Food Blog Camp 2011 & Dancing Video
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We’re still buzzed with energy from last week’s Food Blog Camp at Grand Velas Riviera Maya, Mexico. There was plenty of beach time, pool hopping, margarita sipping and dancing at gorgeous Grand Velas Resort. Like we mentioned before, Food Blog Camp is a yearly event that we consider to be a workshop-vacation, or vice versa.
There’s always plenty of laughter, great conversation, good food and new friendships forged in Food Blog Camp events. These are just some of the highlights of the wonderful food blogging community coming together to share and learn from one another.
Chef Antonio Cortaza, Sen-Lin Restaurant
It’s always an honor for us to be invited to participate on the speaker panel along with our friends Adam, David, Elise, Jaden and Matt. These folks are not only so skilled and successful in their craft, but they’re so generous in more ways than we can count. They’re good people and to know them is to love them.
More highlights of the workshops was being able to meet so many great bloggers in the community, some established and many new to blogging. It’s such a treat to be able to know and finally meet great people face to face and to pass on bear hugs in person!
Chef Bruno Orteiza, Concina de Autor
This year was packed with hands-on workshops on food photography, food styling and seminars on SEO, Branding, Monetizing and other essential blogging topics. We presented two hands on sessions on photography and it was so exciting to be able to share our knowledge with all the attendees, cameras in hand. These workshops and sessions are the core to what make Food Blog Camp so informative and valuable. All the extra food demo’s, beach time and cocktails are what make the Food Blog Camp so fun and of course, entertaining.
We put together a little video to highlight some events of the week. Included are some talents of our dancing bloggers.
Thank you to Kate from Prose and Co., Grand Velas Riviera Maya and Kerrygold Butter for making all this happen!
plenty of food demos and tastings kept us busy
cocktails to stay hydrated during the busy workshops and sessions
Kent, the photographer/husband of SallyCameron.com stayed busy during the photo workshops
Us, Todd and Diane, on the other side of the camera! hello. 😀
Thank you everyone for a terrific week of friendship. See you next year!
wow that’s so cool. Love your video. Seems like all you food blogger has so much fun. I was planning my wedding at Grand Velas and came across ur site through their link. 🙂
Oh my god!! I love the video. Aha, now I can see what your vision was and why you were making us dance like that!!! It is fabulous. Thank your for being such amazing teachers and patient inspirations. I hope I will encounter you soon and be able to show off all that you taught me. lots of love, elana
hmmmm…i always suspected that Todd walked on water! 😉 the only thing missing from that particular feat is Diane!
Love it, so sad that I could not join you this year, but 2012 is in the horizon.. cannot wait to see what you guys come up with (pssst, keep it in Mexico!) Also, what is the song that you guys used on the video… catching and I want it 🙂
I loved this video. Glad you should how much fun you all had
What a wonderful video. You two always are able to transmit such joy, grace, and beauty in everything you capture in your cameras–and, not so surprisingly, you do the same in your lives.
You’re incredible people and I’m honored to learn from you and be your friend.
xoxox
B
Great clip, definitely made me jealous …. very jealous!
Dario
Um, were you guys drinking??? haha – wish I was there!
Looks like it was such a fantastic time. I have great hopes that someday I’ll be fortunate enough to make my way to Food Blog Camp!
P.S. I’m still in awe of your gorgeous new site…it’s a pleasure to visit!
Looks fun. Wish I could attend.
My fave video so far ( I think I say that about all if them though) Love it!
Todd and Diane. Fantastic recount of a fantastic week! We were so blessed to be there amongst the food blogging community. We learned SOOO much, we are still trying to process it all. That is going to take some time. . .but I want it all done now! Your photos are great, of course. They just make me smile and wish we were still there. Looking forward to seeing you before too long. Hugs!
Diane + Todd – thanks so much (once again) for always being so generous with your craft, insight, and honesty. You two are a fabu team and I am lucky to know you and learn from you!! More fun times to come!xx
What beautiful pictures. Would love to attend one of the camps one day. Looks like a lot of fun! Greetings from my part of the world, and a happy 2011 to you both!