyDisney.com/freecruise, call 877/728-7282, or contact their Travel Agent.