Announcing BlogHer Food '09: September 26 in San Francisco, CA

Today we are thrilled to announce BlogHer Food '09, our second focused BlogHer event, after BlogHer Business. BlogHer Food will take place this September 26th at the beautiful St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco, CA and will bring FoodBloggers from every walk of life together...to meet, to eat, to learn, to eat, to share best practices, to eat, to blog...and to eat!

Our food blogging community has been clamoring for more foodie content since at least 2007, and we are thrilled to finally be able to launch this event to bring that content and much much more.

Some of you may know that I am not only not a foodie, but BlogHer's notorious vegan too. Never fear, we are assembling a crack advisory committee of FoodBloggers to make sure the content is as diverse and broad as the food blogging community itself, led by our core FoodBloggers here on BlogHer.com, Elise Bauer, Kalyn Denny, Alanna Kellogg and Sean Timberlake.

Here are the details we know now:

WHAT: BlogHer Food '09
WHEN: September 26, 2009, 9AM to 9PM
WHERE: St. Regis Hotel, San Francisco, CA
WHO: Anyone and everyone who is or wants to be part of the Food Blogosphere. BlogHer is open to all, and you don't have to be an advanced or long-time blogger to attend. There will be programming for all levels and for many different interests from within the food blogging community.
HOW MUCH: We maintain the $99 registration fee that we have had since 2005!
WHERE CAN I REGISTER?: BlogHer Food '09 is sold out, but you can put yourself on the waiting list here!

Here are the further details to come:

Early next week we will issue our usual Call for Ideas, and at that time we'll ask you what kind of topics you'd like to see covered, and who you would love to see cover them. BlogHer remains the conference the community built, and we will take your lead. We will also be adding more folks to the Advisory Committee, and we'll let you know who they are.

Also, BlogHer Food '09 will be add to our Conference web site next week. Watch that space as we add more details, sessions, speakers, sponsors etc. etc.

We hope you are excited to hear about BlogHer Food '09 as we have been in deciding to strike out into this new territory! And since it wouldn't be a BlogHer Conference without some blog bling, we hope you enjoy this first BlogHer Food '09 Blog Bling:

<a href="http://blogherfood09.eventbrite.com"><img src="http://assets1.blogher.com/files/BHFood09Badge.jpg" alt="BlogHer Food 09" align="left"></a>

Best,
Elisa
for Elisa, Jory and Lisa, BlogHer Co-founders

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coooool!

This sounds fantasticly great.

Submitted by meanlouise on Thu, 05/14/2009 - 16:20

You did this just for my birthday didn't you?

Because what would be more awesome than BlogHer food being announced on my birthday? Nothing.

We'll need to crunch some numbers but I just might be able to make it!

Sassymonkey and Sassymonkey Reads.

Submitted by sassymonkey on Thu, 05/14/2009 - 17:06

Yaaay!

Very excited about this! (And happy birthday to Sassymonkey too!)

Kalyn Denny
Kalyn's Kitchen

Submitted by Kalyn Denny on Thu, 05/14/2009 - 17:18

Yay!

This is awesome!! I'm very excited about it and can't wait to be there!

~Andrea,
Andrea's Recipes

Submitted by Andrea Meyers on Thu, 05/14/2009 - 17:37

Like BlogHer, but tastier

I just got the email and signed myself up. Food BlogHers in SF? Who would miss that? I'm in!

Submitted by Bad Home Cook on Thu, 05/14/2009 - 18:50

Brilliant. What a brilliant

Brilliant. What a brilliant idea and brilliant location for it. I'm a culinary food student (and, of course, blogging about it) but if I can slip away from school ... I know where I want to go!

Cheers

Submitted by CookingSchoolConfidential on Thu, 05/14/2009 - 19:00

I agree, this will be a

I agree, this will be a wonderful event and i just love the location! SF is a beautiful city and especialy if it's hosted at the St-Regis, this will be amazing! I wish a lot of fun to everyone who is lucky to be able to attend this year event! :)

Patricia,

My dinnerware page!

Submitted by pattyanderson on Sat, 09/19/2009 - 15:58

Yum yum

Sounds delicious, I'd love to attend!

Submitted by bonggamom on Thu, 05/14/2009 - 19:36

Wow!

That's going to be awesome! If I lived in SF, I would sign up right now.

Anali's First Amendment

Submitted by Anali on Fri, 05/15/2009 - 09:31

Will blog for food

I've signed up and am ready to go!

Submitted by mamarant on Fri, 05/15/2009 - 10:02

Oooh now see... I'm jealous

Almost willing to start a food blog just to come to this... but then, I'd make you room with me and all, and you'd never sleep!! :)

Lucretia (aka GeekMommy)

Raising a child in a digital world, still a digital girl

Submitted by GeekMommy on Fri, 05/15/2009 - 20:52

I cannot wait for BlogHer Food!

Although I am fundamentally unqualified to do anything but listen LOL ...

Lisa Stone
BlogHer Co-founder
Surfette

BlogHer is non-partisan but our bloggers aren't! Follow our coverage of Politics & News.

Submitted by Lisa Stone on Fri, 05/15/2009 - 10:21

Just what we have all been waiting for!

Pastry Chef and co-author of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day

Bravo! What a wonderful event and in such a fabulous food town!

Submitted by zoebakes on Fri, 05/15/2009 - 14:19

Yay!!

Bought my tickets already, and I'm going to whine for cooking classes. Cookie cooking classes.

I like cookies. Can't wait for this one!!

Best,
Jeremy PepperPOP! PR Jots

Submitted by jspepper on Fri, 05/15/2009 - 14:32

BlogHer food conference

www.glutenfreeorganics.blogspot.com

Can't wait to see folks I only know in the cyber world in person.

Bought my tickets, checking out places to stay .

Now, just a quick question about food. Will there be Gluten-Free food available or should I pack my own to be safe?

Thanks

Dr. Jean

Submitted by GFDoctor on Fri, 05/15/2009 - 19:45

Check back in a little closer, Dr. Jean

Hi Dr. Jean. With both vegans (well, one vegan...me) and gluten-free folks on staff here at BlogHer we are extraordinarily sensitive to food requirements. That being said, it's true that GF can sometimes be even hard to guarantee than vegan!

We haven't even begun working on menus yet, so I suggest that you check back in with us a few weeks before to see what we have identified for you.

If there's anywhere where you can count on there being more awareness and accommodation, it's San Francisco, so I hope we'll be able to truly have something for everyone.

Elisa Camahort Page
BlogHer
elisa@blogher.com

My BlogHer profile truly shows you everything I do online...Check it out!!

Submitted by Elisa Camahort on Sun, 05/17/2009 - 07:20

YAY!

This is so exciting! I'm so looking forward to this conference, and since it's in the Bay Area food tours are a MUST!

We're in food heaven here :)

Stephanie Quilao

http://www.noshtopia.com

http://www.backinskinnyjeans.com

Submitted by Stephanie Quilao on Fri, 05/15/2009 - 20:14

Whoa.

My husband would probably kill me with as much as I'm already traveling this year - and I don't really *have* a food blog - but a BlogHer Food event? I'd so want to just go and listen and learn!

Hmmm... wondering if I can figure out a way to do this!

Lucretia (aka GeekMommy)

Raising a child in a digital world, still a digital girl

Submitted by GeekMommy on Fri, 05/15/2009 - 20:54

Wooo....That 's exciting

Thanks for arranging such a nice feast. I am surely join there... I love your blog.

L os Angeles
Marketing Firm

Los Angeles
Marketing

Submitted by TLorenzMG on Fri, 05/15/2009 - 21:27

Excited, but nervous

I have begun to make arrangements to attend this conference. I am a little nervous about confirming the flight after Greensboro, NC was canceled last October.

Submitted by HeatherSolos on Sun, 05/17/2009 - 04:37

I can calm your nerves, Heather

I appreciate your nerves, Heather, but I can tell you that we already have had enough (sponsor and attendee) interest in the three days since we announced this to ensure there's no risk that BlogHer Food will suffer Greensboro's fate. It's also an entirely different undertaking to do an intimate event in our home city vs. a two-week road trip to six cities...the considerations are wildly different.

All to say: BlogHer Food '09 is ON! And I hope we'll see you there :)

Elisa Camahort Page
BlogHer
elisa@blogher.com

My BlogHer profile truly shows you everything I do online...Check it out!!

Submitted by Elisa Camahort on Sun, 05/17/2009 - 07:24

Fabulous

Elisa,

Thank you for addressing my concern. I'm in South Carolina, so it's a little daunting, but I think I can swing it.

Submitted by HeatherSolos on Sun, 05/17/2009 - 08:44

If Only I Could Go!

Oh, I am so sad! First, I have to miss BlogHer due to a wedding and now I'll have to miss BlogHer Food for my 10 year high school reunion :( Have fun, ladies! I can't wait to hear all about it.

www.lapetitechic.com

Submitted by lepetitchic on Mon, 05/18/2009 - 04:44

I'm there! Gluten Free representative, are
there more?

I'm very excited to attend. I hope to meet up with some of my favorite food bloggers and especially other gluten free bloggers. Just keep the water flowing and the info and networking coming our way.

I'd love to hear who the other gluten free bloggers attending.

See you there!

Submitted by Diane Eblin on Mon, 05/18/2009 - 14:29

How I wish I could go!

If only it were on the east coast. Maybe next year?

http://wordstoeatby.blogspot.com/

Submitted by debbieharry on Mon, 05/18/2009 - 17:16

I am going to figure out how to get there!

I sooooo want to make it to this conference! Now I just have to figure out what to do with my 2 year old, how to get there, and if my bank account can handle it.

No biggie, minor details....

Cheryl D Lee

http://blackgirlchefswhites.wordpress.com

http://www.examiner.com/x-2540-LA-Cooking-Examiner

http://www.culinoir.com

Submitted by CherylDLee on Mon, 05/18/2009 - 20:35

Looking Forward to Meeting Many of You!

I signed up last week! I can't wait to go to San Francisco, attend the conference, and finally put some real life faces to the blogs I read on a daily basis.

ErinCooks.Com

Submitted by GirlieErin on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 03:15

Sweet!

I got my ticket and hoping to meet all of you! This will be my first blogging event/conference. :)

~ Joy

Gourmeted.com

Submitted by kinkish on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 16:13

Registered!

I haven't figured out how I'm getting there or how I'm paying for it but I'm going. And I'm meeting up there with a friend of mine I'm known since junior high. We're both really looking forward to it!