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I'm SO excited! That's all.  Have a lovely, delightful weekend!

Black and white photography set

After twiddling my thumbs for a couple weeks deciding what to write about next, it came to me last minute.  Back in June, I attended a Food Styling & Photography Workshop led by Dario Milano of Food Pixels.  He also holds regular food photography contests to challenge, inspire, and motivate us food bloggers/photographers/stylists.  Anyone can submit a photo as long as it fits the theme, which is chosen by the previous contest winner.  The most recent theme was a Black and White Food Photography.

To eliminate all the vibrant and beautiful colors of ingredients really leads you to focus on other elements like textures, shapes, light and contrast.  So on the last day and last couple of hours, I rummaged through the kitchen and ended up submitting the almonds photo below (2nd photo).  In the process, I also snapped a couple of other photos keeping in line with the B&W theme.  Hope you enjoy them!

I love how the cheese knife connects with the white of the table in this one. 

 

More FOOD and more WINE, please!

Can I just say that I LOVE going to food and wine shows/festivals/exhibits/fundraisers/competitions? This past weekend, I attended the Good Food & Wine Show at the Sydney Convention Center on Sunday, its last day.

There's nothing I love more than being able to sample little bites and drinks all-day.  It gives me the opportunity to taste and get to know a product and decide whether I like it or not...all before the point of purchase.  Although the food samples were average and there was a lack of cheese vendors (wine but no cheese?), I did enjoy sampling the wines from different regions, ciders, coffees, and teas.  

The 3-day event included plenty of vendors covering the floor and providing samples to attendees, cooking demonstrations from chefs, workshops, classes, tastings, and chefs tables.  It tours 5 cities and now heads to Perth in a couple weeks so without further adieu, here are some of the photos I snapped from the event:

 

 

 

I have to say, my taste buds are changing here (for the better).  Whereas before I could only withstand certain types of teas (basically the ones that didn't hold a strong tea taste or had lots of other flavors covering it), I can feel it starting to open up (thank you taste buds!) and I just fell in love with the Chai pictured above.  Perfect for cold days! 

P.S. Thanks for reading and for everyone's continued support and love!