At the recent Metropolitan Cooking and Entertainment Show in Atlanta, Elaine and I not only got to meet Paula Deen – but also a wonderful person named Hans Rueffert.

Hans Rueffert!

Hans has recently put out a cookbook called, Eat Like There’s No Tomorrow. This book is perhaps one of the most beautiful cookbooks that I have ever read. Not only is it visually spectacular, it is full of Hans’ muses on life and food. I ordered a copy for myself a couple of months ago, sat down on the couch, and pretty much read it, cover to cover. It’s that fabulous! I urge you to get a copy for yourself and for anyone else you feel like offering a gift to. Hans is a stomach cancer survivor and I cannot even imagine the stack of medical bills that he must have. He has about 

5,000 books to sell. Buy one or maybe a dozen – you’ll be so glad you did.

eat like there's no tomorrow

Meeting Paula, Michael, and Bobby!

I finally met Paula Deen and her husband, Michael, in person! A couple of weeks ago, my good friend, Elaine Weiss, and I set up a booth at the Metropolitan Cooking and Entertainment Show in Atlanta. We had hundreds of excited Paula fans come by our both and many purchased our measuring spoons and cups. It was all very high energy and we had a lot of fun. Then, we joined 148 other lucky people for a supper and book-signing with Paula. Elaine got her Paula cookbooks signed but I gave her a 1 cup – in the vineyard pattern – to sign.

Vineyard Measuring Cups

Paula saw it on the table in front of her and immediately waved it in the air, asking ”Who brought this?” When I replied that I had and that I was the maker of the cups that she uses, she exclaimed, ”I love my cups! I keep them right by my choppin’ board”. And Michael chimed in, “We do love those cups!”        

Paula Deen's signature on our measuring cup!