This past weekend was the 1st Annual Foodbuzz Blogger Festival in San Francisco and it was fantastic!
Foodbuzz did a fabulous job of pulling together a wonderful experience for all of us who attended. You never would have guessed it was their first event of this scale, because it went so smoothly. Foodbuzz spoiled us with wonderful swag bags filled with all kinds of goodies (olives, cheese, chocolates, spatulas, and more) and the opportunity to taste an overwhelming variety of foods.
The weekend was a wonderful opportunity to meet other bloggers that I've been following through their blogs and on twitter and to meet new bloggers.
Fuji Mama, the Active Foodie, Gaby of What's Gaby Cooking?, and Joy of Gourmeted. (Picture from Gourmeted--thanks Joy!)
Fuji Mama and Damaris of Within the Corners of My Kitchen.
Fuji Mama and Pim of Chez Pim.
Biggie of Lunch in a Box (she was always on the move, can you tell?)
Diana of A Little Bit of Spain in Iowa, Jen of Tiny Urban Kitchen, and Fuji Mama, taken by Linda of One Scoop at a Time (thanks Linda!).
Le Petit Déjeuner cheese from Marin French Cheese Company's (aka, Rouge et Noir)--a wonderful soft cow's milk cheese that has a wonderful tangy fruity aftertaste to it. I'm sure I could sit down and eat way too much of this cheese very rapidly.
Salted Truffle Hearts from Neococoa--Roasted almond butter, applewood smoked sea salt, bittersweet chocolate ganache, cocoa powder . . . it's hard to go wrong with that combination. It's a good thing that the truffles were being closely monitored, otherwise I may have been compelled to walk off with the entire tray and hide myself in an abandoned room to gorge myself into chocolate ecstasy.
Warren pears from Frog Hollow Farm--These pears were some of the best pears I've ever tasted. They were juicy and sweet and the flesh was creamy and firm, instead of grainy and mushy like some pears get. The guys running the table were kind enough to let me take a couple of extra pears with me so that I could share with Mr. Fuji, who also gave them a double thumbs up.
Handmade marshmallows from Gâteau et Ganache--We got to taste their Autumn Assortment (the flavors offered change with each season) which consisted of vanilla bean, cranberry, and pumpkin spice marshmallows. The cranberry was wonderfully tangy and the pumpkin spice was like a pillowy bite of pumpkin pie--HEAVENLY!
Æbleskivers from Aunt Else's Æbleskiver--If you've been reading LFM for a while, you know how much I love æbleskivers. They served the æbleskivers with a wonderful apple topping. On their website is a 9-hole æbleskiver pan based on Aunt Else's pan which started it all! I want one--mine only has 7 holes!!
Another highlight of the weekend was the dinner Saturday night done by Outstanding in the Field. The dinner was held in Greenleaf Produce Warehouse--an urban farm-to-table setting.
It was a fabulous setting with a long table snaking its way through the shelves and boxes of fresh produce.
The menu itself was from Chef Dennis Lee of Namu (who actually ended up not being able to be there due to being hospitalized earlier in the week for appendicitis)--a seasonal menu with a traditional Korean influence. The menu used local, organic produce as well as sustainable and pasture-rasied meats.
The roasted brussel sprouts with ponzu, fried garlic, guanciale, and bonito flakes were amazing--the best brussel sprouts dish I've ever eaten.
A huge thank you to all of the wonderful people at Foodbuzz who made the weekend possible!

























































































