Nelson Aspen's Let's Dish Up A Dinner Party Book Tour Launch October 28, 2004

Nelson Aspen's 'virtual dinner party' table will shine on October 28th, 2004 at Borders Books West Hollywood (330 S. La Cienega - across from Beverly Center) as "Let's Dish Up A Dinner Party" is celebrated as US Weekly's HOT BOOK PICK of the season:

Cindy Margolis (Most Downloaded Woman on the Internet)
Jose Eber (Hairstylist to the stars)
Alison Arngrim (Nellie Oleson - "Little House on the Prairie")
Kaya Wittenburg ("Temptation Island")
Alexandra Paul ("Baywatch")
Carol Connors (Oscar-nominated songstress, co-wrote theme to "Rocky")
2003 Mrs. California Chyrissee Lee
Nancy Kennedy (Fridge Doctor to Kevin Costner & Julia Roberts)
Bobby Strom (Britney Spears/J-Lo's trainer)
Louan Gideon ("Search For Tomorrow," "Seinfeld")
Norma Vally (Host of Toolbelt Diva on Discovery Home Channel)
Maria Desio (Esthetician to the Stars), and
Chris Barrett (Designer to the Stars - Richard Dean Anderson & Charlize Theron) ---- all join him for a special night and the book signing NOT to be missed!

General Public Welcome. Admission is free. Books are just $12 and can be signed by Nelson and the celebs! Great holiday gift idea for all on your list!

"LET?S DISH UP A DINNER PARTY" ON SALE NOW - AS NELSON ASPEN HOSTS ULTIMATE CHAPTER OF HIS BOOK TOUR LAUNCH- OCTOBER 28TH IN LOS ANGELES



LOS ANGELES, CA --- T?is the season for juggling Halloween pumpkins, Thanksgiving turkeys, the 12 days of Christmas, 8 days of Hanukkah, 7 days of Kwanzaa with barely enough time to pull together a New Year?s Eve toast and find cupid?s arrow in time for Valentine?s Day. Help is not just around the corner ? it?s hitting bookstore shelves everywhere the month of October in Showbiz and Lifestyles on-air personality, Nelson Aspen?s hot new read, ?Let?s Dish Up A Dinner Party: A Fabulous Guide To Memorable Entertaining? from Kensington Books. Selected as US Weekly?s HOT BOOK PICK (9/29) and as the goodie bag gift to be savored at this year?s World-Famous Hollywood Christmas Parade, Aspen has managed to do the ultimate Hollywood merger sure to send happy well-fed tongues wagging for more. His ?How-To? entertaining expertise mixed with his red-hot Hollywood gossip straight from the red-carpet - is enough to make any dinner plate runneth over. Combining a dishy sense of humor (and illustrations -complete with a Proper Place Setting) with creative and easy-to-follow party throwing advice, Aspen guides readers through the entire process of putting together a special evening, sharing practical advice & tips from Stocking The Pantry, Setting the Stage and Whom to Invite, right through all the dinner courses and Saying Goodnight. Join Nelson Aspen and his Co-Hostess with the Mostess, Cindy Margolis (a celebrity contributor to the extravaganza of recipes), October 28th, 2004, 7:30 p.m. Borders Books & Music (330 S. La Cienega, Los Angeles) for a BOOK TOUR LAUNCH party signing you won?t want to miss!



Plenty of Tinseltowners turn up not only in Aspen's hilarious personal stories, but as recipe contributors which read like a Hollywood ?Who?s Who? directory: Salad Nicoise Comme la Mere de Jose Eber (Famed Hairstylist Jose Eber's own mother's recipe), Fem-Bot's Fried Cabbage with Bacon & Onions (superstar Cindy Margolis), Nastie Nellie's Bitchin' Scones (Alison Arngrim, Nellie Oleson from Little House on the Prairie), Carol Connors? Gold Record Carat Cake (Oscar nominated songstress/composer Carol Connors) to Hollywood Cheesecake of the Rich and Famous (no fat version by celeb trainers, "The Fridge Doctors"). Other contributors include 2003 Mrs. California Chyrissee Lee, Kaya Wittenburg, "Temptation Island" and Executive Chef, Bruno Lopez from Raffles in Beverly Hills? swank L'ermitage.



Nelson Aspen is the ultimate multi-media hyphenate talent. He?s the Hollywood correspondent for the #1 Australian morning news show SUNRISE, GMTV -#1 morning news of UK, the SYDNEY SUN HERALD and Ireland?s ?Afternoon Show? bringing the latest showbiz and pop culture news to millions of fans around the world every day! But his professional career has also covered the spectrum from Daytime TV production (casting & writing), working on the staffs of every East Coast based serial drama to the prime-time situation comedies. No stranger to Hollywood in every sense of the word, Aspen?s acting career (started from age 8!) led to feature film roles in ISHTAR, OFF BEAT, and TV's long running SEARCH FOR TOMORROW. He?s also known in the health-fitness world, as a fitness instructor to the stars and creator of the Brains & Brawn Workout ? signature treadmill book-club which received international media attention. As a media coach and the Hollywood Producer/Reporter for TV GUIDE TELEVISION, he?s contributed to outlets ranging from the syndicated news magazine EXTRA! to his own how-to program, NEW WITH NELSON! You may visit him and read an excerpt from ?Let?s Dish Up A Dinner Party!? at www.nelsonaspen.com



For interviews with Nelson Aspen or for media inquiries, please contact Publicist, Stacey Kumagai at 818-506-8675 or [email protected] -30-

From Kensington Books, October 2004 ? ENTERTAINING * ISBN: 0-7582-0697-6 $12.00/$17.00 Can.