Miss the beginning of my trip or Part 1? Read them here and here.
Hi friends, Saturday was so fun too. Have I mentioned before that I love San Francisco? I mean I know everyone loves San Francisco, but it is really a beautiful city. Running on the water, walking up steep hills, the quaint 3-level houses, more coffee shops than I have ever seen, the perfect 60 degree weather, I could keep going.
Anyway, on Saturday morning, I woke up super early again for a group sunrise walk. It is not on every trip that you will wake up in the 5 o’clock hour to walk with strangers in a new city.
Annelies from Attune Foods led us on a walk through Nob Hill, North Beach, Washington Park, and Chinatown all by 8:30 a.m.! She is actually from Dallas.
It started really dark with steep hills…
Then there was a big church with doors like The Duomo in Florence. They only open on Christmas and Easter. And the doors are only one of three like that in the world (Duomo is another).
More daylight coming through.
Mama’s from Diners, Drive Ins and Dives. It opens at 8 a.m. on Saturdays and there were already people outside waiting by 7:45 a.m.
We shared fresh foccaccia bread.
After a super-quick shower, make-up, and ironing the hair, it was time for three breakout sessions. There was no time for breakfast! How terrible! I ate a warm banana (yuck) with a Justin’s peanut butter pack from my plane snack bag.
I went to one about what defines success in blogging, one about using Fresh Express lettuce in salads, and one about food photography.
The first one had three panelists (Carrots n’ Cake, Lick My Spoon, and Kitchen Corners), and it was really interesting to hear the perspectives of three different kind of bloggers. One is a strictly food blogger who does more detailed recipes and posts less frequently, one is a part food/part mommy blogger, and one is a three times a day health and food blogger. Of the three, I only read one daily (Carrots n’ Cake), so it was nice to hear about the other two as well and how they structure their posts.
Then Ashley showed off her butternut squash salad with goat cheese and pumpkin seeds and red onions.
Then I got a picture with Kath, another of my favorite bloggers. Kath lives in Charlottesville, VA and is a Registered Dietitian who also blogs about using real, vibrant ingredients to stay healthy. She is a major inspiration for leaving 100 calorie packs and boxed foods behind for the homemade controlled products.
And then I played with my camera learning about lighting, angles, and color.
Coming up on the next post, the Saturday afternoon Food Pavilion and the Saturday night dinner.
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