I went to the Foodbuzz Festival in San Francisco last weekend, and all I got were these silly photo booth pictures with my dear friend Tracy of Shutterbean.
Ok…. that’s entirely untrue.
I walked away from the Foodbuzz Festival with more kitchen gear than I could carry, pockets full of fellow food blogger business cards, and a belly full of incredible food.
A room full of food bloggers means a room full of cameras. So many. Rather than crowd around and take pictures of food…. I just took pictures of people taking pictures of food. Weird. I know.
This also happened…
…which was extremely surprising and extremely exciting. The fact that I ran off the stage after accepting this award adds to my charm, right? First I blushed. Then I stumbled a bit. I dropped my phone. I might have thrown in an awkward curtsy… and then I ran.
Thank you to every single one of you who voted for me. Seriously, friends. This means a lot to me.
Also… a big, fat, wet kiss to all of the darling people at Foodbuzz who put such a belly filling event together for us. I hella heart you Foodbuzz. And Tracy…. we’ve had heart-to-hearts at two different blog conventions…. we’re totally friends now, like it or not.
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Congrats!!!! Way to go!
CONGRATULATIONS, JOY!!! YOU DESERVE IT!! now perform another awkward curtsey for all your ravenous fans!!!
Congrats! I’m not surprised in the least that you won the award. You definately deserve it!!!
Aw! That’s awesome, Joy! I don’t know WHY I didn’t know about this event (I live in SF and I am a member of FoodBuzz…), but it looks like it was a great event– made even better because you won! Congrats!! :D
wish i hadn’t been to shy to introduce myself ;) congrats!!
OK, so I just posted that on the wrong blog post…I can’t find a way to delete it so I’ll post it over there too! (Feel free to delete these if you like)
Hi Joy!
We appear to have a couple of things in common! My mom is also a serious scrapbooker, she even has that cricut thing that cuts paper into all sorts of shapes. I also received a childhood scrapbook, last Christmas, with all my school photos in. And last but not least, I also have dark, curly/straight hair that’s almost impossible to tame!
Great post, and I love the rest of your blog too!
Lisa
Congratulations!!! You most definitely deserved it :D
You ROCK, ma girl!! It is so well deserved. You have such a lovely way of writing, I bet you make a good friend too. Joy from Joy, that just makes sense!
how wonderful, and very well-deserved!
Congratulations on your win, Joy! You totally deserve it, this blog is the (da) bomb.
Sorry, I couldn’t write ‘da bomb’ for some reason, unless it involved parenthesis and/or quotation marks.
You are not only a great baker, but a fantastic writer, and I love the little stories that go along with all your recipes! Thanks for putting such a great little space together.
Best wishes.
Nice meeting you! You definitely deserved that Blog Award! What a whirlwind of a weekend. So much food, booze and activity :D
This girl is still hoping for Joy the Baker aprons someday soon!
Shout out to Joy, from the East Coast to the West!! Woo Hoo!
woohoo! you totally deserve that award! glad all our voting made it happen ;)
Congrats, sounds fun!
oooh tara with that many persimmons jam is surely your answer!
I know that you might not even see this comment way down here on the bottom. But I wanted to tell you I am a new subscriber to your blog but I just enjoy it so much. Not only are your recipies great but your stories are so fresh and funny. Congratulations on your Award!
Analisa in Dubai
Congrats! Joy I’m so happy that you won!
So good seeing you again!!! Congrats – you so totally deserve the fantastic award!
Well deserved!
Congratulations!
Congrats! I’m so happy that you won!
We knew you were the best. Now you know it too! Hugs from the peanut gallery
Congratulations on the win Joy, you totally deserve it. (I voted!)
There’s no fun blogger conferences here in Australia :( boo.
your fork picture is soo much better than mine! ahhh!
we must attend another food convention together. I think another one with free booze might be a requisite…I wonder if that bartender has a name for his boat yet?
Congrats (again) on the best baking blog, friend!
i just KNEW you were gonna win ;)
wow! congrats! that’s so awesome! so now you’re joy the best baker blogger…hehe
Oh, mama! You are the cat’s pajamas. Joy, you so deserved this and we are all so very proud of you!!!!
Now, are you working on that cookbook, yet?
~Kim
Joy, please bake us something with persimmons!! they are such a beautiful fall fruit and my mother’s hachiya persimmon tree is overloaded as it is every year around this time, and i can find so few good recipes aside from the same cookie and same bread recipes over and over again! give me something inspired please!! I’ll be making this: https://www.slashfood.com/2009/06/26/lemon-bars-with-a-twist/ in the next few days, but what about the other 800 persimmons i have?? :)
thanks joy! keep up the good work
i know you’ve already given us persimmon bread and pudding, but more! more! more!
Congrats! Looks like fun!
Congrats on the win, Joy! You deserve it. It looks like you had a lot of fun! Wish I had time for things like that. :) Keep up your great posts!
Congrats on your win! You totally deserved it of course. It was great to see you again. And thanks for encouraging the tasting of raw oysters. Our lives have been changed.
Love, love, love your blog!
Congratulations!!!
Many heartfelt congratulations!! You’re an inspiration to all and you completely deserved the award!! Enjoy!
Conga-rats! You totally deserve it!
I love photobooths. Too bad they’re so few and far between now.
That looks like it was a lot of fun! And congratulations with your prize. You absolutely deserve it.
Congratulations!!
Congrats! You definitely do have the best baking blog around.
CONGRATULATIONS! you totally deserve it, your blog is absolutely amazing and the ‘coffee’ to my morning. yes,I wake up thinking about getting to read your blog…and now to go have my liquid coffee. again, congrats!
Congrats, Joy!!!
yea!
Congratulations!
What are you going to bake to celebrate?
you deserved the award girl! your efforts & dedication really show…we are committed to you!
shout out to joy the baker!
COngrats, Joy!! :)
Wonderful news, Joy! Congratulations! Though I wouldn’t say it is so surprising – You’ve totally deserved it! And I am sure it’s not the last one! Hugs from chilly Warsaw !
Way to go!!! That was fantastic, I love popping in to see what’s going on on your blog. Keep up the good work!
Congratulations Joy! Your blog is by far my favorite food blog, and the added bonus is we/I voted for you and you got it :)
Congratulations Joy!!!! Im so happy for you. Of course you deserve it, for the great recipes you bake for us, for the wonderful photos you make, for the sweet thoughts that make us reflect about life…. Best wishes for you from Spain…..Kissesssssss
Who better than you?
You deserve the award times a kazillion – for your beautiful blog, wonderful and unique recipes and amazing ideas (does a cupcake picnic ring a bell?).
thank you and congrats …
Congratulations….you totally deserve it! I always find the best recipes here.
There is no question, you take the wickedest pictures. Your pix make my pix look like child’s play…or infant’s play..or even…fetus play????? :P
Congrats.
Looooooove the photobooth pix. I love photobooths.
Congratulations! You are the Goddess of Baking and deserve many accolades. Please do enter the Bon Appetit’s Blog Envy competition and let us know so that we can vote for you again. You rock!
you TOTALLY deserve it! i follow about 15 food and baking blogs, and of all of them, i find yours to be the best — what you bake is completely accessible but with a gourmet touch, your writing is incredibly informative but you allow us to peak into your life and thoughts…it is a perfect mix. when i am making my daily rounds to all my favorite food blogs, i check yours first :)
congrats!
A Well deserved honor. Congratulations.
Cute pictures! Congratulations on an award that is well deserved.
Congratulations and well deserved!
A huge hug & congrats to you, girl! If I was there, I would’ve cheered & tossed pompoms in the air! Yippeee!
Congratulations Joy! I love your blog as well :) That award is well deserved :)
Let me be one of the many to say, “Congratulations, Joy! You deserve it!”
Congrats!! Your baking blog inspired me to start a baking blog… though I am REALLY bad about posting often!!
Very cute photos! Congrats!
I love the photos! Not really knowing much about the event, they really capture a mood. A good one. ;)
Silly girl….who else would ANYONE vote for? You never cease to amaze with the recipes you share, and give us all more reason to love you by giving peeks into the life of… well of the best darn baker out there!! You make it fun to create, and that’s a lot hon!!! Hat’s off to you, it’s well deserved in my book!!!
That’s so awesome! You deserve it!
Yay for you!
Congratulations!
YaHOoooeey! Since this is my Number One, Favorite by Far food blog….this means I have great taste. LoL!
So awesome, and such a fantastic person to reward for both beautiful food, wonderful articles, and fantastic photography.
You Rock!
I love the photos, and congrats on the win!! :)
BTW, you should definitely put yourself in for Bon Appetit’s “BlogEnvy” competition. Seriously – the recipes you grace us with could totally do laps around some of the nominees. It’s a self-entry kind of thing, otherwise I would have been the first to throw your name into the hat. So… yeah. Go and enter so we can vote for you!
https://www.bonappetit.com/magazine/2009/12/blog_envy_entry
:)
Man, I’m SO excited for you! And boy, howdy, do you deserve it! I love your blog. It’s the first one I check EVERY DAY!
Congratulations!
Hey wow – congratulations Joy! You really deserve it. I just wanted to say – I’ve been following your blog for some time, and it’s always full of sunshine and great recipes – thank you! I’ve actually just set up my own brand new teaching-myself-to-bake blog, for which you have been part of the inspiration, so keep it coming.
Well-deserved! Looks like you had a blast!
wait…those are some ridiculously good photo booth shots!
Congrats, Joy – that’s awesome – you deserve it!!!
Congrats!!! You TOTALLY deserve it. :-) :-)
Congratulations Joy!
Fun photos! :)
Wow! Awesome! Congratulations!
Congrats! You do have the best baking blog around. Keep up with the wonderful recipes.