by Debbie Arnold of Dining With Debbie

When Stephanie asked me several months ago if I would consider working on the AWBU pre-conference we affectionately call Foodie Friday, I was certainly flattered, but I also knew that I know food.  I love to cook it.  I love to watch it being prepared.  I love to grow and harvest it.  And, it goes without saying, that I love to eat it!

I wanted your Foodie Friday this year to focus on the foodie in you.  Whether you are a food blogger or not, we all love a good meal and want to prepare nutritious meals for ourselves and our families.  With that in mind, it’s exciting for me to announcement this year’s line-up of Foodie Friday featured speakers.  They come to you with outstanding credentials and a willingness to inform and assist you.  Do not hesitate to see each and every one as a personal resource.

And, of course, no Foodie Friday would be complete without the return of our traditional, creative, fun-filled…and highly competitive AWBU Foodie Friday Iron Chef Competition which involves all of you who are attending.

This year’s judging panel is composed of some of our state’s best-known foodies and food bloggers.  They all know how to share a good meal, and they know how to have fun.  Trust me.  Each one has been encouraged to join in the fun (and probable harassment) of the event.

No, they may not accept your bribes.

You are coming, aren’t you?  How could you miss it?  I look forward to seeing you the afternoon of September 6 at Ferncliff Camp in Little Rock.  Come on down…or up…or over.  Whatever.  Just get here.

So without further ado, the speakers:

Chef Donnie Ferneau ~ Cooking Like a Chef

Meenakshi Budhraja MD (@gastromom)~ You Are What You Eat

Kelly Brant ~ You Stole My Recipe! Copyright, Plagiarism, and Recipes

Stephanie Parker, aka Plain Chicken ~ The Business of Food Blogging

Chef Liz Bray ~ Searching for Perfection  

 

Click here to read more on the speakers and the big reveal of our “Iron Chef” competition judges. AMAZING!

 

Registration Questions? Email Stephanie at theparkwife@gmail.com.