After some discussion, the Eat Drink Blog 3 committee has decided to donate this surplus to OzHarvest Adelaide.
OzHarvest is a non-denominational charity that rescues excess food that would otherwise be discarded. OzHarvest Adelaide began its operations in January 2011 and currently rescues and distributes approximately 30,000 meals per month to 40 different South Australian charities. This food comes from more than 160 different Adelaide food businesses including the Adelaide Central Market.
The Eat Drink Blog 3 committee is proud to be able to support such a worthy charity.
Image courtesy of Erin from She Cooks She Gardens.
]]>Each year, Eat Drink Blog is managed by a different volunteer organising committee. The Eat Drink Blog 3 organising committee is now looking for a new team to organise Eat Drink Blog 4.
Eat Drink Blog 4 follows on from the three previous conferences:
- Eat Drink Blog 1, Melbourne, 2010;
- Eat Drink Blog 2, Sydney, 2011; and
- Eat Drink Blog 3, Adelaide, 2012.
As this is a national food blogging conference, each state has the opportunity to host Eat Drink Blog. So we are particularly interested in hearing from bloggers from Brisbane, Canberra, Perth, Hobart and Darwin.
The format of Eat Drink Blog each year is entirely up to the organising committee. There is no requirement to duplicate what has been done in previous years.
The organising committee is responsible for:
- Choosing the date of the conference.
- Organising and managing a venue.
- Finding and working with speakers and presenters to deliver the conference programme.
- Securing and managing sponsors (if desired) to provide in-kind or cash support to assist the conference activities. Traditionally, Eat Drink Blog has been completely free to attend as costs have been covered by sponsors. In the past, delegates have only been responsible for their flights, accommodation and personal expenses.
- Organising refreshments (e.g. breakfast, morning and afternoon tea, lunch, and dinner)
- Promotion, marketing, PR and social media for the event
- Creating conference collateral e.g. printed programme, slideshows and venue signage
- Communication with potential and confirmed conference delegates before, during and after the event.
- Organising the conference competitions (i.e. food writing and photography), judging panels and prizes (if desired).
- Organising any other food and wine experiences (if desired).
- Organising gifts for speakers and bags for delegates (if desired).
- Documentation of the conference (videos and photographs).
From experience, we recommend no fewer than three people on the organising committee. Organising Eat Drink Blog requires a substantial commitment so sharing the workload is highly recommended.
If you are interested in being part of the organising committee of Eat Drink Blog 4 we would love to hear from you.
Simply email us at [email protected] with the following details:
- Your full name, blog name + url (add extra lines for extra people if you are applying together)
- Your telephone number and/or Skype name
- Your city and why you think it would be a great place to host Eat Drink Blog 4
- A few paragraphs detailing your vision for Eat Drink Blog 4.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss any aspect of Eat Drink Blog, please contact Christina Soong-Kroeger, co-chair of Eat Drink Blog 3, at [email protected] to arrange a confidential discussion.
Deadline for expressions of interest: January 15th, 2013.
The Eat Drink Blog 3 Organising Committee
]]>This year we received a record number of applications for the 70 spaces available (plus speakers) and were over-subscribed by 55%.
For those who have confirmed spots at Eat Drink Blog 3, here are some great accommodation options.
All of these hotels, B&Bs and serviced apartments are in the city and within walking distance of the conference venue or on the tram line.
]]>The third national Australian Food Bloggers Conference will take place on November 3-4, 2012, in Adelaide, South Australia.
We are thrilled to reveal U.S. food writing coach and author, Dianne Jacob, as our keynote speaker on November 4. Dianne’s book, Will Write for Food: the Complete Guide to Writing Cookbooks, Blogs, Reviews, Memoirs and More, is used in accredited food writing courses around the world and is a favourite of food bloggers everywhere.
Dianne will be joined by an amazing line-up of local presenters and speakers on November 4:
- Simon Bryant (chef, author and star of ABC’s The Cook and The Chef)
- Writer & blogger Helen Yee (Grab Your Fork)
- Blogger Jules Clancy (The Stone Soup)
- Photographer, recipe developer, stylist & blogger Peter Georgakopolous (Souvlaki for the Soul)
- Author, recipe developer, freelance writer & blogger Sandra Reynolds ($120 Food Challenge)
- Freelance writer, photographer, consultant & blogger Rebecca Varidel (Inside Cuisine)
- Consultant & blogger Christie Connelly (Fig & Cherry)
- Consultant, writer & blogger Shai Coggins (Studio Notes)
- Blogger, writer & farmer Tammi Jonas (Tammi Tasting Terroir)
- Barrister Paul Bullock
- Photographer Grant Nowell (ex The Advertiser)
- Food stylist Fiona Roberts (Fiona Roberts Food)
- Iternet marketing consultant Geoff Kwitco
Click here for biographies of the speakers and presenters.
On November 3 delegates will be treated to a series of wonderful food and wine experiences and a dinner that showcases South Australia’s fantastic produce. Click here for full details of the programme.
Our sponsors will be announced shortly.
Registrations for the conference will open on Monday 6 August and close on Monday 20 August at midnight.
Don’t forget to like our new Facebook page and follow us on Twitter for the latest conference updates.
PS Thanks to Celeste, Erin and Christina for their work on this website!
Image credit: Quail at Celsius by Christina (The Hungry Australian).
]]>We’re now in the midst of planning for Eat Drink Blog 3 (EDB3) now and things are moving quickly.
Our first meeting the other night was attended by EDB3 committee members Alex, Amanda, Erin, Celeste, Christina, Kirsty and Natasha.
We got through an enormous amount of information, ate some pretty fine pizza, and have since been working away on our individual tasks.
To help make the organisation of Eat Drink Blog 3 as efficient and productive as possible we’ve decided that Amanda and Christina will be co-chairs of the committee, while Kirsty has kindly offered to be secretary. Thank you for volunteering, Kirsty!
We’ll have more news for you very soon. In the meantime, you can subscribe to receive blog updates at the top right hand corner. Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter either.
Image credit: photo of Eat Drink Blog 2 by Ashley at Crunchy Tiger.
]]>Help us create a memorable event by filling in this short survey and telling us what you want to see at Eat Drink Blog 3.
The survey closes on Monday 25th June so make sure you fill it in before then. Thanks!
Edit: Personal details provided will only be used to verify that the survey respondent is a current Australian food blogger, and for direct contact if you expressed interest in contributing to the conference in some way. Your personal details will not be used for subscriptions to any mailing lists, incorporated into any databases or be provided to any third party.
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We’re delighted to let you know that the 3rd Australian Food Bloggers Conference – Eat Drink Blog 3 – will be held in Adelaide, South Australia, later this year.
Amanda (Lambs Ears and Honey) and I (The Hungry Australian) are thrilled to be organising Eat Drink Blog 3. We would like to thank the organisers of Eat Drink Blog 2 – Trina (The Gourmet Forager), Jen (Jenius) and Simon (The Heart of Food) – for offering us this opportunity.
Guys, we’re honoured to be following in your footsteps.
Over the next few months we’ll be working with a group of local bloggers to deliver Eat Drink Blog 3, a conference that brings food bloggers from all over Australia together to share knowledge, ideas, and skills.
Blogging is often a solitary activity but it doesn’t have to be a lonely one – come along to Eat Drink Blog 3 and make new friends as you learn from some of the best in the industry.
We want you to have a great conference experience so will shortly be conducting a survey to find out what topics and activities you would find most useful.
Until then, happy eating!
Christina for the Eat Drink Blog 3 organising committee
PS If you’re a company interested in partnering with Eat Drink Blog 3 to promote yourself to a group of food-loving, tech-savvy influencers, then please do contact us. We’ll be putting together some great sponsorship packages at a variety of different levels.
Image credit: Boats on the River Torrens, Adelaide by Christina at The Hungry Australian
]]>There are two sets of prizes awarded to the best images out of the group of finalists. An IMPACT Award, for the best image as selected by our judging panel. There are also winner and runner-up prizes for the Community Award, as voted by the food blogging community, readers and the general public.
Without further ado, the winners of the 2011 Eat. Drink. Blog. Photography Competition are…
Community Award Winner
“Closer to Luke’s Salad” – Reminiscence of a Food Tragic
Congratulations to Stephen of Reminiscence of a Food Tragic for winning the 2011 Eat. Drink. Blog. Photography Competition Community Award with the most number of votes. He will soon be the recipient of the coveted KitchenAid stand mixer in the colour of his choice.
Community Award Runner-Up
“Hanoi Cafe” – A food lover’s journey
Anh from A food lover’s journey comes in at second place to win the Community Award runner-up prize of assorted bakeware from World Kitchen. Congratulations!
IMPACT Award Winner
“Tomato And Mustard Chutney” – Cook Republic
Last but certainly not least, the IMPACT Award, the best image as selected by our esteemed judging panel of food photography/industry professionals, is awarded to “Tomato and Mustard Chutney”. Congratulations to Sneh of Cook Republic for winning the grand prize of a $1000 VISA gift card, which she can put towards a new camera, lens, or whatever else her heart desires.
For the winners of the 2011 Eat. Drink. Blog. Photography Competition, you will be contacted soon regarding the delivery of your respective prizes.
A big thanks to our competition partner IMPACT Communications Australia for providing the prizes and for their support. Thank you also to our panel of judges – Quentin Jones, Natalie Boog & Julie Lee.
Finally, thank you to everyone that has participated in this competition. We hope to see you all again for next year’s competition.
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The official photos for Eat. Drink. Blog. 2011 are now available on the Media Hub.
The images in the gallery are a visual diary chronicling the day’s events from the setup of the conference at Electrolux through to dinner at Kingsleys Steak & Crab.
A big thanks to Christina Thai and Peggy Wong for volunteering their time to shoot some wonderful images.
If you would like to get a copy of any of the images from the day, please send an email to [email protected] and let us know which ones you’re after.
For anyone looking to use these images for promotion, advertising or marketing purposes, let us know in the email and we’ll get you in touch with the photographers to discuss usage rights.
]]>There are a few photos that have been submitted without any info (possibly due to some error). If these are your images, please resubmit your application to ensure that you’re in the running for the competition.
When submitting your images, if you are not redirected to a page indicating your submission was successful, there was likely a problem with your submission e.g. image issue above.
One sure fire way of guaranteeing a failed submission is by not reading the submission guidelines carefully. Please be especially mindful that the images submitted are around or less than 500Kb in size.
To avoid any disappointment, if you are uncertain that submission was successful, please send an email to [email protected] to follow up on the matter. So long as this email is sent prior to the close of the competition, your submission, even if unsuccessful, will still be considered in the running for the comp.
Lastly, follow the official #eatdrinkblog2011 hashtag and/or @eatdrinkblogau to keep up to date on info regarding the competition. To those that have entered or are about the enter the competition, good luck with your submissions.
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