Celebrating at Six Plates
As of 4 PM this afternoon, I was practically skipping across campus: my presentation was done, and I had a food blogger meet-up to look forward to this evening. I was so excited to finally get the opportunity to meet some Raleigh-Durham food bloggers (e.g., Meg, April, Jessica), plus I got a chance to check out Six Plates!
The evening’s conversation was quintessentially foodie-tastic; I think we talked about everything from pumpkin butter, to writing cookbooks, to green monster smoothies. Thanks so much to Sarah and Allie for putting this memorable event together! For full details on Six Plates (and the eats, of course!), check out the pictures later in this post.
Today also marked EatingJourney and Silly Tater Tot’s Vegan for a Day challenge. Although I attempted to make all my eats vegan, I was only successful for two out of the three meals…can I have a do-over? Anyway, check out the goods:
Wednesday
In retrospect, I should have played up the tropical theme with this smoothie by adding some coconut. Oh well…it’s not like I won’t be having another smoothie anytime soon.
Thursday
Oats in a Jar. Again. This is the third jar I’ve polished off in the past week, and my peanut butter jar is looking pretty skimpy too. I need to load up over Thanksgiving:) PS This is the raw almond butter I raved about in my latest foodie obsessions video.
For lunch, I packed my meal again in anticipation of my longer afternoon class. This time, I kept it vegan with a peanut butter and pumpkin butter (double PB?) sandwich, plus a few other odds and ends for crunch.
Now, onto the main event: Six Plates. To start off, we all wanted to take some pictures of the ambiance. Yes, we all had cameras in hand just moments after arriving:)
Sarah selected a lovely white wine for the table. It was just the right amount of sweet; somehow I was able to limit myself to one glass.
There were also some nibbles to share among the table; my favorite was the balsamic-doused flatbread. (I apologize for the flash-ridden pictures—we all agreed that the lighting was terrible!)
For dinner, I ordered the Mediterranean salad, which arrived with a delicious rice vinaigrette and pappadum on the side. Allie and I were both pretty excited to see pom seeds make an appearance on the plate as well:)
Not only was I lucky enough to enjoy these ladies’ company for the evening, but I also came home with a few goodies:
Although it was tempting to dig into the chocolate bar or Allie’s homemade cookies right away, I had a “second dinner” made up of TJ’s Carrot Ginger Soup, Ak Maks, and roasted red pepper hummus.
Whew! Monster post! Alright, I am off to…do absolutely nothing. And enjoy it. Good night!
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Hello and welcome! I have created this blog for people who love food, especially healthful, vegetarian food.
I have just graduated from Duke University with degrees in English and psychology. I plan to pursue a master's degree in nutrition starting in Fall 2010. Ideally, I would like to combine my love of food and the written word someday as a health writer.
I just posted my recap too! We live identical lives and I love it
It was too tempting–I couldn’t resist waiting until tomorrow night to write about!
Haha I had a cookie and chocolate for dinner…we may live identical lives but anyone can tell us apart with my raging sweet tooth!
See ya in the morn!
Yay for blogger meet ups!!
that 6 plates place sounds awesome!! enjoy that clif bar..im trying my first pumpkin pie flavor tommo!
Aww.
I’m glad you had a great night!
Thank you for your support. It looks fab!
I LOVE the bottom of the nut butter jar shot. It’s gorgeous!
fun blog meetup! I really like that 70% dark chocolate!
yay! it was so great hanging out — i’m already psyched for our next one! i definitely dug into my cookie bag when i got home
also: i’m glad i’m not the only one who ‘failed’ my vegan challenge! like you i will plan a do-over at some point. i also am going to pick up Eat, Drink & Be Vegan at your recommendation — I’m excited to try it!
How fun! I sure wish I could go to a blogger meet-up! Unfortunately, I live in an area no one else seems to be, ha, so I will continue to live vicariously through you! ; )
STELLAR celebration!
Great post! Looks like a great day – yummy!
How fun.. while you lovely NCers were meeting up, I was stuck in a board meeting at my school
Looks like a blast and what a cute little goodie bag!!
How fun! Just saw Allie’s post and now yours…
I’m gonna say the same thing because I keep thinking it: wish I was there too!
xxx Julia (Taste of Living)
so fun! and beautiful pictures! I cant wait to have a boston blogger meet up here
thats so sweet they made some goodie bags!!
vegan lunch looks fantastic, classic pb and pumpkin buter mmmm
Looks like you had a great time at the blog meet up – the food looks amazing!
What a fun blogger meet up! Anything that involves new friends and wine has got to be a great evening!!
Six plates looks so nice! Glad you all had a good time
That restaraunt looks like a great little place
What a fun evening! I’ve always wanted to meet bloggers in real life!
Love the recap! It was so great to meet you in person last night.
You’re double PB sandwich is making my stomach rumble right now
Not sur e when I’ll have a chance to post pics from last night, but hopefully before the end of the day!
YAY for fun blooger meet-ups! We just had one earlier this week in NYC. It’s so comforting to be around other people photographing and appreciating food. Dinner looks delish.
Gorgeous photos!! It looks like a such fun time
What a great blogger meet-up! The food looks and sounds amazing, especially the french fries! Kudos to you for taking on the Vegan 4 a Day challenge. I’d give you a do-over any time. You tried and that’s what counts! Have an awesome weekend!
oh how fun!! I am so jealous!!!
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I have never heard of Six Plates? Thanks for sharing. I will have to go check it out sometime. I had no idea of all these local bloggers : ) Very cool.
that meetup looks like it was tons of fun. raleigh durham sounds like it has some decent places to eat!
Nice meetup! Man how I wish I lived nearby a group of you cool bloggie buddies. Looks like you were fed well! Gotta say, I’m a little jealous of all of your empty nut butter jars too, I’m much to slow at getting through mine so jar oats take foreeeever to get to.
monster post with monster goodies!!!! yum yum yum!