June 23rd, 2009
We were extremely excited to be notified that our new all natural, frozen Lasagna won a silver sofi award from the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade (NASFT) earlier this month. Now, we’re up for a Gold sofi!
I’m traveling to New York for the red carpet awards show at the Fancy Food trade show next week. TV Chef Ming Tsai will be presenting the awards. Be sure to check back to see if Bove’s takes home the gold!
In the mean time, you can get in on the action. Show your support for Boves and enter to win a $100 gift certificate to a NYC restaurant by predicting who will win a gold sofi award. You can enter here.
Tags: award, Lasagna, NYC, sofi, Tsai, vote
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April 9th, 2009
Last month I went down to Boston to film a segment with Billy Costa for his show on NECN’s TV Diner. It was great fun and we, of course, made great lasagna! The segment is set to air this weekend (April 11, 2009) at 7:00 pm on New England Cable News (NECN) and then throughout the week at 7:30 pm. I hope you’ll tune in!
UPDATED: See the episode segment here!
Tags: Billy Costa, Boston, Lasagna, TV, TV Diner
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March 19th, 2009
Great news! We will be reducing our shipping costs soon!
We have been trying out different methods for shipping our frozen products and will start using dry ice next week. We anticipate a drastic savings off of our current shipping costs for the frozen products. Please watch the blog and website for more information.
Bove’s works hard to make our products and shipping affordable. We will continue to research ways to help reduce our costs and pass the savings on to you, our valued customer.
Tags: orders, Shipping
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March 1st, 2009
Due to the high volume of customer requests, I’m taking pre-orders for my meatball lasagna starting this week. We’re working very hard to get the lasagna added to our website store, however, you may call me on the Sauceline to order the lasagna. Judge for yourself and let me know what you think. Thank you, everyone, for your patience. I need to make sure that my lasagna is perfect before it lands on your doorstep.
Remember sharing is optional. ;)
Tags: Lasagna, online store, pre-orders, sauceline
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February 20th, 2009
Ever want to invite Mark Bove to dinner – mainly so he could help whip-up a quick lasagna for your hungry guests? Well, now is your chance! Enter to win a dinner party hosted by Mark Bove in your home!
How to enter: Take a photo of you (and friends) enjoying Bove’s (this could be a picture of you and the product, you and friends eating a Bove’s dinner, etc). Upload it to the “fan photo” section of the Bove’s fan page on Facebook and tag yourself – and your friends! Photos will be judged on creativity, use of product, and all around fun.
Prize: Mark Bove to travel to the winner’s home and prepare dinner for up to 8 people (limited to the 48 contiguous US states). Contest begins on March 1 and photos must be uploaded and tagged by April 15, 2009.
The Winner will be chosen after the promotion ends by Bove’s and notified by message on Facebook. Winners must agree to having photos of the dinner party taken and used for marketing purposes by Bove’s. By submitting an image for the contest you agree that Bove’s can use the image in marketing campaigns surrounding this promotion.
Tags: Contests, Lasagna, Mark Bove
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February 20th, 2009
To our surprise, the Food Network aired the Lasagna Throwdown with Bobby Flay on Wednesday. It was great to see the episode again, but what was even more exciting was all of the emails that came in from new Sauce Fans!
Announcing our first ever contest! With all of the outpouring of support and lasagna-love, we have decided to hold a contest to appreciate some of our sauce fans. You can win a dinner party hosted by me in your home for up to 8 people. The contest launches March 1, 2009. Watch the blog and our Facebook page for details!
In March I head to Boston to meet up with Billy Costa and the crew of NECN’s TV Diner. I’ll keep you posted on the air date of that segment.
Tags: Food Network, Lasagna, throwdown, TV
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February 2nd, 2009
The segment aired today on TODAY! We were alerted about 15-minutes prior to it airing which, unfortunately, did not allow for enough time for us to get the word out. If you missed it, you can still view it here:
Mark Bove on NBC’s TODAY Show
Our frozen lasagna will be available in your grocer’s freezer by the end of February. We will keep the blog up-to-date on store locations and dates, and as always, you will be able to order it online as well.
Thanks for your continued support… and welcome new fans!
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January 12th, 2009
My first TODAY Show appearance was great! From beginning to end, the trip was fun, I met great people and, hey, I was on the TODAY Show! Here’s a recap of my trip:
On Thursday, Jared (my webmaster, and for this trip, personal paparazzi), Nicole (my publicist) and I flew to NYC. It was a bumpy trip, but we arrived at LaGuardia without incident. After checking in to the hotel and a quick lunch, I got a haircut and we were off to NBC to get our credentials. We met with the TODAY Show food stylists and I prepared two lasagnas (one traditional and the other with my Vodka sauce) for the following day. I used amazing Simon Pearce bakeware for the lasagnas. In fact, these dishes are not part of their regular line, yet!
After a good night’s sleep, we were off to NBC at 8:00 am. Kristi (one of my business associates daughters) joined us for the morning. First stop: The Green Room. Here I got to cool my heels a bit, go through makeup, and watch all of the action. While waiting, we saw Heather Mills, Kathy Bates (remember from Misery-I got the shivers), Chef Lidia Bastianich (I was ready for a sauce battle), and What Not to Wear’s Stacy London. Overall, I really felt like a rock star. This “sauceboy” from Vermont, waiting to create lasagna on national TV. It was really awesome to share my family’s cooking creations with the world!
Nicole and I went back to the test kitchen, walking through the set and getting to see all the action! I baked the two lasagnas I made on Thursday and waited anxiously. For more than an hour we basically stood around watching the show, waiting for lasagna to bake, boiling noodles and chatting with the crew.
About 20-minutes prior to taping, we were escorted upstairs to the studio kitchen. We met with the producers and food stylists there. Jared and Kristi rejoined us and we waited to Kathie Lee and Hoda’s arrival.
As I was standing there like a deer in headlights, Kathie Lee walks in and greets me. She was really friendly and made me feel right at home. Then Hoda walked in. How did I feel? SHORT. It didn’t help that she had 3” heels on, but “man did I feel short”. I asked the crew if I could stand on a case of sauce. Everyone laughed at me.
I started to get a little nervous making lasagna next to two beautiful women and talking about everything I knew about lasagna. I only had 4 minutes but it seemed to fly right by. My thoughts were that I wanted to do this again. It was so much fun!
Tags: green room, Heather Mills, Hoda Kotb, Kathie Lee Gifford, Kathy Bates, Lasagna, Lidia Bastianich, NYC, Sauce, Stacy London, TODAY Show, TV
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January 10th, 2009
I’m back home, in Vermont.
What a trip! We’ll be updating the site with pictures and my recap of all the action from the TODAY show shortly. When I know the date and time that the segment will air, I will post it as well as the link for those who want to watch it online.
Stay tuned!
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January 8th, 2009
As I write to you tonight, I am in NYC back at my hotel after having spent the afternoon prepping lasagna for my appearance on the TODAY Show. We were initially going to appear in the 10:00 am hour of Friday’s show, however the producers have had to reschedule my segment for Monday or Tuesday. I will tape it tomorrow and fly home.
I will update my blog, Facebook status and Twitter account when I have more details about the air date and time.
Thanks for all of the notes and support.
Tags: Lasagna, TODAY Show, trip
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