Comments on: Food bloggers alternative food festival meet and ideas http://www.tomatom.com/2007/03/food-bloggers-alternative-food-festival-meet-and-ideas/ The insiders' guide to food and drink in Melbourne. Since 2005. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:40:44 +0000 hourly 1 By: another outspoken female http://www.tomatom.com/2007/03/food-bloggers-alternative-food-festival-meet-and-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-3716 another outspoken female Sat, 31 Mar 2007 01:51:36 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/03/food-bloggers-alternative-food-festival-meet-and-ideas/#comment-3716 Matt also posted the same comment on my blog which I responded to in what I now see by reading yours, is a similar vein. I noticed the date of my original post - 6 weeks ago - and some time after the actual event! Matt also posted the same comment on my blog which I responded to in what I now see by reading yours, is a similar vein.

I noticed the date of my original post – 6 weeks ago – and some time after the actual event!

]]> By: Ed http://www.tomatom.com/2007/03/food-bloggers-alternative-food-festival-meet-and-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-3712 Ed Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:30:12 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/03/food-bloggers-alternative-food-festival-meet-and-ideas/#comment-3712 Thanks for the comments Matt. I don't know what happened but I definately didn't recieve the email although Susan Bugg from the Herald Sun did call to ask if it was OK to give you my phone number, which I said it was. Saying that though I've been so bloody busy that I even had to cancel my Wine group lunch with Burgundies this week and haven't been kite surfing for a month so probably wouldn't have made it (as you can probably tell from my lack of blogging). I will post on this soon but I think the problem I have is that none of the people speaking had, tp my knowleddge, any experience of food blogging. A lot of what is said about blogging, especially foood blogging, is simply people who have experience in a different part of the food media giving their opinion and often simply wrong and misinformed. I'm trying to get a wiki going for what we planned to do online although technology seems to be getting in the way right now! Thanks for the comments Matt. I don’t know what happened but I definately didn’t recieve the email although Susan Bugg from the Herald Sun did call to ask if it was OK to give you my phone number, which I said it was. Saying that though I’ve been so bloody busy that I even had to cancel my Wine group lunch with Burgundies this week and haven’t been kite surfing for a month so probably wouldn’t have made it (as you can probably tell from my lack of blogging). I will post on this soon but I think the problem I have is that none of the people speaking had, tp my knowleddge, any experience of food blogging. A lot of what is said about blogging, especially foood blogging, is simply people who have experience in a different part of the food media giving their opinion and often simply wrong and misinformed. I’m trying to get a wiki going for what we planned to do online although technology seems to be getting in the way right now!

]]> By: matt preston http://www.tomatom.com/2007/03/food-bloggers-alternative-food-festival-meet-and-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-3696 matt preston Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:49:11 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/03/food-bloggers-alternative-food-festival-meet-and-ideas/#comment-3696 Dear Ed, Been reading your comments on Tomato and Food Nazi with interest regarding the "Frying Pan" event. The final session of the day actually was devoted to the growing clash between traditional media and the new emerging sources for food information be they blogs, mobile access, IPTV and the commercialization of the blogging genre. Also I find it strange you make comments about the Festival ignoring bloggers when I emailed you c/o the Tomato website and asked you to participate on this panel. We would have loved to have had you on that panel! The eventual line-up included the likes of Helen Razer and Mike Van Niekirk who both have a fair amount of online experience along with a food TV producer, glossy food mag editor, food book publisher, etc. Van Niekirk's claim that commercial TV would be dead in five years was one of the more interesting statements of the session. I also know that the audience contained at least a couple of bloggers - and obviously all sessions were open to comments from the floor. As Duncan notes there were numerous mentions of blogging and its potential across the sessions and we'd love to do more next year - either within Frying Pan with a dedicated session... or as part of the general festival. We take an inclusive attitude to interesting well-run events so happy to chat about ideas for events you might want to run as part of the Festival. I also should name-check Jason Wright at this point. Jason is the NYC based web-designer who co-presented with Will Goldfarb at MasterClass. The session explored their adventures in cyberspace and the latest generation of their virtual restaurant. We reckon it's the first time an international chef guest has bought at designer, rather than a sous chef, to help him! It will not be the last! We are also keen to keep all those bloggers who are interested updated with Festival announcements. This was the first year that we started to compile a dedicated media list of online media and we'd love that to grow. If any one wants to email us so we can add them to out media database that would be great. Send your details (name, blog title, email address and mobile) to the Festival at ann@foodfest.com.au. I'd appreciate if you could circulate this request around those bloggers that you know. All the best, Matt PS Also please tell Mellie that i was eating som tum from Ying Thai at the Thai Food Festival - and that Jennifer "Bones" McLagan was the foodie celeb she saw! Dear Ed,

Been reading your comments on Tomato and Food Nazi with interest regarding the “Frying Pan” event.

The final session of the day actually was devoted to the growing clash between traditional media and the new emerging sources for food information be they blogs, mobile access, IPTV and the commercialization of the blogging genre.

Also I find it strange you make comments about the Festival ignoring bloggers when I emailed you c/o the Tomato website and asked you to participate on this panel. We would have loved to have had you on that panel!

The eventual line-up included the likes of Helen Razer and Mike Van Niekirk who both have a fair amount of online experience along with a food TV producer, glossy food mag editor, food book publisher, etc. Van Niekirk’s claim that commercial TV would be dead in five years was one of the more interesting statements of the session.

I also know that the audience contained at least a couple of bloggers – and obviously all sessions were open to comments from the floor.

As Duncan notes there were numerous mentions of blogging and its potential across the sessions and we’d love to do more next year – either within Frying Pan with a dedicated session… or as part of the general festival. We take an inclusive attitude to interesting well-run events so happy to chat about ideas for events you might want to run as part of the Festival.

I also should name-check Jason Wright at this point. Jason is the NYC based web-designer who co-presented with Will Goldfarb at MasterClass. The session explored their adventures in cyberspace and the latest generation of their virtual restaurant. We reckon it’s the first time an international chef guest has bought at designer, rather than a sous chef, to help him! It will not be the last!

We are also keen to keep all those bloggers who are interested updated with Festival announcements. This was the first year that we started to compile a dedicated media list of online media and we’d love that to grow. If any one wants to email us so we can add them to out media database that would be great. Send your details (name, blog title, email address and mobile) to the Festival at ann@foodfest.com.au. I’d appreciate if you could circulate this request around those bloggers that you know.

All the best,

Matt

PS Also please tell Mellie that i was eating som tum from Ying Thai at the Thai Food Festival – and that Jennifer “Bones” McLagan was the foodie celeb she saw!

]]> By: Ed http://www.tomatom.com/2007/03/food-bloggers-alternative-food-festival-meet-and-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-2992 Ed Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:33:54 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/03/food-bloggers-alternative-food-festival-meet-and-ideas/#comment-2992 Jamie, Sorry about the clas the date suggestion just evolved from some emails with AOF but I'm sure we will have the Food fest follow-up. Ang, Been meaning to say congratulations but i've had some problems with my bloger identity post the introduction of the new version. Cin Lucky you. If you get time try tamarind the only two Michelin Star Indian restaurant and apparentlt quite good value. Jamie, Sorry about the clas the date suggestion just evolved from some emails with AOF but I’m sure we will have the Food fest follow-up.

Ang,
Been meaning to say congratulations but i’ve had some problems with my bloger identity post the introduction of the new version.

Cin
Lucky you. If you get time try tamarind the only two Michelin Star Indian restaurant and apparentlt quite good value.

]]> By: cin http://www.tomatom.com/2007/03/food-bloggers-alternative-food-festival-meet-and-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-2991 cin Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:42:19 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/03/food-bloggers-alternative-food-festival-meet-and-ideas/#comment-2991 I will be with you in spirit as I am currently enjoying some grey, drab, rainy English weather. I will be with you in spirit as I am currently enjoying some grey, drab, rainy English weather.

]]> By: Ange http://www.tomatom.com/2007/03/food-bloggers-alternative-food-festival-meet-and-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-2881 Ange Sat, 03 Mar 2007 02:11:44 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/03/food-bloggers-alternative-food-festival-meet-and-ideas/#comment-2881 Sounds like a great plan. Unfort I wont be able to make it just yet as am now tied down with a new bub, looking fwd to hearing what you come up with! Sounds like a great plan. Unfort I wont be able to make it just yet as am now tied down with a new bub, looking fwd to hearing what you come up with!

]]> By: Ed http://www.tomatom.com/2007/03/food-bloggers-alternative-food-festival-meet-and-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-2856 Ed Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:35:39 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/03/food-bloggers-alternative-food-festival-meet-and-ideas/#comment-2856 Phil, My thoughs are with you but at least you have all that great street food and few pretentious food festivals. Flash mob mass eating might be the idea. like it. Phil,
My thoughs are with you but at least you have all that great street food and few pretentious food festivals. Flash mob mass eating might be the idea. like it.

]]> By: Phil (Phnomenon.com) http://www.tomatom.com/2007/03/food-bloggers-alternative-food-festival-meet-and-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-2849 Phil (Phnomenon.com) Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:48:27 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/03/food-bloggers-alternative-food-festival-meet-and-ideas/#comment-2849 Firstly, I'm typing this one-handed as I shake my other fist at you all for being in a nation which has more than one food blogger and therefore can breakfast together. Secondly, as an idea for the festival, instead of laneway/John So action (at least for the first year), how about some guerilla eating in the style of Ghetto Gourmet http://www.theghet.com/website/ I'm not sure how you'd pull this off and remain in the least bit inclusive, but it would be cheaper than insuring something. Maybe some sort of "flash mob" mass picnic. Firstly, I’m typing this one-handed as I shake my other fist at you all for being in a nation which has more than one food blogger and therefore can breakfast together.

Secondly, as an idea for the festival, instead of laneway/John So action (at least for the first year), how about some guerilla eating in the style of Ghetto Gourmet http://www.theghet.com/website/ I’m not sure how you’d pull this off and remain in the least bit inclusive, but it would be cheaper than insuring something. Maybe some sort of “flash mob” mass picnic.

]]> By: Jamie http://www.tomatom.com/2007/03/food-bloggers-alternative-food-festival-meet-and-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-2830 Jamie Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:46:35 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/03/food-bloggers-alternative-food-festival-meet-and-ideas/#comment-2830 Despite my claim that lunch is a wasted opportunity for breakfast, I am pre-booked for lunch on that day so cannot make it. You have some of my interim stupid ideas, and I am keen to be involved, and to do stuff, which is dangerous because now you, the committee, can allocate all unsavoury tasks to me. Despite my claim that lunch is a wasted opportunity for breakfast, I am pre-booked for lunch on that day so cannot make it. You have some of my interim stupid ideas, and I am keen to be involved, and to do stuff, which is dangerous because now you, the committee, can allocate all unsavoury tasks to me.

]]> By: Ed http://www.tomatom.com/2007/03/food-bloggers-alternative-food-festival-meet-and-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-2829 Ed Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:29:07 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2007/03/food-bloggers-alternative-food-festival-meet-and-ideas/#comment-2829 AOF, see you then I I think we need to consider whether we need to book a table or not. Unhealthy food me? I'm even thinking of cycling. Ellie, glad you can make it and have solved your computer problems with a MAc. Mellie, shame you can't make it bt keep reading for info. Janet, will send out Qld vibes. AOF, see you then I I think we need to consider whether we need to book a table or not. Unhealthy food me? I’m even thinking of cycling.
Ellie, glad you can make it and have solved your computer problems with a MAc.
Mellie, shame you can’t make it bt keep reading for info.
Janet, will send out Qld vibes.

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