I like to cook. And everybody eats, right?
Then I realized it's a lot of work.
Like, a LOT. Too much for a hobby.
So I decided to write about random shit that's on my mind instead. But my food posts are definitely some of my faves. Especially the taste tests. And my mom's eggplant parm recipe, which puts all other eggplant parms in all the land to shame.
Last week, I worked on an event for 500 food bloggers and it made me wish I was one of them.
Minus the hard work. Plus the snacks.
It was in Brooklyn, which I always think is a hassle to get to. But when I go, I'm glad I'm there. And for food, it was the perfect place. Take a look...
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| The event was held at Berg'n, a hipster hangout in Crown Heights. We brought the balloons. |
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| No event would be complete without a mountain of gift bags. That was the first of many treats in this room. |
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| While I hoped Dunkin' would bring a dumptruck of Munchkins to this event, they brought their new egg sandwiches instead. which I'm sure was amazing for people who can stomach eggs. |
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| This is Gail Becker, she created Caulipower pizza because her kids have severe food allergies. In an Oprah moment, she gave us all free pizzas! |
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| The highlight for this TV lover was meeting Bethenny Frankel, the original Skinny Girl and Real Housewife of New York. She was taller than I thought she'd be, but maybe it was those killer shoes. |
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| Baked By Melissa came back too. Last year, they spelled our name in cupcakes. This year, they made an infinity table full of them in every flavor under the sun! (Don't tell anyone I had at least 5 of the PB&Js.) |
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| Me and my friend, Deb, around lunchtime. If I look drunk, it's because I am. Kidding. I'd been to Orlando & Chicago right before this, and was running on about 4 hours sleep. I didn't bring any bags, except the ones under my left eye. |
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| Yes, rose was, in fact, served all day. |
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| Shenielle Jones from the Today Show walked in about 1 minute before this interview and was a total pro. And the convo between Christina Tosi of Milkbar and Gail Simmons of Top Chef was an inspiring one. |
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| Christina also brought us cookies! I always thought Compost was my fave for it's salty sweet goodness, but the Cornflake Marshmallow one was ahhhmazing. |
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| Speaking of cookies... this was a warm choc chip from our partner, David Leite. He tried over 100 recipes before he perfected this one. I think the dough sits in the fridge for 2 days. And there's sea salt involved. It's magical. |
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| The night before the event, I spent about an hour setting up 2 displays like this for Smirnoff's launch of their infused vodkas. They looked delicious. And dangerous. But mostly delicious! |
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| Is there anything better than chips & guac? Yes. Chips & guac served by badass exec chef Ariel Fox from Dos Caminos. She also won Hell's Kitchen. NBD. |
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| Our happiest hour had lots of tasty bites, but this was my fave. It was a butternut squash (or maybe sweet potato?) arancini drizzled with honey. Fried food = yum. |
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| Me and my partner in crime, Jen, at the end of the night. We work together on all these awesome events. |
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| Who ordered a photobomb? Me! |
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| Me and our head of video, Reshma. This photo really sums up our friendship. And that's Erika in the back -- my awesome co-worker and Hoboken co-pilot. |
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| When I got home, I remembered I got a sweet gift from Dani B. We went to middle & high school together, and now she's a talented baker who has a shop in Asbury Park. Check her out! |
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