Thursday, March 20

"Let's Dish Up A Dinner Party!" by Nelson Aspen

ABOUT THE BOOK, available now, from Kensington Books:
Showbiz & Lifestyles personality NELSON ASPEN brings his fabulous hosting expertise into your own home with the release of his Happy, How-To Manual, "Let's Dish Up A Dinner Party!" Combining a dishy sense of humor with creative and easy-to-follow party throwing guidelines, the author guides you through the entire process of putting together YOUR special evening. From Stocking The Pantry, Setting the Stage and Whom to Invite, right through all the dinner courses and Saying Goodnight.
Along the way, Nelson serves up plenty of red-hot celebrity gossip, scores of tantalizing recipes (for example: "A Star is Born Caviar," "Bread from the Ex-Files," "Cancer the Crab Cakes," "Chicken? Dump Him, Darling!" "Nasty Nellie's Bitchin' Scones," "The Lord is My Shepherd's Pie" and "Oatmeal Raisin d'Etre Cookies") and practical advice & tips to make your next social gathering GAY in the truest sense of the word (Webster's Dictionary defines "gay" as being "keenly alive and merry!"). Plenty of Tinseltown types turn up not only in Nelson's hilarious personal stories, but as contributors. There's something for everyone--even a recipe for a glowing complexion! Charmingly illustrated complete with a Proper Place Setting, it's a book you'll not only find yourself reading for fun, but wanting to give as a hostess gift the next time you're INVITED to a dinner party!
Laugh and learn from Hollywood's seasoned Host with the Most, Nelson Aspen. His knack for getting people to relax and feel comfortable enough to open up and enjoy themselves applies to OFF camera as well as ON.
Nelson is a seasoned host...both at home and professionally! In addition to being raised in a quirky WASP enclave of Main Line Philadelphia (where he learned the rules of etiquette), he hosts and reports as the Hollywood Correspondent for Australia's "Sunrise," Britain's "GMTV," LA Sports & Fitness, GaydarRadio and several other international outlets. Nelson has a knack for getting people to laugh and feel comfortable enough to open up and enjoy themselves. NOW HE SHARES HIS SECRETS WITH YOU!
Now available, Nelson's New, Deluxe Edition of "Let's Dish Up a Dinner Party!" by Kensington Books, www.kensingtonbooks.com

Monday, March 17

Gay Wines Are Here to Stay

It’s a fact, whether you like it or not, gay wines are here to stay. It all began as some sort of silly game: why would anyone need to drink a gay wine? What would be the special features that would make a wine “gay friendly”? Well, I don’t have the answers, as I can’t predict that in some near future we’ll have to choose between French fries and “gay French fries”, or “gay sodas”, etc (”gay etc”), the fact is that gay wines are a reality.
Don’t misunderstand me, I’m not opposed to it, it’s just the idea of becoming into some sort of sect, with special wines, etc, what’s really troubling me. But, what the heck, let’s continue with this post....

Pilot Gay Wines
Pilot is the first line of gay wines created in Argentina. Although there are older gay wines in other countries, this is the first entire line of wines. At the moment they offer the following wine “varietals”:
Pilot Chardonnay
Pilot Malbec
Pilot Syrah
Pilot Cabernet Sauvignon
Pilot Champagne
The bottles are very well presented, with some fancy leather labels and interesting colors. If you want production notes, I haven’t tasted them yet, but I’ve heard that in an overall, we are talking of a fresh collection of wines, specially designed for summer times.