BlogHer Food Recap & GIVEAWAY!
When it takes 3 whole days to recover from two days of conferencing, laughing, meeting new people and solidifying behind-the-computer-screens blogging friendships into real life “they’re totally my real friends” friendships, eating your way through the city and feeling muscles in your face you never have before from the inordinate amount of smiling you did in that weekend – you know you did it right.
Well done, BlogHer Food. Well done.
This weekend I was fortunate enough to play tourist in my own town and participate in the BlogHer Food conference with hundreds of bloggers from around the country and even around the world. It was amazeballs. And yes, it deserves that cliched phrase.
There was food. Lots of food. As any self respecting food bloggers conference would have with drinks to be drunk and gourmet desserts to devour at local hot spot, Canlis, thanks to Chobani.
There were trips to the market – where this girl got to catch a flying fish!!
Exhibit A. —> Country Cleaver Hanging with the Fish Mongers It’s only 25 seconds, but totally worth a watch.
All those 10 years of fast pitch totally paid off. What. Up?!
And there were moments of fabulousness with some of the most inspiring, hilarious and rowdy women known to man. Of course y’all know Ms. Ree. Jessica and Tina made my weekend and made me feel muscles in my face I had never felt and will keep me swimming in pretzels from here ’til the rapture. And Keren, Alice and Erina inspired me, made me laugh and made me think we were a big Italian family yelling across the table and picking from one another’s plates and sipping drinks just to experience something new and bubbly. And with half of the group at Canlis that night being locals (Alice and I are practically freakin’ neighbors!) it was great to meet so many fantastic people who I know will be new friends.
It was a fully inspiring weekend, just what this blogger needed.
I can’t wait until next year…Howdy, Austin – I look forward to meeting you!!
_______________________________GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED ______________________________
The winner of the SWAG Bag from BlogHer Food is…..
Julie – From Bananas for Bourbon!
Thanks to everyone who entered! And if you didn’t win – next week there will be another giveaway of something truly spectacular. No, really. I mean it.
I’ll give you a clue – it’s from Kitchen Aid.
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*GIVEAWAY!*
To cap off the weekend I wanted to share something with you all – a big ginormous SWAG bag full of so much stuff I can’t possibly hang on to it all!
The bag will contain a variety of goodies including but not limited to —> agave and stevia from Wholesome Sweetners, metal frying tongs, oven gloves, BBQ Cookbook, olive oil and balsamic vinegar from Star Fine Foods, a variety of Pretzel Crisps, a menagerie of silicone cooking tools, an insulated tote bag, a bottle of OptiFog activator. There’s about 10 other things in there, but I’m typing and too lazy to go look.
To Enter:
Like or Follow some or all of the other bloggers from this weekend’s festivities! Meet new friends through social media and hopefully come meet us all next year in Texas!
Country Cleaver – ME!
The Novice Chef Blog – Jessica
My Life as a Mrs. – Tina
Savory Sweet Life – Alice
Frantic Foodie – Keren
Lauren’s Latest – Lauren
Bran Appetit – Brandi
Fields of Cake – Carrie
Bakingdom – Darla
How Sweet Eats – Jessica
Heather Cristo – Heather
Bev Cooks – Bev
Pioneer Woman and Tasty Kitchen – Ree and Betsy
Go visit any or all of their sites – follow them on Twitter or Facebook and stay up to date on all their tasty treats and epic noms. I love all these women. They make my pants tight. In a really “omg I’m so full from good food” sort of way… wow that took an awkward turn… kthxbai.
Come back here – leave a comment telling me who you’re stalking on social media and you’re entered to win this box of fabulous! Good luck!
*fine print* I got too much stuff at BlogHer Food and I am spreading the love. My sponsor to this conference was STAR Fine Foods. I was sponsored by Star to attend this conference, and by no others. I’m just giving company credit where it is due and thanking them all for their help in helping us bloggers succeed. The giveaway will end on Monday, June 18th. The winner will be notified by e-mail. Over and out!
I follow several of these on twitter ….sounds like u had a great time!
I follow a few, but regularly food-stalk Jessica from How Sweet!
Sounds like you had a blast in Seattle! I love that word amazeballs,ha! I actually follow most of you and after clicking through I realized I wasn’t following Bran Appetit on Twitter, so I am following her now.
Now following Fields of Cake and Bakingdom, hoping to visit a few of the others too and get on board with them!
I follow quite a few of these lovelies on Twitter. I’m a huge PW and TK fan, and I enjoy the musings of the others. They all need to stop posting gorgeous desserts; a girl can only handle so much temptation, you know.
I’m really jealous that you got to go – I love Seattle and miss it so. Especially after a week on my own (and with a few days’ break, another one on the horizon)!
i already follow most of these blogs in RSS, but i added The Novice Chef Blog – Jessica in FB and Twitter
I am following The Pioneer Woman, Savory Sweet Life, and Lauren’s Latest! Love these ladies!
How freaking fun. I love and hate reading all these recaps because I wish I had been there too! I added Frantic Foodie to my reader. PS: Your link to Heather isn’t working.
I follow Lauren’s Latest, How Sweet Eats and Bev Cooks!
Loved your trip recap; wish I could have been there. I’m thinking Austin 2013 is going to be my turn. YES!!! Thanks to your lovely list of ladies, most of whom I already follow, I’m now following “My Life as a Mrs” via e-mail, Twitter & Pinterest. I’m looking forward to digging in to her blog & boards and getting to know her better. Thanks, Megan!
What a great trip – I am jealous! I actually found your blog through some of my other favorite blogs, I follow Lauren’s Latest and Bev Cooks. What a fun group of ladies!!
I already follow My Life as a Mrs. and The Novice Chef, and I just started following BranAppetit!
I can’t wait for Texas next year!
I followed all of these sites you suggested except Heather Cristo as there was not an option of following her that I could find. I look forward to seeing lots of new and exciting recipes from these woman you have suggested….!! Your trip sounds amazing. For a lover of food as I am I think I would have died and gone to heaven afterwards:) Thanks for having the giveaway!! <3
Following all of these lovely ladies on Twitter! My waistline might hate me for it, but following them nonetheless 🙂
I’ve added these lovely ladies to my Google Reader feed (at least, I added the ones that weren’t already there). The conference sounds amazing. I’m hoping that maybe one day I’ll be able to make it to a BlogHer conference. It’s in the distant future right now, though.
Wait. Did you say Austin?! As is Home of the Compound?! Dude. We’re SO there.
It looks like the conference was a blast. How does one get to go? Do you have to be invited or is it open for all food bloggers?
I have now subscribed to The Novice Chef, Savory Sweet Life, Frantic Foodie, Lauren’s Latest, Fields of Cake, and How Sweet Eats.
If anyone wants to share the love I can be found at http://smalltowncookie.blogspot.com and on FB at http://www.facebook.com/stcookie
I followed all of the list on twitter. Thanks for the chance to win. It looked like you had the time of your life at the conference.
Already follow Pioneer Woman, now happy to be following Bakingdom and Fields of Cake!
I already follow a few of them 🙂
I follow several on twitter, and a few on facebook.
I’m so jealous all of you bloggers were having a blast here in Seattle while I was geeking it out at a video game conference for work! I already follow most of these, but I added Fields of Cake on Facebook & Twitter!
I already follow you, Pioneer Woman, and How Sweet Eats. And now I’m going to do a little research and probably follow a few more!!
I follow Country Cleaver (of course), PW, and several others on facebook. I will check out some of the other sites, too. Your weekend with all these lovely ladies looked amazing!!!
I love Lauren’s Latest and Savory Sweet Life. I’ll check out the others, too!
I like Pioneer Woman on FB.
I follow most of you already! Including you, Jessica, and Jessica! 🙂
Ree…her books and confessions and on Food Network..Hats off to you all!!!
I fallow Lauren’s Latest and Bran Appetit and a lot of them I have fallowed before.
Now following Ree, Savory Sweet life, & fields of cake…of course, along with Country Cleaver!!
I already stalk all of these women! Including you 😉 This swag bag sounds great! I have yet been able to attend a conference. Work is always in the way 🙁
Oh girl, you know I follow you, and Ree too. I am going to check out the others on that list soon! That swag sounds GREAT! Glad you had a good time – I remember the Copper River frenzy from when I lived in Seattle – we used to leave work and go get it so we wouldn’t miss out!
I liked How Sweet Eats on Facebook…How could I resist with a picture of that yummy cake as her latest post??!
I already follow The Novice Chef and How Sweet It Is… Practically. Every. Day. (On Twitter, Facebook, and just by going to the sites every morning). I’ve been keeping up with posts on your beautiful blog, Pioneer Woman, My Life As A Mrs., Bran Appetit, and Lauren’s Latest too and now I have all these other amazing sites to check out! Thank you for sharing your wonderful experience in Seattle with us!
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I follow you and How Sweet Eats as well as Pw and Novice Chef.
I am following you, howsweeteats, PW, Savory Sweet Life, and Heather Christo (although I might be stalking a few more that I have already forgotten about!). I have everyone favorited on my bookmarks already, but now FB too!
I just liked Fields of Cake on Facebook!
I just liked Ree on Facebook. Thanks for sharing your loot.
I like and follow you, of course, and Pioneer Woman. Thnaks for th awesome giveaway!
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I stalk… errr… follow Frantic Foodie – Keren
I follow The Pioneer Woman.
SOOOOO AWESOMEEEE!!!! SUCH CUTE PICTURES!!!!! HOLD ON TEXAS!!!! THESE GIRLS ARE GONNA RUN YOU WILD NEXT YEAR!!!!!!
I SO hope I can make it next year. Looks like a blast!!
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