Every month the ladies of the Minnesota Food Bloggers have a chance to get together for a few hours. Usually the 3rd week of the month a group of 10-20 lady food bloggers meet up.
This month’s event came at the perfect time. A day after my bad news I headed out to meet up with 13 other girls. I needed this! It felt so good to get hugs, hear it would be ok, get some job hunting tips and then talk about other things for the rest of the night. My mind needed some time off from the stress.
We headed to Swirl Wine Bar in Afton for wine tasting, appetizers, and a chance to fill a place with our laughter. Swirl does weekly wines that are available for tasting and we got a chance to try a few:
Curtis Heritage Blanc
Robert Mundavi Fume Blanc
Manyana Tempranillo
Terarazas Reserve Malbec
Oubenheim Merlot
And a bonus Pinot Noir
My favorite? The Heritage Blanc and the Manyana Tempranillo. A few of us ended up sharing a bottle after the tasting. And at $10 dollars a bottle that makes for a cheap night with the girls.
There can’t be wine without food. And since we are all a big group of food bloggers it had to be good food. Things like chicken bites, edamame, cheese platters, truffle fries and the rosemary brie and roasted grape flat bread. I go back to Swirl, which is 45 minutes away from where I live, just for this flatbread. Seriously. It’s that good.
I can not wait for next month. These girls have become great friends and I really looking forward to catching up every month.
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So bummed I missed this one. I missed out on giving you a big hug! I’ve been thinking about you. I hope the interview goes well today!
Thanks for the good thoughts! The job search is moving along, slowly but I am staying positive.
Love this – very cool pics! just posted it to Swirl’s facebook page. I am so glad that you are staying positive through this. Remember a lot of things happen for a reason, to lead us to bigger and better things!
mmmm that flatbread sounds delicious. i wish there was a blogging group around here!
Nice photos, Mellissa. Glad I had the chance to hang out with you at Swirl, sending positive job vibes your way!
So fun! If you girlies ever want to do a BIG roadtrip, I organize the NYC Blogger Playdate! I’ll hold one in your honor!
I think that was one of the best #GirlsBigNight outings we’ve had so far; and we’ve had some fun nights. It’s a really great group of women, and that is a huge part of it.
A good night out, with good food and wonderful friends cures a lot of ill in one’s life. I’m so glad it helped!
Gosh, I had no idea there was a MN blogging group. I looked into it a bit more and it looks pretty cool. What does it take to join? Now I am wishing I knew earlier b/c I would have loved to have done a viewing of the TED talk they had last weekend.
Emily, there is a group on Facebook, send a request and it is usually approved pretty quickly.
ok thanks!