October 10, 2011

Chef, Coffee & a GIVEAWAY.

Aside from remarkable food and buzz worthy names, restaurants Blackbird, Avec, Big Star and Publican all have something in common: Chef Paul Kahan.


Thanks to Nescafe, I had the opportunity to meet this culinary master and have quite the candid conversation with him. He spoke about the importance of eating dinner at home with his wife each night, he provided a few updates on his newest venture (a butcher shop in Chicago) and we bonded over our love for Zingerman's, an amazing deli in Ann Arbor (the city where I spent my college years). When asked what the restaurant trends will be in the upcoming year, Kahan replied "good food and good service, those are always the trends". I couldn't agree more.
I also have very high praises for the Nescafe Dolce Gusto coffee machine. I talked about my love for coffee here and I'm confident this machine will change my Starbucks dependent ways. While the event was hosted by Nescafe, I would never promote anything on this blog that I did not honestly love, promise!




.... which is why I'm giving away one of these lovely one cup machines to a [very] lucky reader!
To enter, please follow Simply Irresistible via Google Friend Connect and leave a comment letting me know which of these delicious coffee flavors sounds best!

For extra entries you can:
- Follow me on Twitter
- Tweet about the giveaway
or... head over to The Daily Dish for a second chance to win because Shari is giving away one of these babies too!!

Make sure to leave a comment for each additional entry. You have until Friday 10/14 to enter and we will both announce our winners the following Monday, 10/17. Good luck!

101 comments:

  1. Delicious! The mocha flavor sounds like the best way to start my morning!

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  2. ooo fun! i am not a coffee fan but my fiance is obsessed, im sure he would love something like this... aka the perfect christmas present! xo

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  3. just tweeted about the giveaway too! xo

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  4. I'm a follower and I think chai tea latte sounds DELICIOUS!! Very fun giveaway!

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  5. Wow, I AM SO JEALOUS!!!

    I would love to try the caramel latte macchiato!

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  6. I'm a follower and the mocha flavor sounds amazing!

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  7. I follow you on Twitter

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  8. I also tweeted about the giveaway!

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  9. I need one of these in a BAD WAY!!!!! the coffee at work stinks, and the Hubs doesn't drink - so a reg pot is such a waste!!! I am diggin all the flavors, esp the Chai and Vanilla Latte Mochiatto!

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  10. opps I can't spell (above!) But I am a follower on Twitter too! (Curlyinthecity)

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  11. oh my goodness, lara - what a fabulous & exciting giveaway! fingers crossed that i win this awesome machine :) i would want to try the 'capuccino skinny' flavor. thanks for putting this giveaway on - i'm excited!

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  12. i also follow you on twitter :)

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  13. great giveaway! i'm a follower, the vanilla macchiato sounds so good!

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  14. I tweeted about the giveaway!

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  15. I am a follower via GFC, and I'm loving the Cappuccino Skinny!

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  16. I am following you on twitter!

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  17. I'm a follower...and I would love to try the caramel macchiato, that sounds fantastic!

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  18. I definitely would opt for the Chococino!

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  19. I am now following you on Twitter. :)

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  20. Great giveaway! I am a friend on GFC.

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  21. I so wish I could have been at this event ~ I was all set to go until I woke up SICK that day. :( Glad to see there's a give-away involved though ~ cappaccino skinny sounds devine!

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  22. Love this giveaway! I stumbled upon the Daily Dish today, and then onto Simply Irresistable from there! Happy to have found you both! I would love to try the Skinny Cappuccino or the Caramel Latter Macchiato!

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  23. Ohh fun! I love the caramel flavor!!! Fun giveaway!

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  24. Following you on Twitter - laceyinthecity!

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  25. Just tweeted/retweeted about the giveaway!

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  26. Would loooove to try the skinny cappuccino flavor!

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  27. Love this! I think the caramel flavor is my favorite. I'm following via GFC!

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  28. Following on Twitter too!
    xx

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  29. I follow you on GFC...I would love to try MOCHA! Sounds delicious!

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  30. I follow you on Twitter (@lsas1)

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  31. I tweeted!

    http://twitter.com/#!/LSAS1/status/123503827050708993

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  32. Following on Twitter

    McTwiT1973

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  33. http://twitter.com/#!/McTwiT1973/status/123504172552294400

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  34. I follow GFC and would love to try the Caramel Latte macchiatto!!

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  35. I follow on Twitter
    @my5minutesaday

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  36. Posted on Twitter

    http://twitter.com/#!/My5MinutesADay/status/123506526357962752

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  37. can't make the google thing work but i found your blog instersting. facebooked and tweeted for you. :)

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  38. I would love to try the Chai Tea Latte flavor. Love anything chai flavored.

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  39. espresso, I would love to have one every morning just like I used to growing up in Venezuela

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  40. Carla Fincher10/10/11, 4:30 PM

    Ooooh Chococino sounds Delish!!!

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  41. Thanks for the chance to win and thanks for sharing your blog...been peeking around all afternoon! Fun stuff here! :)

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  42. Can't decide on a flavor it's between the Peach Tea and the Vanilla Latte Macchiato- maybe both!!

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  43. Following you on Twitter...

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  44. I'm following your blog and the flavor I'd love to try is Caramel Latte Macchiato.

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  45. I'm following you on Twitter.

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  46. I tweeted you giveaway on Twitter.

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  47. I also enter for a chance to win on The Daily Dish.

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  48. How exciting to meet Paul Kahon!!!
    Follow you!
    That Chai Latte sounds amazing!

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  49. I want to try creamy caramel

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  50. I follow you of course! this is an amazing giveaway!! Me and coffee are BFF's and I would be BFF's with this machine too!!

    And my favorite is chai tea lattes! mmm

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  51. i'm a big cafe americano girl so that one sounds awesome! they all sound so flipping good though!

    so awesome you guys are hosting this baller giveaway!

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  52. following you on twitter! oooof course! <3

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  53. Definitely count me in love, I also need to break my very expensive habit at Starbucks, eek.. I also think the Vanilla will do just fine;) honestly hard to narrow.

    Xo

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  54. I'm a follower of your blog and I would love to try the Skinny Cappuccino flavor!

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  55. So many yummy flavors to choose from, but the iced one look fantastic!!

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  56. I'm now a follower on twitter as well ;)

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  57. Just tweeted about your giveaway as well!!

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  58. The caramel macchiato sounds the yummiest to me!

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  59. I follow you on twitter! xoxo

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  60. Tweeted about the giveaway! I'm @TieDyeTequila, good luck everyone! xoxo

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  61. Follower and would love to try the caramel latte macchiato!

    What a great giveaway! XOXO, Stephanie @ Blonde Highlights

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  62. Also entered the giveaway on The Daily Dish!

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  63. I follow you on GFC and would love to try the chai flavor!

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  64. also following you on Twitter!

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  65. Hope to be in the drawing, Chai Tea Latte is what I am hoping to try.

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  66. I'm following you on Google COnnect! I really want to try the caramel latte macchiato! Yum! My email is babyhalo19@yahoo.com

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  67. I'm also following you on twitter! My email is babyhalo19@yahoo.com

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  68. If I don't win I have a feeling The Piccolo will definitely be on my Christmas wish list. I want to try Cappuccino first.

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  69. Lara, this is such a great giveaway!! All the flavors look really good, but I'd really like to try the Skinny Cappuccino flavor because I LOVE cappuccinos, so that looks fabulous! :)

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  70. I'm also following you on Twitter! @thepinkandgreen

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  71. ...and I tweeted about the giveaway :)

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  72. I would love to win one of these. I am now following your blog and would love the Caramel Latte Macchiato.

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  73. I am already a follower of Simply Irresistible! :)

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  74. Id have to go with the cappuccino one! Sounds delish!

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  75. Mmmmmm. Mocha would be my choice...to start! But I'd have to try them all!

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  76. I now follow your blog....and I would choose the chai tea latte! yummm

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  77. I now follow you on twitter!

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  78. I shared your giveaway on twitter

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  79. And I visited The Daily Dish.

    thanks!

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  80. I follow you via gfc as Dee and would choose the vanilla latte macchiato :)

    deeg131 at gmail dot com

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  81. I entered the giveaway at The Daily Dish :)

    deeg131 at gmail dot com

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  82. I tweeted :) https://twitter.com/#!/DeeGee13/status/125050021916844032


    deeg131 at gmail dot com

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  83. I follow you on twitter @deegee13

    deeg131 at gmail dot com

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  84. I love coffee drinks! I would love to try the hot chocolate flavor!

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  85. I am thinking about a Café business here in Marietta, Georgia and will be paying attention to all the delicious recipes and inexpensive machines. You guys rock, keep it up.

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