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Sydney Food Bloggers Picnic 2012

Sunday, 15 Jan 12

Tis the season to be jolly… Well, actually, it’s halfway through January (just in case you weren’t sure) and that time of year when the Sydney food bloggers descend upon Centennial Park. Having missed the last major meet up due to academic commitments, we were determined to attend this one…and make, shall we say, a flaming impression.

So we brought marshmallows, lemon sherbet and chocolate-malt, skewers and a blow torch and set them alight, to leave the toasty sugary caramel smells drifting over the picnic rugs. But other food abounded, and we were ridiculously full by the end of it. I apologise in advance for the multitude of photos and lack of links – please feel free to fill me in if you made one of the displayed dishes!

We never found out who brought these adorable insects, but we thought they were really cute! (Turns out they were from bellyrumbles)

The pop-up bar, courtesy of Simon Food Favourites, was a definite highlight. With Gin & Tonics and an amazing cocktail called  Samuels Sugar and Spice and All Things Nice made to demand, there was plenty to go around, definitely setting the bar high for the next food bloggers event.

Bacon-wrapped stuff = love, courtesy of Lateral Eating.

These roast beef baguette sandwiches by vxdollface were really yummy as well, filled with sundried tomatoes, runny cheese (brie?) and eggplant.

What really impressed us was the two paellas sitting on the picnic area when we arrived (major props to Ramen Raff and Lex? I think?? who brought them!). Generously scattered with chorizo, mussels and prawns, they were definitely popular. We found this year was more balanced in terms of savoury to sweet ratio, with more savoury dishes in previous years. But, onto dessert!

So many pretty cupcakes (the white ginger and cream cheese ones above are from Love Swah, whilst the over exposed shot of the pandan ones in the 2nd photo are from Lay’s Kitchen!)

The most AMAZING (that’s right, worthy of capital letters) pate choux made by Rhonda of the dainty baker. We went back for seconds, and contemplated thirds (or the entire unopened tray on one of the picnic mats). Might need to place a bulk order for my upcoming graduation…

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I didn’t get to try these petit fours from Croquembouche, but they looked delish. The dip and pita bread in the background was also incredibly moreish.

These were also extremely popular, as you can see from the picture. I distinctly remember Suze and Karen on a quest to hunt them down. Courtesy of Rita from Spoon, Fork and Chopsticks.

Tim, cradling the second pate choux…this time, I got the big one on the bottom.

A food blogger‘s gotta do what a food blogger‘s gotta do. Especially when it comes to pandan coconut macarons.

Paprika popcorn – om nom noms from food booze and shoes.

Another cocktail? Yes please.

Stalker shot…Love the tatt.

Finally, it was time for the traditional group shot…well, not really that traditional. After a few bumps and false starts, we got the remote timer working and everyone in the frame. Much thanks to Simon from the heart of food for getting everything in place.

As always, a big shout out to Suze and Helen for organising. It was a great day and we had heaps of fun and food.  To everyone I met and didn’t link, please drop me a message, I’d love to hear from you because I’m so terrible with names.

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