The Hollywood Cookbook is starting to break nationwide. Look to see and hear more about it from sources other than yours truly soon. It's back from the printers, moving through warehouses and landing in bookstores as of this very moment.
Today it was featured prominently in an MSNBC article about holiday giving. It's called "Shop and Do Good."
This weekend there's a launch party here in Hollywood at the Kitchen Academy (one of the book's official sponsors) where the food being served is straight from the book itself.
The party's kind of like the opening shot being fired to start the holiday season. It brings together booksellers, the charities, sponsors, chefs and media. Of course, that includes my wife, Jackie, who co-wrote the book with her friend Morgan Most.
They got all kinds of celebs to take part -- names like Ron Howard, Michael Chiklis, Esai Morales, Bob Saget, Ann Hathaway, Thora Birch, James Denton, Treat Williams, Brad Whitford, Jane Kaczmarek, Mark Dacascos, Michael J. Fox, etc. And some celeb chefs like Wolfgang Puck and Mario Batali. Okay, I left people out and their reps will probably be mad at me. Point is, that's why you buy the book, right?
Anyway, back to the party. Even Greg Grunberg from ABC's "Heroes" will be there demonstrating his famous (or soon-to-be) "Grun-a-Mole" with a "secret ingredient" to go with his secret identity.
I can't say this often enough. $5 from each book goes straight to a fund to be divided among the 20 charities that have been highlighted by the 20 celebrities. It's a way to give a gift at the same time you make the world a better place. That's a great way to celebrate the holidays.
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