This time last week I was at Food Blogger Connect 2011 (FBC), thanks to Olives from Spain, who generously gave away 4 tickets to the event via Twitter.
Held at the Hempel Hotel, FBC is a 3-day conference for food bloggers, covering a variety of food related topics and just about everything you wanted to know about blogging. Attracting food bloggers from all over Europe and beyond, there are guest speakers, workshops, cooking demonstrations and food/wine tastings. It's a great weekend for all, even those who are thinking about starting a food blog.
Some highlights of the weekend were:
► Tim Hayward - journalist & broadcaster, founder of Fire & Knives
► Babette Pepaj - from BakeSpace
► Jaden Hair - from Steamy Kitchen
► Fiona Beckett - award winning food & drink writer, she blogs at Food and Wine Finds
► Anjum Anand - TV chef & cookery writer
► Caroline Mili Artiss - rising cookery star & Malaysian food expert
► Leila Brandão - incredible handmade chocolates
Plenty of olives!
FBC11 was sponsored by Cuisinart, Olives from Spain, Cooklet and Vive Le Cheese. There were plenty of olives to try and the French cheeses were delicious. We were all given a goodie bag to take away - filled with awesome stuff - including a fabulous electric Cuisinart pepper mill.
Looking forward to trying some new products!
Anjum Anand, see the video here
Her summery salad dish
Watching a cookery demonstration
Caroline MiLi Artiss making a tapenade
Ingredients for the tapenade
In the food processor
Finished tapenade
Jaden Hair picking the lucky winner of a cusinart appliance
Some of the food:
As well as some of the old established food blog crowd, there were plenty of new faces there. You can read what others had to say about FBC11 by clicking on the links:
Love Through The Stomach
Provence Calling
MeLikeyUK
C
Fabulicious Food!
I Am A Feeder
Junglefrog-Cooking
My Custard Pie
Yum and More
For more information on next year's conference, go to the Food Blogger Connect website.
Thanks once again to Olives from Spain for my weekend pass!
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14 comments:
Hey Nic! "Olive-tastic" Girl! You have captured some really great memories from the weekend. It was nice to have met you. I was really impressed with the overall content of the conference and the goody bag was a Brucie bonus! I am in love with my Electric Pepper Mill!
I just love the4se kind of events Nic. I am sure you had a great time!
what a terrific day out.
I love tapenade yet never think to make it myself. It looks so simple so there's no excuse really!
Mmm, you've got me thinking about lunch now and it's only 7.15am :o)
Wow what a great time you all had! A lovely load of nice products there too Nic!
Looks like a perfect day!
Sounds like a fabulous day out and great fun to meet up with other food bloggers. The goody bag looks worth having too.
Nic, what great photos! I think next year it might be you conducting the photography workshop.
Great post, lovely photos, you filled a lot of the gaps that were missing from my piece! Love how everyones posts together fit together like a jigsaw!
Great write-up and love the photo's, especially the one of the goodie bag. We were spoiled, in a good way!
What a great write up and photos Nic, if you are there next year, I will see you there ~ I had last minute B and B guests, and had to change my plans!
Karen
Lovely to have seen you again Nic! Glad you had a wonderful time. Lovely pics too. Best x
Ah what a fabulous event! You have taken some beautiful photos of some very tasty-looking food! I hope you had a wonderful time.
I dream one day of attending one of these events. You lucky girl. It surelooks like you had a fabulous time
Hi,
I love your blog. I wish I had gone to the 3-day food event. Your photos and write-up are wonderful. Just started a food blog of my own & aspire to your blog.
www.lovefoodpinny.wordpress.com
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