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Without Any Reservations: Blennerhassett Hotel unveils new cookbook

PARKERSBURG -- A Blennerhassett Hotel cookbook years in the making will be available for pre-order later this month.

The Historic Blennerhassett Hotel & Spa's Signature Gourmet Cookbook was announced in early October and will be available for pre-order beginning Oct. 17. The pre-order period will run through the end of the month, and copies are expected to arrive before Thanksgiving.

Author and Blennerhassett Hotel Concierge Adam Dotson said the book has been a labor of love, taking three-and-a-half years to complete.

"I began writing the hotel's signature gourmet cookbook back in the spring of 2021," Dotson said. "The hotel has never had its very own signature cookbook before, and so I was able to compile together and save over 152 of our best-known recipes from our hotel kitchen's cookbooks."

Some of those recipes have been at the hotel for decades, and were made famous by previous chefs. All the recipes in the cookbook have been converted to serve smaller portions for the at-home everyday cook.

The 263-page hardbound cookbook includes the history of The Historic Blennerhassett Hotel and each chapter focuses on a different culinary group, such as breakfast and brunch, lunch, dinner, desserts, drinks, and others.

Beginning Oct. 17, pre-orders can be placed by calling 304-865-8655. Cookbooks are $59.99 plus tax. Books can be shipped at an additional cost of $10.60 per book, padded priority mail.

The hotel will hold a book signing and pickup event Saturday, Nov. 23. Dotson and other Blennerhassett Hotel & Spa representatives will be on hand to sign books and speak to guests. Additional books will be available for purchase at the event.

Copies also will be sold through the Blennerhassett Hotel front desk beginning Nov. 23.

"Because of the timing, this would make a perfect Christmas gift," Dotson said.

Visit theblennerhassett.com or The Blennerhassett Hotel & Spa on Facebook for more details on upcoming events.