Thank you from the bottom of my pot / Foodbuzz Blogger Festival
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Photo Credit: Simon Biswas
Remember when I was all jazzed about the Foodbuzz Blog Awards?
Well thanks to you beautiful people, LMS took home 2 awards (“Best New Blog” & “Blogger Who Should Have Their Foodie Life Made into a Movie”) last weekend!!!
So excited to be among some very talented folks. Check out the full list of award winners and feast your eyes on some tasty content.
Photo Credits: Upper right photo by Sabrina Garibian, Rhodeygirl Tests; Lower left photo by Joanne Boston, Taking Over the World One Bite at a Time
The Foodbuzz Blogger Festival dinner and award ceremony took place at the Greenleaf Produce warehouse. What a cool location to host an incredible family-style dinner for 250.
We stepped off the bus and faced a loading dock surrounded by dark, spooky warehouses…
…entered the light and were greeted by the sight of our superstar chefs of the evening from Namu.
And our “living art” sculpture of the evening, a serpentine dinner table that wound around the entire warehouse.
The evening was hosted by Outstanding in the Field, an inspirational project that strives to bring people closer to the source of their food by organizing unique dinners in meaningful and beautiful locales, and this striking setting was no exception.
The Namu team did a phenomenal job serving up a thoughtfully prepared menu true to their style (Korean/Japanese-inspired, creative, new California cuisine)…for a massive number of people. I can’t wait to take advantage of their brilliant “Taxi Tuesdays” where they will deduct from your dinner bill the cost of your cab fare from anywhere in SF. Above and beyond, Namu. Above and beyond.
tuna mousse on pain de mie canapé
spiced up shrimp chips
(Totally brought me back to childhood. I loved these. Still do.)
tangy/spicy pickled veggies with kim chee
mushroom dashi soup with maitake, shimeji, and enoki mushrooms
udon noodles with grilled monterey calamari, cucumber, frisee, and yellow pear tomato, tossed in a chojang & sesame vinaigrette
sea trout with dashi kombu (dried seaweed) laid on top and grilled over white oak from Japan, seasoned with Japanese curry powder, and garnished with fried garlic chips
soy braised beef cheeks and oxtails with baby carrots and fingerling potatoes in OB beer and denjang demiglace
mushroom risotto made with koshihikari rice, topped with crispy maitake mushrooms
roasted brussel sprouts w/ fried garlic, crispy guanciale, green onion & bonito flakes that undulated like a creepy science project
koshihikari rice pudding with poached warren pears topped with a cookie crumble
Ok, so 2 main things:
1) There is some confusion regarding the “sea trout”. It looked like and tasted like salmon, but our server said that he asked the chef and they said it was indeed sea trout. Can a fish expert please shed some light here?
2) This was my favorite dish of the evening hands down.
The brussel sprouts were roasted to caramelly sweetness. The guanciale was heavenly. Crispy and full of fatty pork goodness. And the bonito flakes added an interesting saltiness…and were just freakin cool.
The food paparazzi descended at each course, naturally. I love food bloggers.
For some great recaps of the Foodbuzz Blogger Festival check out these posts. Feel free to comment with any others I’ve missed…I know there are about 250 of them out there 
:
Chrysanthemum — “Outstanding in the Field” by Namu with Foodbuzz
The Duo Dishes — This Is It: Foodbuzz Bloggers Take Over San Fran
Foodhoe’s Foraging — The Big Buzz
Food Wishes — The First Annual Foodbuzz Blogger Festival: The Greatest Food Blogger Event in the History of the World
Rhodygirl Tests — Foodbuzz Presents: Outstanding in the Field
VirgoBlue — Street Food Night for Foodbuzz Foodies
Thanks again to Foodbuzz, readers, friends, and family!! You all rock my world.
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Congrats on your awards! Was hoping to meet my fellow nominee but alas with so many people there, just not possible! Next year….!
Dishes look awesome! Congratulations! Can’t wait to see in LMS: The Movie. =)
Congratulations!!!
i love you
YAY!!!!!!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats again! I voted for you. =)
Why hello there Future Mrs. Hua!
C’mon I HAD to be your bodyguard because of that ROCK hanging on her left ring finger. BTW, fantastic ring, Mr. Hua! *thumbs up*
Congratulations on your wins and on your engagement. =)
Looking forward to seeing you at Town Hall!
Congrats – well deserved. It looks like you had a blast.
Namu rocks, they also have great Monday night specials, and you would probably need to go back on Tuesday – so you can take advantage of the Taxi.
Re: Taxi Tuesday – How awesome! I wish I lived in the city. But I would be happy to drive to Namu for their foods. The dinner was amazing… and yes, my favorite of the night was brussel sprouts, too!
I’m linking this to my today’s post. Congrats again!
Congratulations on the awards! It was great meeting you there. We are already looking forward to next year.
Congrats, you deserve it!
Congratulations!!!
Well done! Great blog and wonderful recipe ideas. I teach on a few cooking Holidays around the world and I will definitely be recommending this blog to my students.
Thanks for all the well wishes and support! you guys make me smile
I am definitely bookmarking this page and sharing it with my friends.