Life’s a funny old thing sometimes. Whilst I was blissfully ambling around the ancient streets of Italy and eating anything in sight, it seems that the fates had some interesting plans in mind for me upon my return home. Last year I attended – and hugely enjoyed – the second ever national Australian food bloggers conference – Eat. Drink. Blog. I travelled to Sydney for the event and took the chance to put faces to some of the names whose writing, recipes and photo’s I had been enjoying and to meet plenty whom I had yet to come across in the ether. We spent a terrifically informative day picking up writing, photography and SEO tips, networking and, of course, eating and I came away vowing to make every effort to get to the next one. Apparently the gods agreed with me on that as, a couple of weeks before we were due to come home, an email from the organisers of last years event winged it’s way into my inbox asking both myself and Christina of The Hungry Australian if we would care to put this years event together in Adelaide.
Clearly, we have a big job ahead of us. Last years event was extraordinarily well planned and coordinated, completely sponsored and a unanimous hit with the attendees. However, we South Australian food types pride ourselves on our food and wine credentials. We have a remarkable array of both commercial and artisan food producers and are not called the wine state for nothing, so we think we can put on a pretty special event. Plans are now well underway, a special venue has been confirmed, potential speakers are being contacted and we are very hopeful of a few exciting surprises in the program. We’d love to see as many food or wine bloggers here in Adelaide as possible – and can promise you an extra special food blogging experience. If you are a food or wine blogger and attended either of the past events or wish you had, then keep an eye on this space and the official Eat. Drink. Blog. web page. Details will be posted here, there and on Lambs’ Ears and Honey’s Facebook page as they become available.
We will be putting together some sponsorship packages soon, but if you are interested in sponsoring please send me a message through the link on this page.
So, I guess I’ll be a little busy for the next few months – but very excited too!
[mc4wp_form id="16750"]
Am hoping to make the trip over this year. Really looking forward to it!
How fantastic. I’m sure you will thrive with this sort of a challenge. Looking forward to hearing all about it as you pull it all together xx
I look forward to seeing what you ladies put up…I’m sure it will be fabulous.
Sounds like a terrific event, and sound like it’s in good hands!
I would LOVE to come to this. It is going to be awesome.
What an amazing task – I am sure you will attack it with aplomb and the result will be outstanding !!
Great to have this in South Australia Amanda – well done!
There’s never any shortage of good food in SA! 🙂
Hope it goes well. i am hoping I can come and see all the wonderful things you have organised
Amanada, I’m sure you are going to do a wonderful job with this event. It seems to me that you were made to do this sort of thing with all of your amazing food industry knowledge and connections. I have no doubt it will be the best event yet.
I will do my level best to attend this. I would love to meet you and some of the other “big names” in the Australian food blog world.
I’m in awe of you all and I learn so much by following your blogs.
Best of luck and ask for help if you need it!
Amanda, with you organising it, I’m sure it’s going to be brilliant! xx
Just wish I was closer. That is all. 🙁
Oooh very cool and a huge congratulations! What fun! And oh how I wish I could attend!!!