HCP Dishes!

The Boston Brunchers came to HCP…

Posted by Emily

Tuesday January 3, 2012

…and happy we were to have them!

Sunday, 40 of Boston’s most active food bloggers attended a brunch at our office for a morning filled with good food, good conversation, and great company. We had a fantastic time meeting everyone (especially matching faces to blog names and Twitter handles!) and discussing the relationship between bloggers and publishers. Adam gave a talk on the process of turning a food blog into a cookbook, while Nancy discussed what goes into marketing a cookbook in the digital age.

Most of the dishes we served came from our own own cookbooks (see photos below!), plus Adam bartended with some holiday-themed punches! Also, a big thanks to Jason from Ancient Fire Wine and Richard of The Passionate Foodie for providing the wine!

We had a ton of fun at the event, and there are some great photos below of the morning…






Harvest Bowl from Good Spirits










Cranberry Punch from edible Rhody











Raspberry-Cream Cheese Coffee Cake from A Real American Breakfast











Cranberry Coffee Cake from Salty Sweets











Pear Bread with Vanilla and Ginger from The Best Quick Breads











No party is complete without a fruit platter! From our local grocery market, Foodie's











Eating next door in artist Nancy Simond's studio











Great chats with new and old friends











Cookbooks seemed like the most appropriate centerpiece for this event!











...and we let the bloggers each take one home on their way out!











Adam discusses how food bloggers can and have become cookbook authors











Marie of Chocolate and Wine with her new set of The Baker's Field Guides











Great book choices!











The whole group!






We owe a huge thanks to Renee Hirschberg for bringing us all together– what a fun Sunday it was and we are so excited to now be following all of your blogs!

Remember, if you were one of yesterday’s attendees, be sure to make a dish or treat out of the cookbook you picked up yesterday and blog about it– we will be selecting five winners who will receive a package of five additional cookbooks, plus the grand prize winner will also receive a $150 OpenTable gift card! Tweet us the link– @HCPDishes and use the hashtag #hcpbrunch. Deadline is Monday, January 9.

Also, if you do your own recap on the event, send us the link and we will post it here!

Recaps so far…
What Emily Cooks
Baking Me Hungry
The Good Girl Gone Blog
The Sailing Foodie
Eating In or Out
Frugal Foodista
Cooking Whims
Sweetly Serendipity
In the Night Kitchen
Wicked Good Travel & Activities
Tales from a Kitchen Misfit

Recipe entries so far…
Cooking Whims: Hungarian Paprika Chicken
Wickedrandom: Polly’s Pancake Parlor Cornmeal Buttermilk Pancakes
Wicked Good Travel & Activities: Ground Beef and Ziti with Spicy Red Sauce
Eat. Live. Blog.: Dumplings and Mince
Baking Me Hungry: Chickpea Fritters
Very Slow Cooker: Chile Relleno Casserole
Kathy Can Cook: Pear-Gingerbread Cake
Baking Me Hungry: Pear and Brie Turnovers
Tales from a Kitchen Misfit: Mushroom Linguine
The Sailing Foodie: Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie
Sweetly Serendipity: Crispy Yeasted Waffles
Lena on the Beach: Pear Bread with Vanilla and Ginger
Baking Me Hungry: Dairy-Free Almond Orange Cake


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  1. Megan 13/12/2011 at 11:04 am

    What a great event. I wish I could have made it, but unfortunately, I had other plans that day. The spread looks fabulous!

    New England Home Cooking has become one of my go-to cookbooks lately.

  2. Megan 13/12/2011 at 11:08 am

    What a wonderful event! Thank you so much for having us and being so generous with your food and cookbooks! I loved learning a little more about cookbook publishing. I’ve already made a recipe from a book I walked away with!

  3. Mindy 13/12/2011 at 11:13 am

    Thank you Bruce, Adam, and Nancy for your hospitality and generosity! What a great group of people…what a great company!

  4. Karen 13/12/2011 at 11:32 am

    A very big thank you to all the HCP staff, especially Bruce, Adam and Nancy for making the event so great and for welcoming us all into your fabulous space!

  5. Adam 13/12/2011 at 11:47 am

    And thanks to you all for being a part of this, we were so glad to have you in the office and hope we can do it again soon!

  6. Liz 13/12/2011 at 11:54 am

    This was such a lovely event – thank you for welcoming us to HCP. I’ve been reading through my ‘Joy of Pickling’ book non-stop and can’t wait to make something.

    Thanks for being so supportive of Boston Brunchers and bloggers in general – these are exciting partnerships!

  7. Renee {Eat.Live.Blog} 13/12/2011 at 11:56 am

    Thank you, thank you, thank you for going above and beyond our expectations! HCP is doing such an amazing job of being an integral part of the Boston food community. You guys are the best!

  8. Marie 13/12/2011 at 1:51 pm

    Great post and pictures, Em! We all had a blast!! And I’ve already made cookies out of the Christmas Cookie book.. amazing!!

    xo Marie
    Chocolate & Wine

  9. Amy 15/12/2011 at 6:13 pm

    Thanks to both HCP and Renee for bringing us all together. What an awesome time it was! I can’t wait to get my recipe and post up next week! :) I also am planning a month of recipes from my beautiful casserole book!

  10. Lena H. 04/01/2012 at 9:44 am

    Thank you again for hosting us! It’s always great to get together with the Brunchers crew, but what a treat to learn more about cookbook publishing from Bruce, Adam, and Nancy!

    And now that I’m back in town, I can’t wait to crack open my new books — particularly to try out that pear bread from The Best Quick Breads.

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