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Here are a few things the press is saying about The Petit Appetit Cookbook and our services. 
For media requests contact Lisa Barnes (415-601-4916).
Parenting Orange County Magazine Dec. 2007
Recommended top green holiday gifts for moms

iVillage - Green Channel May 2007
Recommended as one of the top 10 green products for babies

iParenting Media March 2007
Honored as an iParenting Media Award winner

Tastebuds Radio Show - Radio Sandy Springs 1620 AM, Georgia -
Jan. 2, 20
07 (click here to download and listen)
Happy New Year Baby!  Feeding and Cooking for Baby and Toddler.  Interview by Beci Falkenberg with Lisa Barnes and Ellyn Sat
ter.

Fit Pregnancy Magazine - Dec/Jan
2007
Article entitled Easy Homemade Baby Food with quote and info from B
arnes.

Fitness Plus Magazine - Novem
ber 2006
Article entitled "Homemade for the Holidays" with quotes from Barnes as well as recipe reprints including butternut squash puree, vegetable baby broth and baked banana
fanas.

San Jose Mercury News - Oct
ober 2006
Article entitled "Do's and Don'ts of Cooking for Your Baby" includes reprint of Asian Pear Puree r
ecipe.

L.A. B.A.B.Y. Fall Issue of L.A. Par
ent Magazine
Article entitled "Going Outside the Jars" about fresh, healthy organic alternatives to jarred baby foods.  Quotes from Barnes about the ease of making your own organic baby
food.

PR Web -
June 2006
"Cookbook Author Lisa Barnes Signs Cookbooks, Shares Cooking Tips, and Gives Tasty Treats to Celebrity Parents at the Exclusive Rockin' Baby Boom Boom Room
Gifting Suite" (read release here)

Denver Post - A
pril 2006
"This collection of over 150 organic recipes is sensitive to children with food allergies.  The book contains a nice assortment of vegetarian and vegan selections and fare that is free of added sugar, eggs, gluten and wheat. Several recipes require no cooking at all. (Psst! You can also use non-organic ingredients and produce yummy results). Added bonus: recipes the whole family can
enjoy.

FitPregnancy.com - Febr
uary 2006
Recommended for inspiration to make homemade baby food in online article entitled "Baby B
ites".

The Pacific Sun - Decembe
r 2, 2005
"With its gingham design cover and chic title (the Petit Appetit Cookbook) might appear to be just another pretty face on the shelf, but the subtitle reveals it's true mission: Easy, Organic Recipes to Nurture your Baby and Toddler.  The book, a class and/or service (from Petit Appetit) would be a thoughtfu
l holiday gift."

The Oakland Tribune - August
31, 2005
Article entitled "The Lunch Bunch" about packing healthy prepackaged alternatives for school lunches.  Quotes from Barnes and reprint of lunch box friendly recipes including granola bars, happy hummus, and spring s
pread.

The New York Sun -
June 2005
"What does this book have to offer?  The answer is encouragement, inspiration and m,otivation to eat healthier.  Parents who don't mind taking a few extra steps in the kitchen will find that (the book) offers many interesting, wholesome, and fun reasons to skip the grocery store's baby food a
isle".

ThriftyChick.com -
May 2005
"The (book) while meant for feeding children, is a wonderful way to eat healthy right along with them....Helps you cook organically with fresh ingredients in a non-in
timidating way".

Carolina Parent - M
arch 2005
"Barnes takes the nutritional, delicious, time saving approach to meal solutions and creates nourishing recipes for discerning parents....with meals sure to please even the pickiest eaters".  Reprint of oatmeal cooki
e recipe.

Body & Soul Magazine - M
arch 2005
"Little ones will love all the all-organic recipes in Lisa Barnes's (cookbook).  They're kid tested, healthy and easy to
prepare."

BabyStyle.com - Featured as Best Picks
Under $25
"You'll never feed your baby food from a jar or drive thru again after seeing the delicious, nutritious, and easy recipes in this fabulous c
ookbook."

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