Totally heart Foodbuzz today 
What an amazing event!! Foodbuzz has really rounded up the most amazing food vendors in the area. All gourmet and totally divine. My mouth has never been so happy!!
I was up early this morning being on East Coast time and all, but we were prepared for that. I read blogs and then met Tina, Shannon, Meghann, Sabrina, Britney, and Emily in the lobby for a morning run along the water! It was a glorious 5.26 (yes, 26!) miles of chitter chatter. We broke at the end of a pier for some mid-run photos
Before we left I munched on a Glo-bar. Wish Angela was here!
Once showered and dressed, we headed over to the Ferry Building for a morning playground. Total foodie and photography heaven!!!!
We waited in a long line for the infamous Blue Bottle Coffee. I got a Cafe au Lait.
Wasn’t sure what to have for breakfast, but I wanted something authentic and local. Tina ended up getting an Arborio Rice + Brandy bread that was out of this world good!!! I had two bites
We walked all around the farmer’s market and I had one bite of a bunch of delicious samples!
This place is simply gorgeous.
And then came to Noe Valley Bakery and decided a pumpkin scone was exactly what I wanted. It was AMAZING!! I shared with the group and probably had half to myself. And I can’t stop thinking about it!!
At 11AM we went to our first event of the day: a cheese tasting by Cowgirl Creamery!!
Sue gave a wonderful talk about how they make their cheeses
Meghann and I split each of the samples, which was the perfect amount.
At noon I changed clothes – and was SO much more comfortable in jeans!! – and we walked a mile to the noontime tasting pavilion. It was the perfect break we needed to rejuvenate!
Once we arrived it was a foodie PARADISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So, so, so many delicious things to sample. I literally had one bite of everything photographed. It was incredible. Top 5 days of my life!
Brandy’s Stuffed Pumpkin French Toast
Sabrina’s Frittatas with Nature’s Pride!
Toad Hollow Granola..
and dried fruits
Bertolli Sauce bruschetta!
Here’s me – ON THE MENU!!
Sadly my menu item did not get sampled.
FOODZIE!! I got to sample their goodies earlier this year and absolutely love everything they sell through the site. It’s all made by passionate foodies across the country.
The lavender shortbreads were AMAZING!
So were the other flavors!
Almond butter + salt ganache…
Kerrygold cheeses.
Annie the Baker’s AMAZING DOUGH BALLS!!! Available through Foodzie
The chocolates at this event were simply incredible. Wordless to describe how amazing they were.
There were lots of wines and beers to taste, but sadly I did not have the capacity to get through them all!
I had some chocolate stout in Matt’s honor!
At this point we needed a REST!
Because at 2:30 we had a merlot tasting held by the famous Vinography!!
Featuring these beauties. The final by Palmona was one ROCKIN!
Cheers!
Cleanser
We had a blast in the photo booth before we walked a mile back to the hotel to BLOG and freshen for a big dinner tonight.
Amazing, amazing day of delicious food and so many people EXCITED about food <3
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i miss you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
words cannot describe how wonderful (and tantalizing!) everything looks. chocolates… shortbreads… fruits… cheeses… meyer lemon yogurt! almond butter ganache! oh my gosh. you’re sooo lucky, kath!
I heart SF and the Ferry Building.
I do not heart my stupid lame ass job for making me work today and miss the event.
Glad you ladies are enjoying the city.
I would be in a coma after all that food. Looks like you had a good plan of sharing with others
Hi Kath, I absolutely love this post…!!! the events is amazing! what a great get together for foodies ! thanks for those fabulous photos, it makes me seriously think about going next year!
Hope to read more and more from this wonder foodies’ events!
That all looks amazing! I hope the rest of your trip is as good. I always like to pick up local fruit jams when I’m at a farmers market
One word – DROOL!
Holy food Batman!
That looks like an amazing day, I am incredibly jealous of all your sampling. San Francisco definitely lives up to it’s reputation of being a foodie city. So yummy. I love reading all about this, you do some wonderful recaps!
Your photos are gorgeous! Do you girls all have the same camera?? Makes me want a new cam!
i wish i was there. or i wish here had such a place like there. whatever it is.. looks like you’re having a wonderful time!!
Incredible! The cheeses and chocolates look divine. SO much food, I would be in heaven!
I love the Ferry Building and the farmer’s market outside. Last time I was there I had the best Mexican breakfast. It looks like it was a perfect, sunny SF day!
I am so jealous of that cheese spread you got to devour, I mean eat.
Cheese is my weakness!
Those grapes and that pumpkin scone *Swoon* How did you learn and what lens do you use to take such AMAZING pictures?
Wow. This looks amazing!!! Have you found any favorites?
I gained weight just reading through this. Awesome post!!
Thanks for all the amazing photos! San Francisco is such a fabulous food city and I have always hoped to move there someday. I am OBSESSED with that St. Benoit yogurt.
Out of words! Except for: That must be an A-MAZING experience
SUCH a wonderful experience Kath! They couldn’t have picked a better location. Everything sounds like so much fun and looks insanely delicious!
Welcome to the bay area! Looks like you’re having a blast! I don’t live too far from SF. I wish I could say I had a good excuse for missing such a great event but its just a hair appointment and midterms. Next year!
so awesome.
love the pics of where I grew up.
I am always so impressed about how you share your food, thus eating a little less.
So much good food. Foodbuzz festival looks like so much fun!
Wow! Check out all that wine!
oh my i’m full just reading.
Your photos are so beautiful!
The photos are beautiful and the food looks delicious. I would love to be able to taste some of those cheeses.
You should sell some of your photos! I want to print them out, frame them, then put them all around my kitchen!!!
wow. i dont even think words describe how wonderful everything looks!
WOW. Just wow. Looks like amazing fun and food.
Excellent photos and post! Congratulations on your win.
1. your photos are amazing. the quality is superb!
2. rouge is the best!
3. not to be weird, but the finger nails of the person modeling the cheese photos are creepy.
Love all the pictures Kath!!!
And, CONGRATS on best overall blog!
Oh my god, that cheese looks divine. I was at the SF market this morning too – It was my first time in this city and I was so overwhelmed by how awesome everything was. Hope awards go well tonight
Wow, all the food looks soooooo amazing. That is definitely foodie heaven!
I love photobooths!
That first shot of you needs to be used as a Foodbuzz promo shot or something!!! And I totally got excited when I saw that shot of the pancake samples at the market – so fun!! Thanks for taking so many wonderful photos of the event – I feel like I’m almost there with you.
Okay, off to read the “OMG” post, I think I know what it’s about
What an amazing collection of ‘bite’s! And your pictures are truly gorgeous. =)
xo
K
I just relieved the day through your pictures, weeeeee! It was such a magical day that ended perfectly with all my friends winning! Congrats again!
wow! that looks all so great
jenna
I just got back from an amazing birthday dinner and night out and I am still totally jealous
Kath I’m truly jealous. Though I think I would gain 5 lbs just by looking at all that amazing chocolate!
Maybe one day I could do something that cool!
Katie,
It’s a Canon 50 mm / 1.8f on my Canon XSI Rebel.
K
That food looks amazing!! I love Rogue and the Ferry Market and SF! SO jealous! I’m catching up on all the FB blogs so totally delayed comments on this one but I couldn’t just skip it!!
Love the photos! I hope you enjoyed the Rogue Chocolate Stout you had for Matt!
Being the face on this bottle of beer (!) its fun to know where I am served and to read about peoples experiences. I love to pair RCS with cheeses or with anything grilled or braised. Its a natural for dessert too. I enjoyed a glass last night paired with raw oysters, and coaxed some at my table to blend the Chocolate Stout with Rogue Somer Ale (which has a a touch of honey, chamomile, orange peel, for a Rogue its lightly hopped and is brewed with wheat, oats and barley)…yummm!