Okay okay! It’s the last IFBC post here!  I’m never quite certain if I should share my conference experiences here because most of my readers aren’t food bloggers.  But I realize that a lot of the food bloggers who do read my blog can’t afford to go to these conferences, so when I’m blessed enough to attend one I try to share what I learn and pass it along to others.  That’s why I’m writing up IFBC at the Food Blog Forum as well.  By the way, the two lovely ladies with me above are Dianne Jacob (one of the Recipe Writing panelists) and Stephanie of Wasabimon, and all three of us will be speaking on different panels at BlogHer Food 2010! Read more

Starting off the IFBC sessions with Amy Sherman, Dianne Jacob and Kristine Kidd was a smart move.  These ladies were prepared, excited to share what they knew, and not afraid to disagree (kindly and graciously of course!).  Here are my notes from the session. Read more

After Penny’s inspiring presentation, she encouraged us to go hunting with our camera at lunch.  We were also assigned a 250 word or less blog post about lunch by Kathleen.  I wasn’t planning to do it, until I was utterly blown away by my awesome meal.  Here’s my post: Read more

I love Kathleen Flinn, I finally introduced myself to her because I was too chicken at last year’s IFBC.  I’ve mentioned how much I love her book “The Sharper Your Knife the Less you Cry” and she’s just as enjoyable as a speaker as she is as a writer.  Even better, she’s working to create social change by empowering low income families to cook and eat healthy.  Sound familiar?  I’m really looking forward to talking to her in the near future about the work she’s doing. Read more

It’s that time of year again! This weekend is the second International Food Blogger’s Conference here in Seattle. IFBC is put on by Foodista.   When I attended last year’s IFBC I was relatively new to food blogging, and just figuring out that I was making a difference through my blog. It was my first time meeting some of my food blogging heroes like Jaden and Elise, and I can’t even count the number of great things that came out of the IFBC experience both personally and professionally. Read more