Food Companies

10 things I learned at Foodportunity

I have a soft spot for a very special food event called Foodportunity. It’s produced quarterly by the fabulous Keren Brown (@franticfoodie on Twitter), and brings together a variety of restaurants, food companies and Seattle-area “foodies”.  It’s an opportunity to meet and greet, try samples of fabulous food and just generally indulge.  It’s More >

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Beyond corned beef and cabbage – please!

I’m doing some research for a client for their St. Patrick’s Day menu, and I’m a bit stumped.  It seems there are a few dishes that are a “given” for that holiday, but I’m looking for something a little more inspiring.  Can you help?

Obviously, corned beef and cabbage would make the More >

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Dine out – save a life

Today I stumbled across a reminder about a great organization/event for restaurants looking for a way to give back to the community – and really, shouldn’t we all be doing that?

The event is called Dining Out For Life, and it’s produced by the Lifelong Aids Alliance, which provides a variety More >

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Celebrating birthdays in the Seattle foodie scene

My nephews send the best birthday flowers!

Yes, it’s my birthday today and as much as I wanted to skip writing a post today, I didn’t. 

And why not, you ask? Because I’m committed to honoring my “31 posts in 31 days” project, and today is only the second day – I can’t More >

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Good things come to those that Tweet – 2009 review

It’s that time to review highlights of the past year, and it’s very easy for me to identify the overarching bright shiny object for me – Twitter!

I reluctantly and skeptically entered the Twitterverse March 18, 2009 (I checked!), largely due to the advice from one of my highly respected advisor/friends, Betsy Talbot.  The More >