Readers may recall that I was generously invited by Kraft Foods to attend their Delicious Byte Blogger event earlier this week. Well, I'm back at home still feeling stuffed from both food sampling and an array of notions.
I spent the first evening in Chicago at the Affinia Hotel located in Chicago on the Magnificent Mile. That night, I met a dozen or so other bloggers (listed here) together with some of the many food impassioned employees of Kraft. We all dined at the C-House Restaurant home to celebrity Chef Marcus Samuelsson (Top Chef Masters: Season 2). Dinner was terrific and I was excited to hear that Chef Marcus is actually in the process of working on some recipes with Kraft. My evening came to an end with a quick visit to the 29th floor to check out the rooftop lounge C-View with a few fellow bloggers.
The next morning we all piled on to a bus to head to the Kraft Kitchens in Glenview, IL. Upon arrival we donned aprons and were greeted by the smell of freshly baked Monkey Bread as well as a large contingency of Foodies from Kraft. It was Kraft Food-a-palooza from there on as we were introduced to some great recipe ideas, new products, healthy dietary options, along with new food trends. I even picked up some food photography and styling insights that will come in handy in upcoming posts.Much thanks to Kraft Foods for providing me with this experience on top of ample amounts of future inspiration. I'm really looking forward to sharing all these yummy recipes and new products with all of you readers in the days and weeks to come.