Angelenos with a penchant for gourmet sweets are invited to attend the first ever “Eat My Blog” bake sale on Saturday, December 5th from 10 AM to 4 PM at Zeke’s Smokehouse in West Hollywood.
“Eat My Blog” will feature over 800 baked goods, including classic whoopie pies, pumpkin swirl brownies, bacon apple pie, and black sesame cupcakes with matcha frosting. [See full menu here.] All proceeds from this tasty event will be donated to the Los Angeles Regional Foodbank.
See below for the official press release, which includes a list of participating bloggers. For more information, contact me at cathy37 [at] gmail [dot] com. I hope to see you there!
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LOS ANGELES FOOD BLOGGERS TO GIVE BACK TO THOSE IN NEED WITH A CHARITY BAKE SALE ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5TH
Bloggers to donate 100% of sales to the Los Angeles Regional Foodbank
LOS ANGELES (November 11, 2009) - Angelenos with a penchant for gourmet sweets are invited to attend the first ever Eat My Blog bake sale on Saturday, December 5th. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Zeke’s Smokehouse in West Hollywood (7100 Santa Monica Boulevard) will generously host this event on their outdoor patio where Eat My Blog will feature over 800 baked goods including classic whoopie pies, pumpkin swirl brownies, handmade macarons, and black sesame cupcakes with matcha frosting. Challenge Dairy is the official butter sponsor of the event.
In addition, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® will be featuring a selection of hot beverages to help wash down all of those scrumptious sweet treats! All proceeds from this tasty event will be donated to the Los Angeles Regional Foodbank and help raise a greater awareness for those looking to give back to the Los Angeles community.
“Eat My Blog is an opportunity for the blogging community to give back to those in need,” said Cathy Danh, author of Gastronomy Blog and founder of Eat My Blog. “If this event goes well, we plan to make it a biannual occurrence.”
“It’s a way to connect with our readers in an intimate and real way,” said Diana Hossfeld, author of Diana Takes a Bite and a member of the Eat My Blog organizing committee. “It’s Tastespotting come to life – for a cause that is near and dear to our hearts.”
About the Los Angeles Regional Foodbank
The Los Angeles Regional Foodbank is a nonprofit charitable organization that has been mobilizing resources to fight hunger in the community since 1973. The organization is at the heart of a charitable food distribution network that includes nearly 900 agency sites in Los Angeles County. For more information, visit http://www.lafightshunger.org/
About Zeke’s Smokehouse BBQ
Zeke’s Smokehouse opened its doors in Montrose, CA in November 2002 and branched out to a second location in West Hollywood in June 2004. Zeke’s delivers the kind of authentic barbecue dishes one would find in Kansas City, Memphis, or Greensboro, North Carolina. For more information, visit http://www.zekessmokehouse.com/
About Challenge Dairy Products, Inc.
Challenge Dairy Products is a family-owned cooperative association responsible for the marketing and distribution of dairy products that have maintained a tradition for natural, quality dairy products since 1911. Challenge is the largest selling brand of butter in the Western United States. It is real butter at its very best. For more information, visit http://www.challengedairy.com/.
Participating Bloggers:
- Anjali (http://deliciouscoma.com/)
- Diana (http://dianatakesabite.blogspot.com/)
- Laurie (http://gmasbakery.wordpress.com/)
- Pat (http://eatingla.blogspot.com/)
- Ben (http://bsideblog.com/)
- Hong & Kim (http://ravenouscouple.blogspot.com/)
- Esi (http://dishingupdelights.blogspot.com/)
- Lisa (http://lisatimmons.com/)
- Ashley (http://www.placeandtaste.blogspot.com/)
- Kate (http://savour-fare.com/)
- Chrystal & Amir (http://duodishes.com/)
- Jessica (http://www.eatsipchew.com/)
- Cathy & Vernon (http://gastronomyblog.com/)
- Elyse (http://ehoblogs.blogspot.com/)
- Liz (http://www.foodshethought.blogspot.com/)
- Gaby (http://whatsgabycooking.com/)
- Sonja (http://www.activefoodie.com/)
- Carol (http://www.hungrypassport.blogspot.com/)
- Sarah (http://www.sarahthebear.com/)
- LA Times Food Blog (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dailydish/)
- Jen (http://www.domdivas.blogspot.com/)
- H.C. (http://la-oc-foodie.blogspot.com/)
- Jo (http://mylastbite.wordpress.com/)
- Matt (http://www.mattatouille.com/)
- Andrea (http://laeasymeals.com/)
- Nastassia (http://www.theletmeeatcake.blogspot.com/)
- Amy (http://theroamingbelly.blogspot.com/)
- Anisha (http://foodismynish.blogspot.com/)
- Erica (http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/)
- Liz (www.whiningndining.com)
- Mary (www.foodlibrarian.com)
- Jennifer (http://www.peteeatemall.com/)
- Adrianna & Caroline (http://www.acozykitchen.com/)
- Patricia (http://lifewithawhisk.blogspot.com/)
- Molly (http://organicspark.blogspot.com/)
- Javier (http://teenageglutster.blogspot.com/)
- Sook (http://yutjangsah.blogspot.com/)
