Winner Announced!
Christina L...
who said dessert and wine was sexy is getting ALL THREE of Laura Dave's books and The First Husband isn't even OUT YET! Congratulations! And I loved EVERYONE's answers, and a ton of you said chocolate-covered strawberries were sexy! Guess what I made over spring break? Yup! Chocolate covered strawberries! Hardly sexy though cuz a bunch of kids ate them - actually, they ate the chocolate around the strawberries and left the soggy fruit. Stupid kids! Christina, please email me at stephanieelliot@gmail.com with your full name and address so you can receive all three of your books! But not to worry everyone, these three books are included in the grand prize giveaway coming up soon!
London is the Best City in America
The Divorce Party
The First Husband
Author: Laura Dave
Website: http://www.lauradave.com/page.php?category=05
Winner Announced Here
It’s a THREESOME!
Laura Dave is one of my absolute favorite authors and to think I almost missed out on her. Seriously. I almost didn’t read her first book because of the title, London is the Best City in America. I mean, it didn’t make sense to me. And truthfully, I was at some reading stage in my life where I thought it was a book about London and I didn’t really feel like reading a book about London.
Oh, silly silly me.
Thank GOD for my bestest bestest friend Swishy for telling me I HAD TO READ IT. Because I did and OH MY GOSH! Awesomeness. Laura Dave’s writing is AMAZING. You fall in love with her writing style and then also with her characters. And yes, I mean absolute love, with her male characters immediately, and she kind of makes you fall in love with a couple of them at one time so you don’t know who to love more, which makes reading the books all that more exciting. Like, hmmm, should she be with him, or that other hottie? And it just makes for fascinating books!
And yes, I said BOOKS because Laura is so generous and kind she is giving away ALL THREE of her books, and here’s the other thing, her third is NOT EVEN OUT YET!
Is this not the best ever!?
So, Laura’s first book is London is the Best City in America which I read a long time ago, but still, to this day, consider it a fave of mine!
Her second is The Divorce Party, in which I think about every single time I encounter red velvet cake, whether it be cake, cupcakes, frosting, ice cream, frozen yogurt (there is such a thing!), anything with that flavor, I think, “Laura Dave, The Divorce Party, Awesome book!”, and most of the time, I will then FB her and say, “I had red velvet cake this weekend and thought of you and The Divorce Party.” I wonder if she gets sick of hearing that from people or if I’m the only psycho who does that? Now you definitely HAVE to read the book to know where I’m coming from.
Her third book is The First Husband, and is the most recent one I read, and I LOVE IT! The food that comes to mind from that book is eggs and lobster, which I would probably never eat together, but Laura makes it sound divine in the book. Sooo good, and so sexy! But let me say, maybe I’m hungry right now? Since The First Husband is the newest, NOT EVEN OUT UNTIL MAY book, let me give you my review:
Laura Dave has done it again with her third novel, The First Husband. Readers will fall in love with travel writer, Annie Adams, who is unceremoniously dumped by her boyfriend Nick of five years and now doesn’t quite know where to call home.
Her rebound guy quickly becomes the real deal, and Annie’s First Husband. Griffin is caring, selfless, compassionate, and only wants practically everything good for Annie. She follows him to rural Massachusetts to open his restaurant where she is thrown into a world she is completely unfamiliar with. Griffin’s brother Jesse, his ex-girlfriend Gia, and his overbearing mother all play intricate parts in making Annie wonder if her very real love for Griffin is enough to make her marriage work.
When Nick comes back into Annie’s life, realizing he has always loved Annie, and a new job offer surfaces, she’s even more confused. How can Annie figure out where home is for her, and what will she do to find the comfort she so desperately needs?
Laura’s writing is so genuine and rich; her characters are real and sweet. The men – I’ve always loved the men in her stories! And what I love about The First Husband is that I found myself wondering all through the book, “Who is Annie going to end up with?” And I think whoever she chose, I would have been happy with her decision, because first and foremost, I knew that whatever Annie was going to do, she was going to take care of her own happiness before choosing to be with the absolute perfect man for her.
With all this food talk, tell me a food that you think is sexy and I'll enter you in the book giveaway? I dig crab legs and warm butter! YUM! Ooh, and put me on a beach while eating them. Even better! With a bottle of chardonnay ….
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181 comments:
Sexy food - warm, crusty sourdough bread on a platter with goat cheese, slices of gourmet meats, some grapes and strawberries, and a bottle of merlot or very dry chianti -- served in bed. Mmmmm.
Italian and any dessert
megesturgill@aol.com
chocolate covered strawberries!
Is it weird that I don't find food sexy? I can't meld those two things together in my head. TaraUB in IN
My sexy food would be brie en croute with some baguette and red wine...
Any kind of seafood!
Jen Rabenstine
cheesecake with cappucino!
Eclairs, but maybe because we ate a ridiculous amount of them in Paris (as well as a lot of wine) and then found out we were coming home expecting baby number 3!
Ally N
Sexy food....chocolate cake :)
Chocolate covered fruit wins for me!
Debydew110
a perfectly cooked, medium-rare, cut of steak (preferably T-Bone or Rib-Eye).
I think any food can be sexy if u have someone special to share it with!!
Hmm...sexy food...right off the bat, I'd say cheese fries. But that may be the pregnancy talking. And the fact that the Big Man came home last night, saw how hard I'd been working around the house all day coupled with the third straight day of cheese-fry obsessed FB updates, and promptly took us out for a dinner of cheese fries.
But...um..
Yeah. I'm sticking with Cheese Fries right now.
Seriously, this march giveaway is gonna cost me a ton if I don't win! There are so many books now on my must read list! I really want these!
Sexy food...I guess I'd say shrimp, lol. I think though it's because I'll only eat it when we go out and are dressed up and I'm feeling sexy and without kids hanging on me at the dinner table covering me with mac n cheese :D
Laura Kay
anovelreview
I don't really find any food sexy.
Thanks for the great book giveaways!
-Donna W.
Raw oysters with my boyfriend at the beach and a cocktail.
Logan
Sexy food? Hm... Strawberries and cream, or chocolate fondue. Something a bit messy. ;)
Btw, I've heard wonderful things about Laura Dave (from Allison Winn Scotch, I think)!
rich chocolate and red wine, mmmmm!
Wine, a big bowl of pasta to share for two,a loaf of great, fresh bread, and some souffle for dessert (two because I don't share my desserts).
Sexy food? Anything that my husband cooks...but my favorite is steak and asparagus. :) ktmixon315
sexy food I like ice cream w/ cherries- w/ the stem!! ok I'm hungry and have a sweet tooth!! But I'd love to be the psycho w/ the red velvet cake too! I love books where the characters can just eat whatever they want and so they do and you get to read about good foods!!! Never heard of this author but putting her on my to reads list!!!
Mmmm...mangoes. Since smell is what helps me consider a food sexy, I automatically rule out anything with garlic or onions.
Chocolate covered strawberries. Predictable?
Sexy food? I'm a very picky eater so there's not much I can pick from. I love being treated to a steak dinner with a Texas Tea...that just gets me all warm inside. (Even though I think it *may* be the liquor! ha!)
Crystal717
breakfast in bed...pancakes!
I can't say I find any food sexy. Unless you want to rub that food all over Jude Law... oh to dream!
truffled mac & cheese, rosemary pomme frites and a french martini!
I'm with Karen. Anything cooked for me is sexy. Even better if we cook together. But a beautiful med-rare filet and a lobster tail was last weeks winner.
warm bread with whipped butter..... mmmm
It may not exude sex appeal but I can't get enough and that in and of itself is sexy!
Filet mignon with bearnaise sauce! Mmmmmm!
Jen Fee 9476
a bucket of crab legs and a bucket of cold beer at sunset anywhere on the water!
hmmm....strawberries and champagne...
clk-a
a good steak & a bottle of wine...mmmm
i agree with a few of you... strawberries DIPPED in warm chocolate! mmm
Not sure I find food sexy, but I do have fond memories of strawberries and champagne...
~MommyMer
Anything dipped in chocolate. Melissa Rem
Pastrami on rye....atta boy George!
Strawberries and chocolate or whipped cream.
Sexy food...that's a tough one. My boyfriend and I eat pizza in bed sometimes. Not exactly sexy but very nice on a relaxing day. I would say dessert and champagne is pretty sext, especially dessert that includes strawberries
holly w
Feeding each other fondue.
Warm duck salad with a poached egg.
Jana B
Linguini with clam sauce. It's so rich and decadent, not to mention delish.
Clynnc
Velvety cheesecake with chocolate sauce or strawberry sauce with a nice Riesling.
any kind of pasta...and red wine :)
karenk
kmkuka at yahoo dot com
Deep, dark, delicious chocolate. On anything!
Hally Hoots,
PS. I love Ally's Paris story!!!
Strawberries with warm chocolate
I think all food is sexy! I have a hard time eating in front of people I'm uncomfortable around so if I can eat whatever I feel like it shows that I'm comfortable with the person I'm with. Also, probably because I love eating and I like the attention it draws to the mouth.
Angelini197
King Crab with melted butter...nothng gets me more excited! YUM! Nanette :)
warm brie with raspberry preserves and walnuts and crackers with a nice cocktail.
Nicole
Chocolate dipped strawberries....need I say more??
Steak and asparagus, red wine and chocolate covered strawberries. Or, any meal my husband makes and surprises me with!
JillMitch
The best sexy food is wine, cheese & crackers, and grapes... End of discussion. :)
I have to say, strawberries and champagne!
kndyer
FONDUE!!!
You scared me at the beginning of the post, because I was afraid you were going to ask us to tell about a threesome, but food seems a much tamer subject. Two words, creme brulee.
Oysters, oxtails, wine
Buttered sea scallops over risotto with a great glass of wine...yum!
ice cream
~ Fondue
~ A perfectly cooked nyNY steak with mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus
~ Chocolate covered fruit, especially strawberries
OK, so now the prego craving are kicking in... what to eat right now?
xx(fingers crossed)
~Nattygirrl
chocolate covered strawberries, yum!
qweska8402
I'm going to say red velvet cake or a crusty bread with something to dip it in.
Amy Nichole G
Pears...really ripe, juicy pears. CariLynn
sexy food...Italian. anything Italian. and even better if you're sharing it with an Italian man!
Molten lava cake, when the chocolate oozes out of the middle...
Sexy and food....I don't think of one. Eating isn't really a sexy process. But I do remember from flash dance when she was eating the lobster he seemed to find that sexy.
Now cocktails, martini is sexy!
Sasse1Susan
Chocolate fondue. :)
Hmmm, sexy food. I have to stick with chocolate. Rice, decadent chocolate cake with real, thick icing! Yum!
Mmmm...seafood. Probably crab, mostly, or seafood alfredo with crab and shrimp...
YUM. Who wants to take me to Olive Garden for some seafood alfredo breakfast??
Alli M. Jones
I can't think of a particular dish in general that I find sexy. However, seeing a man cook for me - THAT is sexy!
My sexy food would be a good dinner of pasta, garlic bread, salad, and a great dessert with my husband. Lauren Royall
Cheescake. You know that how scene where you take a little on your fork and put in your mouth making sure to get all of it.
Carly Haynes
I'll stick with strawberries and chocolate...or anything with melted chocolate. Mmmm!
-tmd636
Chocolate covered strawberries, champagne or fruit and cheese with red wine.
Sexy food is a pot roast and roasted veggies all nice and carmelized in my dutch oven.
I thinkk of Strawberries and champagne....not that I've ever had them together but that's always what they have in movies. LOL!
kathygold9778
Any form of chocolate!
I think chocolate dipped strawberries with champagne!
Sexy food:--Port & Dark Chocolate along with a B&B with a fireplace.
I don't really think of food as sexy so much, but the sweetest food story was the time my boyfriend surprised me with tickets to the opera, and a nights stay at the 4 seasons...even though we were only 3 miles from my apartment. He ordered chocolate covered strawberries and champagne as a surprise...and even though I didn't like strawberries, I ate them because he was so excited about his little surprise!
I find warm bread and butter very sexy. Maybe it's the lovely smells especially from fresh, warm sourdough bread.
pineapple upside down cake is soooo sexy when my man eats it! :) Mmmmmm yummy!
Chocolate fondue and some red wine...mmmmmmm yummy!
Chocolatw, warm and gooey.
Chrisy Krueger
Tiramisu...yum!
MMM, sushi that has salmon in it. Yum!
Strawberries and champagne!
I think that oooey gooey Chocolate Chip cookies right out of the ove are pretty sexy especially when you feed them to your significant other.
nancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net
Fondue! jennyfromthecube
chocolate and strawberries.
I have to say strawberries and whipped topping.
Kristi Marie W.
Sexy food, sexy food. Something not messy or too filling . . . maybe grapes?
This was so easy to come up with, Cheesecake, it's so smooth and creamy....Man, I want a slice now. Ha! Brenda L B
Cheesecake with whipped cream!
Kristi Hooke
Anything my husband and I cook together. Lately, it's been steak and shrimp with a good glass of wine... Sometimes the act of cooking is sexier than the food itself :)
Chocolate covered strawberries....mmmmmm.
Funny...I was having a hard time with this one. Then I saw a couple of commenters say they don't really think of food as sexy and I realized that that was why I was having a hard time. I don't really equate sexy with food either I guess. But, if I really think hard...Anything kind of snackish that accompanies a very nice glass of wine might fit the bill.
The sexiest food, is the food i don't make. but it should involve chocolate.
Really really good Italian food or a meal made at home together!
shouldn't have read these comments before posting, as I'm now starving again and I just had lunch! The mentions of chocolate and wine sound the best to me!
I think any kind of dessert has the potential to be sexy, especially when shared with that special someone :)
I'd have to say any fruit chocolate covered. :)
michelle jagow
Strawberries with whipped cream and champagne!
- Amanda Leigh
Lobster - Tracy Miller
Lobster dipped in butter. --Tracy Miller
Chicken Alfredo and fresh, warm bread with butter. Sexy foods...mmmmm....
anything my boyfriend cooks is the kind of sexy (see also maybe lazy) I can get behind any day of the week
I guess I would have to go with Chocolate Lava cake because that's what my husband and I ate the night he proposed in Paris and then every night on our honeymoon!
strawberries and Barefoot Moscato...yummo
I'm having a hard time thinking of a food I find sexy...
Anne Beth
sexy food makes me think of anything eaten with chopsticks. my boyfriend and I cook a lot of asian & chinese dishes together, then enjoy them with chopsticks and wine. and men who cook are definitely sexy
Steak. I love the atmosphere of the steakhouse, and my husband and I go to one a lot. It's always a nice night for him and I. We usually split an appetizer and trade bites of our meals. I love the "sexy" dinner experience we seem to have.
I don't really find food sexy either, but if I had to choose I guess I'd go with Italian. Yum!!
Chocolate covered strawberries!
Sarah S.
Anything to eat is sexy with the man when you first fall in love!
Wendi fr Louisiana
Sexy food. Hmmm.. chocolate covered strawberries. Whipped cream. Steak at a fancy restaraunt.
chocolate covered cherries!
Amanda
Creme burle!
Oysters & beer, but only b/c that's what my husband & I had on 1 of our best dates ever! That night definitely ended well! ;)
Oysters & beer, but only b/c that's what my husband & I had on 1 of our best dates ever! That night definitely ended well! ;)
Just about anything involving chocolate!
I don't really think food is sexy but if I had to pick something I would probably say dessert...any kind of dessert. Mmmm, dessert. With wine :)
ChristinaL
smooth dark chocolate and a bold red cabernet - it even sounds sexy!
sexy food, um, I'm going to go with a nice goat cheese cheese with a place of white wine.
I'd say chocolate covered strawberries are kinda sexy.
I think olives in a martini are so sexy. Even sexier when it is a hot guy eating it! Also I'm on a "find the best red velvet cupcake in the city" kick so I think those are pretty sexy right now too. But it has to be with a cream cheese icing otherwise no thanks!
Thanks for the awesome threesome give away!
RebeccaE
Fondue...The whole dipping together and it is really easy to feed one another...
Chocolate covered strawberries and champagne! Mmmmmmmmmm......... Ronit W
Red wine and aged cheese with a side of whipped cream!
Come to Mama!
Carla
strawberries covered with chocolate. patti cole
Anything a hot guy wants to feed me would be sexy. Haha!
Terri M. in Phoenix
Berries!
Spicy sushi rolls and hot sake! Always the start to a fun evening..(and with sushi, you don't get that overstuffed, bloated feeling if you eat too much!)
Chocolate creme brûlée.
we have a recipe called
'sex in a pan' which is a totally decadent chocolate and custardy dessert ~ it serves up in a large panful at that! so lots of xtra servings ")
YuMMM!!
mmm creme brulee is super sexy!!
I was going to say that I don't think of food as sexy. But then I remembered one summer at Lake Havasu... Where sweet, juicy watermelon was served on the rock-hard abs of my weekend boyfriend. THAT was sexy.
Any type of fish or crab. Eaten anywhere near a beach! (I'm probably biased b/c we honeymooned in St. Thomas)
Moscato, any kind of white cheese and yummy breads.
Chocolate. And maybe if it were drizzled on fruit...
hmmm....strawberries and chocolate.
Corey
Easy...strawberries and whip cream! There is something so sexy about having to dip the strawberries, getting your hands messy...etc. :).
Hmmm, sexy food. Chocolate covered strawberries for sure. Probably anything with chocolate. That sounds good to me right now.
Thanks,
Jessica
Love your giveaway! I haven't entered yet because I either have or have already read most of the ones you are featuring! So, I'm sure I would love these as well...my sexy food is crab legs, as well. Jennifer Beals scene in Flashdance is hard to live up to, though!
Michelle M.
mmitch68@sbcglobal.net
Anything Italian is sexy :-)
And chocolate molten cake!
Dani Patarazzi
Pasta with garlic and butter.
A delicious chocolate dessert that you share! Especially if there are multiple kinds and layers of chocolatey delight!
--Gen K.
Anything chocolate and gooey....
Chocolate fondue and desert wine by candle light!
Chocolate covered strawberries.
Lobster and whip cream, but not in the same meal lol
Brn2shop9 at gmail dot com
Chocolate Covered Strawberries :)
NicoleMG from CT
I like being fed an ice cream sundae. With a cherry on top, of course :)
(and PS Laura Dave is the BEST, BEST, BEST! Seriously. If you have not read her books, GO OUT AND READ ONE NOW!)
AND ... I have to add, I was, like, yelling at the computer screen as I was reading, because I totally remember that conversation about London! Love you!
Key Lime Pie on a stick. In Key West. With my love. And no kids!
Croppergirl
Tiramisu.
-Bee H.
Chocolate Pudding - actually the way my husband prepares then eats it - it's a whole production and since he really does not eat treats often - its sexy to see him get all excited about a really good Chocolate Pudding with the works! Jill Fay
Anything chocolate
dessert... specifically chocolate!
Rich, decadent, fudgy, chocolate cake.
Kassie H.
my frst inclination was to say...anything cooked for me by someone else, not including restaurants. LeslieGC
I am going to go with chocolate dipped strawberries! They are divinely sexy!
Suzebomb
Chocolate covered strawberries!
Colbey J
hot lava cake
Sexy food... anything MADE for me.. rather than BY me is a turn on!
Spaghetti
Sushi...
Slices of lobster and mango and a glass of champagne. I'm not sure if it was the meal itself or the location we were when we had the meal that makes it so sexy to me. It was our honeymoon, and we were in a rooftop restaurant on a beautiful night in Rome. We had views of the Vatican while we ate then sipped champagne just outside the restaurant in a rooftop garden. Heaven!
I really love Cool Whip.... :)
Mmmm....lobster and drawn butter, with nearly rare prime rib. followed by anything chocolate. Grrrrrr!
I definitely agree that any food can be sexy. But wine, champagne, fruit, and chocolate are definitely high on the list.
Strawberries
Hmmm...I'm a prude or a bore - I can't think of a food as "sexy"!
I think maybe desserts - rich, sweet, decadent...like Red Velvet Cake (better yet, cupcake)...yeah, that'll work :o)
Marla M. (OP, KS)
It's got to be cheesecake .. any kind, anywhere. Mmmm...
FRUIT!... and of course a glass of wine!... love Laura Dave's first two books and am SOOOOO excited about reading her next!... I am going to save it for a beach read in 2 months since I enjoyed the other two from my sand chair in the sun!
Thanks MaNiC!
Christine
hmmmm.... something you eat with your hands.... and drink wine while doing it. maybe fruit and cheese, crusty bread, maybe melty cheese. hungry now
Big fat crab legs with lots of butter, followed by creme brulee for dessert - spoon optional! ;)
SPepper22
Fondue!! :)
sushi followed by strawberries and whipped cream
I'd have to say chocolate covered strawberries are 'sexy'. Bu, really the first thing that popped into my head were chewy gooey chocolate chip cookies. yuuummmmmm
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