Author:  Bobby Flay is the Celebrity Chef of the Iron Chef America: The Series and host of Food Network's FoodNation and Boy Meets Grill, just before the 1991 opening of the now-celebrated Mesa Grill.  Since then the flame-haired man from Manhattan has earned critical acclaim, including Gael Greene's choice of Mesa Grill as best restaurant in 1992.  Mesa Grill's two-star review in The New York Times reported that "the sassy fare at Mesa Grill surpasses anything of its kind elsewhere in New York."  Visit www.BobbyFlay.com for more background information about Chef Bobby Flay.

The recognition that Bobby has gained at Mesa Grill for his mouthwatering dishes has built his reputation as a major force not only in New York's culinary scene but also nationwide.  In May 1993, Bobby was voted the James Beard Foundation's Rising Star Chef of the Year, an award that honors the country's most accomplished chef under the age of 30.  The French Culinary Institute, his alma mater, honored him in 1993 with its first-ever Outstanding Graduate Award, which recognizes the school's most accomplished alumni.  And his first book, Bobby Flay's Bold American Food (Warner Books, 1994), won the 1995 International Association of Culinary Professionals award for design.  Not one to rest on his laurels, Bobby has authored five more cookbooks: From My Kitchen to Your Table (Clarkson Potter, 1998), Boy Meets Grill (Hyperion, 1999), Bobby Flay Cooks American (Hyperion, 2001), Boy Get Gets Grill (Scribner, 2004) and Bobby Flay's Grilling for Life (Scribner, 2005).

Title:  Bobby Flay's Grill It! , $35.00 Hardcover, ISBN 9780307351425, On Sale Date:  April 29, 2008

What:  Bobby Flay will Meet & Greet customers at our Bookselling & Booksigning Author Event and he will autograph copies of his new book, Bobby Flay's Grill It!, purchased from Rainy Day Books, on our website and / or at our Author Event, that are accompanied by a Stamped Ticket.

When:  Friday, May 09, 2008, 7:00 PM

Where:  A Rainy Day Books Author Event at Unity Temple on The Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112

Admission Package:  $35.00 plus Tax, includes from Rainy Day Books, One (1) Stamped Ticket, One (1) Guest Ticket (if needed) and One (1) Copy of Bobby Flay's Grill It! (Hardcover) to be Autographed at our Bookselling & Booksigning Author Event.  Please specify your need for One (1) Stamped Ticket, One (1) Guest Ticket (if needed) in the Notes field of your Online Order.  If you choose Option 1 for In- Store Pick-Up, then you can specify At-Event Pick-Up in the Notes field of your Online Order.  Thank you.  Book Orders can be shipped worldwide.  All Author Event Book Sales are Final and Non-Returnable.

Vivien Jennings gave her Reading Recommendations of four Books on KSHB NBC 41 Action News on Saturday, April 05, 2008, at about 8:30 AM.  During the program one lucky viewer won all four Books.

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SOLD OUT  Title:  Read All About It!, $17.99 Hardcover, ISBN 9780061560750, On Sale Date:  April 22, 2008.  Local Customers can Pick-Up their Tickets, Wristbands and Books at Our Bookstore, Tuesday, April 22 through Monday, April 28, 2008.  Out-of-town Customers can Pick-Up their Tickets, Wristbands and Books at Our Author Event on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, beginning at 5:00 PM, when the Doors Open.  You are advised to Pick-Up your Admission Packages of Tickets, Wristbands and Books either at Our Bookstore or at Our Author Event because the time is too short to Ship them.

SOLD OUT  What:  The First Lady Laura Bush and The First Daughter Jenna Bush will give us a Multimedia PowerPoint Presentation about their new book, Read All About It! and the importance of reading for about 30 minutes and then they will autograph Single Copies of their new book, Read All About It!, purchased from Rainy Day Books, on our website and / or at Our Author Event, that are accompanied by a Stamped Sequentially Numbered Ticket and a Booksigning Line Wristband.  Still Photos will be allowed at a distance of individuals in the moving Booksigning Line.  Posed Photos hold up the Booksigning Line and are Prohibited.  Personal Video is Absolutely Prohibited.

SOLD OUT  When:  Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 7:00 PM.  Doors Open at 5:00 PM

SOLD OUT  Where:  A Rainy Day Books Author Event at Unity Temple on The Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112