True Story: I Went to a Food Bloggers Conference

Over a year ago my friend Colleen encouraged me to attend the International Food Bloggers Conference (IFBC) in Seattle, a two-day food and wine extravaganza aimed specifically at food bloggers. My fledgling blog had only one or two posts then, and I did not think I was remotely qualified for something that sounded pretty amazing.…

Dine Out: Homegrown

My friend Stacy reminded me the other day that the new sandwich place in Redmond, kitty-corner from Matador, just opened. I thought, “Seriously, another sandwich shop? How many do we need around here?” Well, this is the one we really did need, and just didn’t know it yet. Homegrown, which has several branches throughout Seattle…