I attended my very first food blogger event, arranged by the bubbly ChocolateSuze and the lovely Helen of GrabYourFork, last Saturday at Centennial Park. Though dark clouds hovered ominously in the sky, the rain kept at bay and the Sydney Food Bloggers Picnic commenced. As more and more bloggers arrived, food in tow, the spread grew larger and larger.
This is how food bloggers roll:
Note that only one of the two paella pans is in the picture.
There was a large and colourful arrangement of savoury and sweet dishes that transformed this tiny patch of Centennial Park into a Garden of Unearthly Delights. Exaggeration? Sure, but my famished belly made my mouth water. I headed straight for the meat.
Alas, the arabic sweets was the last I could take a snap of…
…before the guise of “blogging” gave way to eating and socialising.
To facilitate this socialising, Simon of Simon Food Favourites kept us well oiled with his pop up bar, well-stocked with Hendrick’s and Marker’s Mark. Oh my.
Lots of photo opportunities presented themselves but these were better taken by better photographers than I. Our fine mixologist had swiftly put up his great post of the day; as did one of our fine hosts, ChocolateSuze.
A fine afternoon must certainly had been had by all. It was great speaking to all the bloggers. In no particular order: Tina of Food, Booze and Shoes (and discovering our mutual employer! *spin out*), Chanel of Cats Love Cooking, Suze of ChocolateSuze, Helen of Grab Your Fork, Simon of Simon Food Favourites, Maryanne of Dressed and Eaten, Paul and Joseph of Up for a Feed, Annie of The Random Foodie, Alex and Sam of Dumpling Girl and Cheesecake Boy, Melanie of The Adventures of Miss Piggy, Raff of Ramen Raff, Jennifer of 84th and 3rd, Dee of Food in Hand and Michelle of M(i)s Ch(i)ef. Alas, there was just not enough time to have the pleasure of meeting the other bloggers.
Regardless, I now have a list of all your blogs and look forward to reading your posts!
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27 comments
chocolatesuze says:
Jan 15, 2012
awesome day and great to finally meet you in person!
jbjose says:
Jan 16, 2012
Likewise. Fantastic job organising!
Helen (Grab Your Fork)\ says:
Jan 15, 2012
Thanks for coming! Was good to meet you and yes, we were so relieved the rain held out!
jbjose says:
Jan 16, 2012
I know! The Rain Gods knew there was much eating to be done!
Tina@foodboozeshoes says:
Jan 16, 2012
“before the guise of “blogging” gave way to eating and socialising.” Don’t reveal all the secrets!!! Nice to meet you, JB
jbjose says:
Jan 16, 2012
Right, right. I forgot… Must maintain aura of mystery. Great meeting you too!
Miss Piggy says:
Jan 16, 2012
Glad I got to quickly quickly meet you and put a face to the blog. A great round up of the food – I’m still full. Burp.
jbjose says:
Jan 16, 2012
Hahaha! I literally just had a small chicken wrap for dinner. Did you bring the yummy chicken wrap to the picnic?
Dumpling Girl says:
Jan 16, 2012
It was really nice to meet you JB. There certainly was more food than we could all consume, lol.
jbjose says:
Jan 16, 2012
Great meeting you two as well!
Food is our religion says:
Jan 16, 2012
Love the photos! Bit unfortunate that I didn’t get to meet you in person!
jbjose says:
Jan 16, 2012
Thanks. As you said on your post, there was just so much food to try and so many people to meet. I like your blog!
Chanel says:
Jan 16, 2012
It was awesome to meet you! I wish I ate more.
jbjose says:
Jan 16, 2012
Likewise! Great to put a face to the blog!
Julie says:
Jan 16, 2012
Great photos of the Picnic
glad to hear you had a great time!
jbjose says:
Jan 16, 2012
Thanks!
Simon Food Favourites says:
Jan 16, 2012
loving your photos. that first pic of the picnic spread is great. so much food!!! CRAZY!
jbjose says:
Jan 16, 2012
Thanks, Simon! High praise coming from someone who took such great shots!
Simon @ the heart of food says:
Jan 16, 2012
Going after the meat first, huh? Nice! Someone knows how to work the buffet
Looks like you had a lot of fun. Until the next meetup.
jbjose says:
Jan 16, 2012
It’s a shame I didn’t get to meet you. You take fantastic photos!
Ramen Raff says:
Jan 16, 2012
It was awesome too meet ya at the picnic! The spread was amazing! This food photos are making me hungry lol Let’s do lunch soon bro. Cheers!
jbjose says:
Jan 16, 2012
Definitely! Just let me know when you get back. Viva Las Vegas!
Dee @ foodinhand says:
Jan 17, 2012
Wow think I should belatedly join the love-fest. Didn’t realise you managed to take shots in between eating and drinking (although I saw you do neither). Good to meet everyone in 3D
jbjose says:
Jan 18, 2012
I took photos and tried most of the savoury dishes. I would not have had anything from the excellent bar without any sustenance!
Great meeting you, Dee!
Rowena says:
Mar 7, 2012
what a grand way to ‘eat & meet’!!!
jbjose says:
Mar 7, 2012
Isn’t it? I’m looking forward to attending more of these!
Eugene says:
Nov 24, 2012
Hey – I see what the last picnic was like! Good chat today!