I had such a blast tonight! Let me tell you, the Electrolux people know how to show us food bloggers a good time!
Our evening started with a welcome reception at the Spotted Pig, the famed Gastropub in the West Village.
At the Spotted Pig, we mingled with fellow bloggers and the Electrolux team, and enjoy a wonderful cooking demonstration by the restaurant’s chefs.
The menu for the evening was quite impressive– and, of course, delicious!
- Devils on Horseback (bacon wrapped prunes stuffed with pears)
- Onion & Thyme Tarts with Ricotta
- Chicken Liver Parfait with Onion Marmalade
- Cheese Beignets with Smoked Paprika
- Seared Beef Filet with Horseradish & Arugula
- Hummus with Feta, Olives & Flatbread
- Broccoli Rabe & Roasted Garlic Frittata
- Crispy Duck Confit with Cabbage
- Six Root Vegetable Soup
I pretty much ate one of everything!
I also enjoyed two glasses of white wine at the event.
The Six Root Vegetable Soup was absolutely outstanding! It was the perfect winter comfort food. Rumor has it that the Spotted Pig will share the recipe with us!
Holy yum!
It was great meeting a bunch of new food bloggers tonight and hanging out with some of my old favorites: Sabrina, Meghann, and Megan.
I’m psyched that I finally met Megan of Megan’s Munchies! I’ve been a long-time reader of her blog. She’s so sweet and down-to-earth in person.
Until tonight, I had no idea that I liked duck. The Crispy Duck Confit was soooo tender and delicious.
After the event at the Spotted Pig, we headed to Plunge for a regional gift exchange, a fantastic idea from Sandy of No One Puts Cupcake in the Corner. Since all of us bloggers traveled from different parts of the country, she thought it would be fun to exchange food items that were specific to our region of the country. Best idea ever!
We had a great time exchanging gifts with one another. Everyone had a fun story to share.
At Plunge, I enjoyed a Grapefruit Cosmopolitan, which was really sweet, but still yummy.
For my exchange gift, I brought a pound of Dunkin Donuts coffee. In return, I received a bag of Uncle Jerry’s Handmade Whole Wheat Pretzels from Sabrina.
I’m looking forward to breaking into this bag!
Diana of Spain in Iowa scored with her goodies from Hershey, Pennsylvania! Lot of chocolate!
She and her husband were really cool people to meet. I loved chatting with them.
I also enjoyed a couple of Dove chocolates while the gift exchange game went on.
At the end of the night, the remaining bloggers shared a bottle of Dia De Los Merlot that Joseline brought from California to share with the group. It was an awesome (and affordable!) red wine. I highly recommend it!
After two glasses of white wine, a cosmo, and a few sips of red wine, it’s definitely time for me to go to bed. We have an early morning ahead of us! Breakfast is at 6:30!
Good night!!!
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Looks like you guys had a GREAT time!
Wow! Have such a good time tomorrow!
Ahhhh this looks like an amazing experience!! I SO regret not skipping school and applying to go
Looks absolutely wonderful! So neat to see the action in the kitchen & meet other fabulous bloggers. Have a good night!
Wow looks like it was a great time! That duck looks delicious.
What an evening!!!! Looks like you all had a spectacular time.
Looks like so much fun! I’m totally jealous! Isn’t the Spotted Pig absolutely adorable, and amazingly DELISH! I had brunch there a few weeks ago… and it was heaven! Enjoy your time in NYC.
What an amazing night! The blogger gift exchange sounds like so much fun too! Love your dress
That all looks amazing!! I really hope they do share the veggie soup recipe – it looks like the perfect texture and thickness
What an amazing event! Foodie paradise
I’ve been dying to go to Spotted Pig! It’s on my list of must eat at restaurants. Now I REALLY must go. It looks like you had a fabulous time.
Also, wow Tina! You look absolutely beautiful in that dress. Enjoy every moment of your trip
Looks like such a blast!! Love your black dress!
Looks like you guys are off to an amazing start! Have so much fun with Kelly today!
fun times!!!!
Wow! You are so lucky to get invited to these getaways. You go girl!
Wow, the food looks ah-may-zing! And the regional gift exchange was indeed a great idea, looks like so much fun. Hope you have an awesome time today! Woohooo!
Wow – what an awesome night! I’ve always wanted to go to the Spotted Pig, but for some reason have never made it there. Definitely need to put it on my list. Have an amazing time today and continue enjoying NYC, I certainly love it here
You guys are off to a great start! I think I’m gonna have to take my husband to the spotted pig some time soon. Love your dress!
Looks like so much fun, Tina! I love your outfit. Classic.
(And that last pic is my favorite. Hellllooooo alcohol.
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Great pics! That looks like such a fun day. I hope they share the soup recipe.
What a wonderful evening for a foodie blogger! The Spotted Pig is my absolute favorite spot to go in NYC, it is right down the street from Magnolia Bakery where they have the best cupcakes, if you are in the area again you should definitley treat yourself!
Wow! Everything looks great! The food looks to die for!
Awesome! That looks like a great night! The exchange was a great idea. I did an exchange through mail with a blogger in the UK and it was awesome to get all kinds of bars and treats we don’t have here. I send her clif bars, Barney Butter and popchips all of which she loved. So fun! Enjoy the rest of your trip, I am enjoying reading about it.
Food looks sooo good, what an awesome event, I’d love to meet all of those bloggers. Love your outfit btw!
Looks like a great time! The regional gift exchange was an awesome idea. Enjoy NYC!
That looks like such a fun event!!! Glad you’re having a great time and meeting lots of new bloggers!
that looks like sooooo much fun! ahh
Ahhh- all the food looks amazing & it looks like you had such a good time
I definitely want to check out The Spotted Pig one of the next few times I’m in the city now! Looks amazing!
Oh wow, I’m so envious of your visit to The Spotted Pig, and you got a live demonstration too! Did you get to meet Chef Bloomfield?
What fun! How awesome would that be if they shared the soup recipe?!! I love the idea of the regional gift exchange- my family used to do that with wine
It is so fun reading about your experiences! You guys are having a blast. Dinner at the Spotted Pig and the Plunge look so tasty and like so much fun. Do get the recipe for that root veg soup. It looks fab!
Looks like an amazing night! Love the gift exchange idea, so cute
i just saw you on regis and kelly!! so cool! hope you are having a blast in NYC!
Sounds like so much fun! Can’t wait to hear about the rest of your trip.
I LOVE THE SPOTTED PIG! I’m so glad you got to enjoy it
Your dress is too adorable – I actually love the whole outfit
Hope you continue to have a blast!
I’m so glad you are loving new york! I have lived here for 6 years and its a great place. And there is LOTS of yummy food!
wow what an amazing evening! good food and good company it looks like!
That looks like the best night ever! So jealous! So fun that you are given these opportunities. Have a good day today!
Looks like an awesome night Tina! Electrolux people sure know how to treat bloggers well!
What a fun evening! And you look amazing in your little black dress!
Hottie
Love the black dress!!
what a cool evening! that menu sounds divine
you look gorgeous in your black dress!
Looks like you are having a great time! I hope your breakfast is as good as that dinner…YUM!!
Looks like you are having a great time! I hope your breakfast is as good as that dinner…YUM!!
Wow, what an awesome night! I”m so sad this trip clashed with my trip this week!!! I really wanted to go – hope today is great!
Super jealous!!! What a fabulous event! The food looked amazing!
WOW!! I wish I were there having a great time too. And EATING too :d
That soup really looks scrumptious. Will you share the recipe on your blog or is it top secret?
love the pictures!
i love your dress!
wow all that food looks amazing! I also really love the menus that they did for you. AND the food exchange sounds like such a good idea. Those pretzels look great. I really hope you are having a great time. Helen x
That frittata looks soooooo good!! Envy alert!
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