Both the swag bags and me are stuffed with wonderful foods!!!
This morning we met with the event coordinators at the Radisson to square away all of our room set-up and establish a place to stuff 125 swag bags full of TONS of goodies!
BOXES and boxes of stuff that has been accumulating in Heather’s house!
A sneak peek swag item – Glo Bars by Angela!! We all had to open an extra one to sample ASAP, as we’ve been reading about Ange’s bars for ages. YUM!! We loved them – they were so good and reminded us of Kashi’s PB TLC bar, but fresher!
At noon we made the trek to Cambridge for lunch, stopping at Boston Commons for photography!
We caught the T out to Cambridge
And arrived at Small Plates!
The owners Stephanie and Jerome read Tina’s blog and treated us to the most beautiful and delicious blogger lunch!
Cheers! To blogging!
I had 2 small glasses of a fab Vouvray –
We had gorgeous printed menus at each place – read through to see the delectable courses!
Here they are!!
The cheeses were a HUGE hit!!
The bread was homemade and fabulous – I had half a slice.
Gazpacho
My favorite was the puff pastry “pizza” with arugula, peppers, butternut squash and truffle oil!
Scallops, forbidden rice, caper berry
Eggplant bruschetta for the vegetarians –
The food was stunning and I wish I could describe each of the flavor combinations.
I had at least a taste of each course, but we all filled up so fast!! It was too hard to photograph each bite, so I kept the food in its
But when the cupcakes, make just for us by Stephanie’s friend who owns Babycakes & Confections, came out, all of our eyes lit up! Carrot Cake, Vanilla Raspberry Filled + Espresso Ganache. I liked the raspberry the best!
My slices (plus a bit more frosting!)
Thank you so much to Small Plates for treating us!!!!!!! I hope to return on my next trip to Boston 🙂
T ride home full!
We spent the afternoon stuffing more bags. I swear these are the best swag bags EVER!!! I was out of breath at times!!
Then we went up to get glammed for the cocktail party tonight – Summit Kick-Off!!!
Honestly, the Radisson is one of the most stylish and convenient hotels I have ever stayed in! I love my fluffy bed
Full length mirror
Subway tile
Green tea shampoo
Balcony
Plush carpet
Huge desk in the middle of the room (not in a corner)
Thing to hang things on!
Huge double door closet – it’s all just like HOME!
I think my hair got blonder – those highlights are 100% natural –
Who’s ready to PAR-TAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
yum! looks like a great lunch – so nice to be treated for all your hard work!
Kristin @ Iowa Girl Eats says
What a beautiful lunch – those scallops!!! Hope you girls have a fab night at the cocktail party – can’t wait to hear all about it! 😀
Food Vigilante says
Alright, how do I get invited to the next blogger event? Looks wonderful! No high fructose or hydrogenated I’m sure!
FV
The Healthy Hostess says
So sad I didn’t get a ticket!!
🙂 Have a great time!
Foodie (Fab and Delicious Food) says
Wow, all that food looks terrific!
Kristin says
Love riding the T =)
Small plates looks yummy! A must try when I’m there for sure!
xo
K
kay (eating machine) says
that food looks fantastic! and cupcakes at the end too? lucky girls!
Jenn (www. j3nn.net ) says
OMGawd! Small Plates looks OUTSTANDING! What a spread. Simply stunning!
Jenn
Lindsey says
Hi! This is my first time commenting to you, but I have been reading your post for a while now!! I’m from just outside Boston and it’s so much fun to read about your exploring there…although it does make me a little homesick!(I just moved to Australia in July for grad school!) I’m so jealous that you get to do what you do…it’s like my dream life and it’s fun to at least live it right now through you :)…I would love to be going to those large events and doing the little swag bag stuffing! (I worked as an event planner for a year in the food & beverage department!) If you don’t mind me asking…how did you get involved in all of this? Is it all about who you know, luck, searching, etc? Please let me know because I would love to get involved any way possible(even remotely!)
Lizzy says
lunch looked AMAZING! keep up the hard work! 🙂
Leianna says
That is a super nice hotel room!
Sara says
Thanks for sharing all the events, Kath! Everything looks great. Wish I could be there!
Sara
Andee (Runtolive) says
Great lunch! The burgers and cupcakes look awesome
thepinkpeppercorn says
yummy lunch – wow! Have a fun night!!!!!
Cait (Cait's Plate) says
I shocked your didn’t stuff one hundred and twenty SIX bags…just for fun 🙂
So cute of Small Plates to treat you girls!! 🙂 Looks so delish.
Have fun tonight!
brandi says
what a fun day! enjoy the party tonight!
Christie @ Quit Your Diet says
Enjoy the cocktail party!
Jess says
Aww looks like a great day – I wish I had gotten a ticket for the summit! Have a great time at the cocktail party!
kelsey says
wow, that food looks delicious! especially the cupcakes, yum!
JB says
eggplant bruschetta sounds so good! and all of the cameras on self-timer is hilarious. i’m obsessed with self-timer, haha! i hope the party tonight is really fun!
Bev says
sooo freakin’ cool…. behave yourself
Angie says
What a great day!
Small Plates looks absolutely amazing!
Kath says
Lindsey ,
I feel pretty lucky myself! I’m not sure if you mean blogging in general or the Summit planning, but everything has just of happened as it happened. I never would have guessed I’d be a pro blogger planning an event like this 2 years ago. But I’m so glad this is how it worked out!
Cait,
LOL!!!!!!
Kath
Emily says
Looks like such a good day – that food sounds super tasty & I’m so happy the glo bars are in the bags! A very nice touch 🙂
Katie says
That room looks so nice! I am so jealous of all this beautiful food you are eating!
Anne Marie@Her New Weigh says
Looks like it was an amazing time!