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Saveur Best Food Blog Awards Celebration in New York

June 5, 2012 by Jennifer Che 16 Comments

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What a special, whirlwind weekend.

I went to one of my favorite cities in the world (the city that never sleeps) to attend a special celebration hosted by Saveur Magazine.
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On Thursday evening right when those in the City began heading home from work, the Saveur offices on the 12th floor in Midtown transformed from a busy, productive working area into a lively spot filled with winners and nominees of the Best Food Blog Awards.

I’m still sort of in shock that I was actually coming as a winner. It was surreal to walk into the offices of such a revered publication as someone they were honoring.

Crazy.
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We mingled, we sipped, and we sampled.

We greeted those whose blogs we admired. We made new friends.

Of course I had to sneak a peek at the Saveur kitchens.
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Jaw dropping gorgeous.
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Better yet, while you’re cooking you can look out the window into the New York skyline.
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Bellagio provided all the food and cocktails for the night, mostly dishes from Sensi, one of the restaurants in the Bellagio. The kitchen was aflutter with activity as Executive Chef Royden Ellamar of Sensi (pictured below) and his team prepared plate after plate of exquisitely presented tiny bites.Untitled
Tokyo Rose – Zibibbo Sparkling Pink Moscato, Nagomi Yuzu, Wild Hibiscus Syrup, Hibiscus Flower
Cocktails were fantastic. I loved my “Tokyo Rose” cocktail so much I actually got seconds (a cocktail with hibiscus, yuzu, and sparkling moscato? Yes please!).
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Everything was really, really good. People especially raved about the fois gras dumplings. I loved it all, and definitely took second helpings of several of them. On the bottom right corner is a fried apple “doughnut”, which won “Best Single Recipe” by Joy the Baker.

It’s sort of like onion ring batter, but inside is fruit (apples and pineapples). The resultant “doughnut” is dusted with sugar and served.

So incredibly tasty.
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Vietnamese steamed rice flour cake with chorizo, chicken chicharron, and dried figs
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And then Helen Rosner (editor of Saveur.com) and James Oseland (editor of Saveur Magazine) addressed the crowd that had assembled here on the 12th floor at the Saveur Offices.
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“I absolutely love food blogs. I think I read 400 food blogs a week.” said Helen.

James affirmed, saying he’s been reading food blogs for a long, long time. He told us he was thrilled with how food blogs have really become a force in the food writing world, offering seriously quality content that rivals a lot of the best writing out there.

“You keep us on our toes.”

And then Helen whipped out the cleaver.

“For the first time, we have a special gift for the winners – your own engraved Wusthof cleaver!”

The audience gasped.
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I was beyond thrilled. How awesome is that?

Of course, we had to pose with our new acquisitions.
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Winners!
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Winners acting a bit crazy with Helen Rosner and James Oseland.
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Winners and Nominees! They took the knives back and told us they would ship it to us. “Imagine trying to bring this onto an airplane . . .”

Aside from tasting some incredible food, I also had the chance to chat with several food bloggers who also attended.
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Tim from the beautiful food blog Lottie & Doof (winner of best cooking blog) flew here from Chicago (yay, Midwest!) to attend this celebration as well as to visit friends. Uhhh, I had no idea that cleaver was so close to my ear (!)
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Aubergine from Kitchen Vignettes (Winner of Best Single Video) is currently living on a farm in Maine for a month, even though she usually lives in Canada. Check out her great video of the event. There’s something about video captures these moments so much better than still photos could ever do.
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Fellow nominee Eric Isaac (left) writes Snap Food, a New York based restaurant blog (with a focus on Brooklyn!) that is filled with tons of great photos. He promised to show me the best pizza place in New York the next time I visited Brooklyn. Erik Trinidad writes Fancy Fast Food (nominated for best humor blog) where actual fast food transforms to look like gourmet food. You have to see it to fully appreciate it. It’s downright hilarious.

I also met Cara from Big Girls Small Kitchen, talked briefly with both Helen Rosner and James Oseland (who thought I looked familiar because we had met earlier this spring), and met several other folks at Saveur.
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Saveur – I cannot thank you enough for recognizing all the hard work that food bloggers put into their blogs. Blogging is not easy. It’s insanely time consuming, hardly pays anything, and really requires discipline.

At the same time, it’s addictively fun (no joke – I don’t watch TV but enjoy processing photos as a way to relax), and there’s something really special about sharing the love of food together with such a tight-knit community.

I will carry my cleaver proudly, and work my hardest to continue delivering quality content on this blog. Thanks again to all my readers for your support in voting for this blog.

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Comments

  1. Bianca Garcia says

    June 5, 2012 at 10:29 am

    So cool that you have a cleaver as a trophy! Congrats again 🙂

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  2. Alvina says

    June 5, 2012 at 12:13 pm

    AH!  I switched browsers and it works!  Maybe it’s just IE…

    Are you going to display your cleaver proudly or USE IT?  🙂

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  3. ChubbyChineseGirl says

    June 5, 2012 at 2:17 pm

    two thumbs up!!! congrats again =)

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  4. Julie says

    June 5, 2012 at 3:04 pm

    congrats again! and thanks for this behind-the-scenes look! your cleaver is super cool. 🙂

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  5. Betsy says

    June 5, 2012 at 4:05 pm

    Congrats!

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  6. Kirsten says

    June 5, 2012 at 4:33 pm

    Congratulations!  Wish we could have had a chance to chat in person at the event.  We really enjoy your blog! Keep up the awesome work, Jen!

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  7. Aubergine says

    June 5, 2012 at 6:06 pm

    Hurrah! What a superb round-up of photos from the party! And great description of the addictiveness of blogging… It was so much fun to meet you, hope to see you again soon!

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  8. Sarah says

    June 5, 2012 at 10:07 pm

    Congratulations! What a lovely celebration.

    That cocktail sounds delicious – Zibibbo is an Australian wine – yay! 🙂

    xox Sarah

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  9. Patricia Chen says

    June 6, 2012 at 12:51 am

    congrats, jen!

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  10. Eric Isaac says

    June 8, 2012 at 3:20 am

    Yes, the best pizza in brooklyn and it will actually be my next blog post! So jealous of your cleaver…congrats and it was great to meet you! 

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  11. Shannon says

    June 8, 2012 at 3:35 pm

    not sure if I ever said congrats, but…  congrats!!  so awesome, and what a great prize 🙂

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  12. Daisy says

    July 6, 2012 at 1:18 pm

    a belated congrats on this!!! What a fun time. I am catching up on all your Rome posts and they are just fantastic. We also recently got a grill, and I am definitely needing to make your Taiwanese corn!!

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  13. May says

    November 16, 2012 at 9:57 am

    Brilliant! Well done. So many more food blogs to read now.

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  14. Candied Nuts says

    March 11, 2014 at 2:29 am

    Philippine pili nuts from the Bicol region in the Philippines is a great Filipino or Philippines food orsnack. Pili nuts are very healthy and nutritious indeed, being a source of energy, potassium and iron.They also have protein, dietary fiber / fibre, and calcium as well as monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. I know they have no cholesterol, no trans fat, and the unsalted ones have no sodium. What is great about the pili nut snack or treat is that they are so crisp, rich, and delicious.

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Hi, my name's Jen and welcome to my cooking, eating, and travel site! I am a Boston to Hong Kong transplant, born and raised in Ohio with parents from Taiwan. Feel free to head on over to the About page if you want to learn more about me, or just explore away, maybe starting with the Recipe Index or one of the travel pages! I hope you enjoy this site!
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