We Came, We Blogged, We Enjoyed – NZFBA Conference

The day after New Zealand’s first annual food bloggers conference and I have the same feeling the day after Christmas or when you come to the end of a really good book. What a day it was, 26 people you have only conversed with on Internet, coming together as stranger but leaving as good friends….a big family even.

I think I am just winding down, beer in hand and good French cheese and bread on the table waiting come to room temperature. Even though there is an empty space where the conference organising build up sat for months, I have warm fuzzies from all the friends I made on the day and the enthusiasm they all have for next years conference. We already plotted into the small hours of the morning after the event for next years, where did we find the energy?

A big thanks to all our presenters, Andrea, Jaco, Alessandra, Bron, Emma, Louise and and our venue hosts The Tasting Shed for the conference venue and Cook the Books for the evening event.

A big thanks to our sponsors who generously gave us yummy delights.

List of Sponsors
http://www.cookthebooks.co.nz/
http://www.kohuroad.co.nz/
http://www.gupuds.com/
http://www.teza.co.nz
http://www.ilovepies.com/
http://www.madmillie.com/
http://www.pacificharvest.co.nz/
http://www.whittakers.co.nz/
http://www.kokako.co.nz/
http://www.gravitycoffee.co.nz/
http://www.belltea.co.nz/
http://www.annies.co.nz/
http://www.photo.co.nz/

Home

http://www.loaf.co.nz/
http://www.cuisine.co.nz/
http://www.hubbards.co.nz/
http://www.newhollandpublishers.co.nz/

A few pics from the day, although I was a distracted there were many take by everyone else.

A list of attendees where you are likely to hear more about the conference on their blogs so do drop by.

Alessandra Zecchini – http://alessandrazecchini.blogspot.com/
Alli Pirrie-Mawer – http://www.peasepudding.wordpress.com
Andrea Wong – http://www.dlish.co.nz
Bron Marshall – http://bronmarshall.com
Carmella Lee – http://easyfoodhacks.blogspot.com
Christina Hoey – http://gninwordon.blogspot.com
Christy Harcourt – http://ellicestreetgalleykitchen.wordpress.com/
Jaco Swart – http://rainbowcooking.co.nz
Jemma Adams – http://timeforalittlesomething.com/
Julie Treanor – http://www.domestic-executive.com
Kristina Douglas – http://plum-kitchen.blogspot.com/
Lesley MacMichael – http://www.eatetc-lesley.blogspot.com
Mairi Herbert – http://toast-mairi.blogspot.com/
Mika Reilly – http://milliemirepoix.wordpress.com
Moira Clunie – http://aucklandvegan.wordpress.com
Rosa Wakefield – http://www.mrscake.co.nz
Rowan Bishop – http://rowanbishopfoodwriter.blogspot.com
Saya Hashimoto – http://sasasunakku.com
Shirleen Oh – http://sugarandspice-and-allthingsnice.blogspot.com/
Sue Busch – http://couscous-consciousness.blogspot.com/
Vanessa and Ingrid Opera – http://www.foodopera.blogspot.com
Viviane Perenyi – http://atdownunder.com/
Emma Boyd – http://ourkitchen.fisherpaykel.com/
Louise Fawcett – http://www.pacificharvest.co.nz/