As the last of my immediate family members moved away from
New York in early 2011, I was feeling somewhat detached. I wanted to fill
my time and energy on doing things I enjoy. In retrospect, I believe I
subconsciously decided 2011 will be an adventurous year for me. I then immersed
myself into cooking, eating food that I love and crave. I met even more
wonderful food-loving people than the previous year by attending potlucks,
dinner meets ups and conferences. Speaking of conferences, I attended TECHmunch which was my
first bloggers conference. I also got a last minute ticket to The Big Summer Potluck, and met a slew
of wonderful people. I also got to travel. All and all, it was a year
full of new experiences. I realize how much I enjoy sharing my passion
for food and cooking with those who have similar interest.
Below are a few pictures of my trip to Vietnam. I also included some pictures
of the events I attended this past year. The highlight for me was
meeting Chef Thomas Keller. He was so gracious and awe-inspiring. I also
enjoyed the opportunity to attend the Professional Master
Classes at Omnivore NYC. I got to see amazing chefs demonstrate their dishes. I was extremely impressed by Mads Refslund as his
inspiration is to make dishes with local ingredients he finds in
Denmark.
What do I look forward to in 2012? I want to
meet and connect with more food-loving people. I hope to
travel to more places and eat my way through an island or country like I did in
St. Croix and Vietnam. I look forward to the IACP
conference in NYC this year, and would love to attend more conferences.
I plan to attend more potlucks, meet ups and food events. I wish to
develop and create more recipes for my blog. I hope to be more creative
with the food that I make. I seek to learn new techniques in cooking and
photography. I must continue to do things that make me happy. As everyone is making their New Year's resolutions, I
suggest you include something you love to do for yourself. It could be as simple as going to a new restaurant, take a cooking class, take a dance class, travel or learn a new language. It could be
anything you enjoy, and the possibility is endless; so go for it!
