Out of all the planning I did for the International Food Blogger Conference, the area that I had the most influence on was the food. Two months ago, I contacted all the top chefs, bakeries, restaurants, food producers, and food trucks that Seattle has to offer, asking if they’d like to participate in IFBC. Or, if they’d be willing to fill my belly. I may or may not have used the terms, “Make me the happiest girl in the world…” They agreed.
In all, it was 16 chefs, 3 bakeries, several top food companies, and 8 of the region’s most beloved food trucks. Needless to say, we ate well throughout the weekend. Certainly some of the most delectable food of my edible life. I can’t possibly take you through my photo album of each and every dish I sampled and savored, but here are the ones that have entered my recent dreams and forced me to interrupt several IFBC panels with screams. Apparently my voice carries.
Now, with the conference over and done, I’m ready for a long snooze. Clocking only three hours of shut eye each night for almost one full week means that I have moved from zany to a certified loon. Last night I woke up Daniel at 2am with a dire request for water. I believe it went something like this: “I’m so dehydrated, Monkey!!” Add a few more exclamation marks there, actually. Daniel, kind man that he is, jumped up and fetched me a glass of water. Upon chugging the glass, I told him I needed another, but that “the water tastes terrible. Can you add a splash of Pom juice to the next one? Do we have any lime?”
We’re not married, but I think visions of divorce papers danced in his head.
Driscoll's Berries
Authentic French pastries from Bakery Nouveau
Spice breads provided by PCC
Udi's gluten free lemon streusel muffins
Seattle Urban Farm Co.'s mobile vegetable garden
Top Pot Doughnuts: chocolate cake doughnuts with chocolate glaze
Top Pot Doughnuts: Boston Cream
Top Pot Doughnuts: Apple Fritters
Top Pot Doughnuts: Glazed cake doughnuts
Top Pot Doughnuts: Glazed coconut cake doughnuts
Anneka, Me, Erin, Carrie
Chef Jason Stratton's Zucchini in Carpione with Fennel and Apricot
Chef Kaili McIntyre's Beet Paella and Pastry filled with Caramelized Onion and Goat Cheese
The tent
Flamenco guitarist during cocktail hour
Chef Tamara Murphy's Smashed Chickpeas with Baby Carrots and Olives
Chef Philippe Thomelin's Tortilla Espanola with Caramelized Onion
Rolling Fire Food Truck pizza
Rolling Fire Pizza
Hallava Falafel
El Camion pork tamale
Skillet Street Food
Yours Truly
Skillet wagyu beef burger
Anita's lemon sugar crepes
a moment of respite in the Royal Restrooms
Chef Shannon Galusha's Marinated Octopus with Chickpeas, Preserved Lemon and Chorizo Vinaigrette
Pike Brewing Co. Beer
Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream
Molly Moon's praline ice cream sandwich
El Camion: fish taco, chicken mole taco, carne asada taco
Chef Daisley Gordon preparing his beef tartare
Chef Daisley Gordon's beef tartare
Dante's Inferno Dogs
Chef John Howie's salmon carpaccio
Charles, co-owner of Pike Brewing Co.
Chef Danny Ahern's gluten free lunch
Andrea everything looks amazing (especially the doughnuts!!!) you did such a stunning job and should be so proud. Now I hope you get the much needed rest you deserve!!!
I wish someone would invent a program that would allow food to pop out of my computer screen and into my home so I could eat it.
Everything looks amazing!!
What an amazing job you did! :)
This is seriously the most awe-inspiring food post I’ve seen yet, in all of the conferences, blogging events, etc. SO good!!
Wow, thanks so much Anna!!
this REALLY makes me wish we had attended… *sigh* next year!! :)
Wow, you lined up some amazing food!! I had some Pike’s when I was out in Seattle last and really liked it! I hope you don’t get these comments for a few days because you’re fast asleep. :)
You are making me way too hungry!
What an amazing event!!! I would like a bit of everything… ;)
That should say “bite”… :)
I. Want. Those. Donuts. Yummmmmmm.
Oh. My. Gosh that’s a lot of good food!!
Looks like an amazing time with even more amazing food!
Wow! Everything looks so good. Your pictures are gorgeous. I want desperately to taste the goat cheese pastry. Nothing beats a fluffy, tangy, goat cheese anything.
wow- nice work!