Over the past month, I’ve started to receive invitations to food events. This is a very pleasant and unexpected benefit of being a food blogger in Austin. Our little dorky food blogger community has really formed thanks to Addie Broyles, a food reporter for the Statesman.
Addie has made it a point to connect people with food blogs on Facebook, Twitter, through Addie’s Eat-ups, and through her blog roll on Relish Austin, her statesman.com food blog.
Tonight’s event was a tasting at Uchi, a …

For those living under a rock, Addie Broyles is a food reporter for the Statesman. She is truly immersed in the Austin community and hosts semi-monthly get-togethers called “Appetizers with Addie.” She also formed a group on Facebook called “Austin Food Bloggers.”
In early November, Addie hosted an “Appys with Addie” in the wine country and invited members of the Austin Food Bloggers Facebook group. We met up at Spicewood Vineyards for wine tasting, networking, and snacking. That day I met fellow blogger Rachel, who suggested we form a book …

As a new food blogger, I can’t seem to contain my excitement to tell everyone about this new project. I’m having so much fun! The other night I was at a happy hour and was talking to some folks about social networking, twitter, blogging, etc. when I learned that Whole Foods is having a contest for food bloggers to create a recipe for under $4.

Last night, my friend and colleague Lindsay and I met Statesman food reporter Addie Broyles and some other fun people at an “Apps with Addie” event …