{"id":1007,"date":"2017-10-30T22:40:50","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T22:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kitchenfairy.ca\/?p=1007"},"modified":"2017-11-04T17:54:06","modified_gmt":"2017-11-04T17:54:06","slug":"fbc2017-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kitchenfairy.ca\/staging\/1035\/fbc2017-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Bloggers of Canada Conference (#FBC2017) Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

I attended the 5th annual Food Bloggers of Canada Conference<\/a> in Ottawa on October 20 \u2013 22, 2017 after winning a last-minute ticket thanks to Ontario Apple Growers.<\/p>\n

Read my blog post, Winning Tickets to FBC2017<\/a> for the full story!<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was a whirlwind three days. Everything was so organized, thoughtful, and efficient. I was pumped with energy and so inspired by the workshops, seminars and motivational speakers.<\/p>\n

\"FBC2017<\/p>\n

I was thrilled to meet Canadian foodie celebrities, Elizabeth Baird<\/a> and Mairlyn Smith<\/a>. I also got to know many of the FBC members, the fantastic FBC brand sponsors, and the FBC co-founders Melissa Hartfiel and Ethan Adeland. I just love being part of this Canadian food scene!<\/p>\n

The highlight of this conference was the food of course. All weekend we had top Ottawa chefs and Canadian food brands come in to prepare our meals, snacks, and desserts.<\/p>\n

\"Chef<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s my recap of the FBC2017 weekend: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Day 1: Friday<\/h2>\n


\nRegistration & Swag Bags<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The conference registration started on Friday afternoon. We all received swag bags overflowing with amazing goodies including these new Canadian cookbooks authored by FBC members:<\/p>\n