*Update: Congratulations to Janet, Amy, J, and Stacey! Your cow calendars are on the way!*

Another giveaway? So soon? Well it IS the holidays! The folks at Chick-fil-A have supplied me with a few 2013 Cow Calendars to raffle off. This is great because Cow Calendars come with a digital offer card that entitles you to a free menu item every month next year. The theme of this year’s calendar is the 12 “Royal-T-Bones” or royal cows, including Queen Elizabrisket, Queen Marie Ancutlette and Emperor Napoloin Bovinapart (oh, those hilarious Chick-fil-A cows).

Cow Calendar

But wait, there’s more! Chick-fil-A’s seasonal peppermint chocolate chip milkshake is back!
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*Update* – Gift card winners have been randomly chosen! Congratulations Livivua, Tina, Tabitha, Mary, and Steph! Thanks everyone for entering!

I wrote about Firehouse Subs way back in my blog’s infancy, when I was a poor college student eating mostly sandwiches, burgers, and pizza….oh wait. Apparently only times have changed! I’m saying that to prove that Firehouse has long been one of my favorite sandwich chains, and that was not influenced by the free food I was treated to at their recent Friends of Firehouse dinner. At this event, Firehouse Founders Chris and Robin Sorensen spoke with us about how their business got started and some of the successes and hurdles along the way.

The Sorensons

We also tasted four of their most popular sandwiches: the Hook & Ladder, Italian, New York Steamer, and Smokehouse Beef & Cheddar Brisket.

Sandwiches

My favorite–the Smokehouse Beef & Cheddar Brisket. I had never tried it before (self-proclaimed barbecue aficionado Robin Sorensen perfectly voiced my concern: “If there’s not a smoker in there, I’m not trying it”) but WOW. Specially-sourced choice beef brisket is topped with cheddar, Sweet Baby Ray’s barbecue sauce and mayo. I know, sounds too simple (or crazy–particularly the mayo part). Tastes amazing!
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It’s time for another giveaway! And this one’s a big ‘un. I’m giving away a copy of Chef Marcus Samuelsson‘s New American Table. You might remember Chef Samuelsson as winner of the most recent Top Chef Masters competition.

New American Table

New American Table is more than just a cookbook though, it’s full of stories from Chef Samuelsson’s childhood in Sweden and his subsequent discovery of his Ethiopian roots and their culinary traditions.

To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post. You can get an extra entry by commenting on the proper post on First Bite’s Facebook Page. Contest ends at midnight, Dec. 19 (so I can try to get the winner their prize before Christmas!) and a winner will be chosen by random number generator. Good luck!