I was fortunate to be invited to this year’s Eat Drink Blog conference in Sydney, along with roughly 70 other food and drink bloggers from around Australia. If you’re wondering what it’s about, Eat Drink Blog “was created to bring Australian foodbloggers together in the hope that we can create an Australian Foodbloggers Conference in the style of the International Foodbloggers Conference that was first held in May 2009 in Seattle.”[1]
Along with some incredible food, the conference included sessions on writing, cooking, search engine optimization (SEO), photography and more. Through generous support and sponsorship from Electrolux, Brasserie Bread and Toby’s Estate and many more, all of the attendees were treated to delicious breads and pastries and fresh espresso pretty much on tap. It was like Christmas. Noni Dwyer and team catered our beautiful lunch, which consisted of heirloom tomatoes, a pea and broad bean salad, slow cooked lamb (which was so tender), flatbreads and tzatziki.
Of course, having been in the blog community that is Sydney (and greater Australia), it’s wonderful to finally meet so many people whom I’ve chatted with on Twitter. The blogosphere is an interesting place — and new technology certainly impacts how we know, relate and communicate with each other!
My highlight (once again, besides the food) was Peter G.’s (Souvlaki for the Soul) food styling masterclass. I’ll post more on that later. But for now, here are some snapshots of the conference.
A BIG thanks to all of the sponsors, and especially to Trina (The Gourmet Forager), Jen (Jenius), Reem (I Am Obsessed With Food) and Simon (The Heart of Food), for the incredible hard work and hours putting the whole conference together.
Please take time to check out their blogs and follow them on Twitter:
@Reemski
@TheHeartOfFood
@Forager
@Jenius
For info on future events, please go to EatDrinkBlog.org
Wow! That was quick!
haha. yeh. I didn’t go to the dinner so had more time lol.
Was great to meet you.
Thanks for all the west venue tips too.
Nice to meet you as well Anna! Any time :D
that was fast, you covered the event really well. I’m loving your photography skills.
Thanks Loz — was good to finally meet :D
What a fantastic opportunity. Looks like a great few days.
It was — thanks for the comment Charlie. Some nice looking recipes on your blog :D
Great pictures and sum up of events. I didn’t get to meet you, hopefully next time :)
Thx Phuoc — I saw you but never got a chance to say hi! Sometime soon.
Lovely to finally meet you Shaun! Love the picture of Nonie. I spotted a picture of my back, it’s now famous!
You too. Thanks for the comment. Famous backs ftw!
You’ve got some nice pics, especially the ones documenting the lunch prep.
Thanks for participating in the conference. I hope the things you’ve learned and the acquaintances that you’ve made serve you and your blog well for the future.
Thanks for the comment and compliment Simon. I enjoyed the conference very much…I was actually thinking about it when I saw your comment in my inbox — every single session I had something I could “take home” and apply. Especially liked Peter’s G.’s food styling session. Will blog on that later :D
I’m so glad to hear it! That’s about the best compliment we could ever get.
Peter was an utter machine! I really wished I had time to sit in on his workshop. I’ll have to read about your accounts when you look to post it :)
man you have some serious photog skills! respect.
looked like fun, wish I had gone
thanks man :D
Nice to meet you Shaun! Glad you enjoyed the class…look forward to reading more about it. Cheers!
Hey Shaun! It was so so awesome to finally meet you :-) Lovely pictures! You are right about it being like Christmas .. oh the sugar buzz, lol.
Yes! So great to meet you too. Thanks for the comment and compliment :D
Lovely shots – especially of the lunch! Shame I didn’t meet you…
Shame indeed — some time soon I hope!!
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Brilliant photos of the day – you really captured it well!
Thanks JJ — would have been nice to meet you as a fellow American/Aussie hybrid. Your camera had me drooling as well :D
fantastic shots, looks like a great day :)
Beautiful photos. I’m so wishing we’d had a chance to chat so you could share your photography tips with me :) It was a great day, wasn’t it? I came away feeling so inspired.
Thanks for the comment Christina! :D
Great to finally meet you in person :) Your pictures look fab!
Thank you for taking the time to compliment and comment Vivian! Was nice to finally meet you as well.
wow really does look like christmas! wouldn’t mind going next year if we’re lucky enough to be invited to go.
Wow sounds like an awesome few days. Great photos you managed to capture the event well.