International Food Blogger Conference

Our Board, A Special Winner & An Alumni Discount

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Hello IFBC fans! We have a few updates and reminders as we move toward the New Year.

First, we would like to welcome and introduce the 2018 IFBC Advisory Board. Last year, we implemented the Advisory Board for the first time and they have proven to be instrumental to our planning efforts. This talented group of food bloggers and experts advises us on content, speakers, excursions, and keeps us on top of trends in food blogging and social media. This year we are welcoming Elise Bauer, Catherine Enfield, Toni Dash, Tim Gast, Doug Levy, Wendi Spraker and Julia Stambules to the IFBC. You can read all about this awesome team on our Advisory Board page.

We also want to say a big congratulations to Kaylen of Flavorful Eats. Kaylen, a first time attendee of IFBC in 2017, is the winner of the Visit Sacramento trip for two back to the Golden State and Farm-to-Fork capitol. Congratulations Kaylen and thank you to our awesome hosts, Visit Sacramento! Also, a big thank you to everyone who shared posts from our 9th annual IFBC in Sacramento this past September. You can read them all here!

Sacramento International Airport

And finally, we want to remind our IFBC Alumni that the deadline for big savings on IFBC 2018 in New Orleans is fast approaching. Use your exclusive alumni discount to register by 12/31/2017 and save. Please check your email for the discount code, or contact us with any questions.

Cheers to you all this holiday season! May your holidays be full of delicious memories and we hope to see you all in New Orleans in 2018! Register today.

Join Us at the Royal Sonesta New Orleans

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New Orleans is renowned for its outstanding cuisine, colorful architecture, live music and multicultural influences; and we’re excited to host IFBC 2018 at the heart of it all – from the Royal Sonesta New Orleans.

(Spoiler alert: Deep discounts offered to IFBC attendees through our room block link below!)

Royal Sonesta New Orleans

Timeless Elegance & Southern Refinement

The AAA Four Diamond-rated hotel is one of the finest on Bourbon Street, and they are excited to welcome IFBC food bloggers and influencers to the Big Easy.

The Royal Sonesta features newly renovated guest rooms, an outdoor pool with Oasis Bar, and complimentary WiFi. It is also home to Restaurant R’evolution where you can dive into the local Cajun and Creole flavors, PJ’s Cafe and Desire Oyster Bar. And if you’re up for some live music or cocktails, you can jump into one of the hotel’s five bars including Le Booze and The Jazz Playhouse.

And did we mention this is all available exclusively to IFBC 2018 attendees at a special room block rate of $169/night!

Attendees can book within the group block at the Royal Sonesta through July 26, 2018  by calling the hotel’s reservations line at 1-855-463-3092, using Group Code 0824ZEPHYR or the Group Name International Food Bloggers Conference Room Block.

Attendees can also book online directly by using our IFBC Room Block Royal Sonesta Hotel link.

Get Jazzed

Now that we’ve whet your appetite with the awesomeness of our conference location, let’s not forget what you’re there to do! We have an extensive IFBC program currently in the works for our 10th anniversary event. We’re planning Food & Beverage Workshops, Crowd-sourced Lightening Talks, Brands to Influencer Sessions, a Live Food Social and Advanced Blogger/Influencer Content. This will be an IFBC not to be missed!

So what are you waiting for? Get registered today and make sure to take advantage of the amazing deal at one of New Orleans’ finest hotel destinations. We’ll see you in NOLA!

 

Trip Giveaway and IFBC17 Recap

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Many thanks to all that attended, spoke and sponsored IFBC17. This wouldn’t be possible without each and every one of you.

From Instagram growth to discovery tasting sessions, and from how to make money blogging to the science behind eco-friendly beef, we covered a diverse range of topics. Many of us enjoyed the pre- and post-conference excursions including wine tasting in El Dorado County, a ranch visit with Cobram Estate and the Olive Oil Commission of California, and a climate-smart, smoked prime rib dinner with Mootral at UC Davis.

And how about the food from our numerous Taste of Sacramento vendors, sponsors and even those that dared the speed-dating-like drama of the live blogging session! We enjoyed gourmet chocolates, a vegan poke, Cubano sliders, turmeric chicken salad, micheladas, and of course numerous wines. It was a veritable feast for the senses.

Thank you for helping us make the IFBC a success, and most importantly for keeping it fun! We hope to see many of you again in New Orleans for our 10th anniversary celebration. In the meantime, if you would like to see more pictures from IFBC17, you can find a photo gallery on our Facebook page. And if you’d like to stay up-to-date on the Conference, you can sign-up to receive our news to the right of this post, or if you’re an alumni of any one of the 10 past IFBC events, you can also join our Facebook Alumni & Attendee Group.

Win a Trip to Sacramento

Finally, as a reminder, if you registered for IFBC17 as a Citizen Blogger and received a $300 discount in the ticket price, you agreed to write at least three blog posts about the conference. The subjects can be of your choosing and they are a great way to work directly with sponsors.

Additionally, this year, as an incentive for each blog post that substantially mentions our host city of Sacramento, you will be entered in a free return trip, including two airplane tickets and two nights hotel*. Deadline to submit blog posts for the giveaway is November 30, 2017. The winner will be announced on December 15, 2017.

*Travel must take place between January 28, 2018 and December 30, 2018. Blackout dates may apply.

 

Why Eat Farm to Fork?

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Many of you are here already! Make sure to say hi to the folks from Eat Farm-to-Fork. #IFBC17

Fresh local foods, signature local drinks, and awesome local living. Fewer words describe the Farm-to-Fork culture that has completely engulfed the Sacramento region. Farm-to-Fork is not just about delivering the freshest food and drink to local restaurants, grocers and farmers’ markets; it’s about the pride of knowing what’s in your food, where your food comes from and sharing that knowledge with the people you care about.

In 2012 Sacramento was declared America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital by Mayor Kevin Johnson, after a local restauranteur approached Visit Sacramento with the idea that the Sacramento region should shine a light on its amazing food and agriculture and share it with the rest of the country. Soon after, the Farm-to-Fork program was off and running.

“Are locals aware? Through the efforts of Visit Sacramento, word of the Sacramento region’s fresh food is spreading quickly across the country.”

All great programs start with strength at home, and thus a partnership between Entercom, LLC and Visit Sacramento was hatched and Eatfarmtofork.com was born. Entercom felt that by leveraging their resources in the Sacramento market, they could partner with Visit Sacramento to elevate the Farm-to-Fork conversation in our own community, by giving locals a platform to find, connect with and share the foods we have become so proud of in the Sacramento region: America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital.

Whether you are looking for the best local eats in town, the farmers and markets who supply us with the freshest food around or simply a reason to drink a glass of wine or beer with a local heritage, EatFarmtoFork.com is the best place for fresh, local, Farm-to-Fork living.

Visit Eatfarmtofork.com and we invite you to find, connect and share your passion with us and ask you to help us spread the word about Sacramento’s food scene and to help #KeepSacFresh

 

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