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September DC Bloggers Meetup Recap: Food Blogging & Photography

By Carly Beato · On October 19, 2021

On September 15th, 2021 the DC Bloggers hosted their first ever food blogger meet-up in sponsorship with PLNT Burger, located at The Sandlot Georgetown. Over 50 local food bloggers came to hear Erin Hill from @hillea, talk all things food blogging and food photography!

DC Bloggers Meetup about Food Blogging and Photography

Here are the top three things we learned:

  1. Lighting and Angles- Restaurants and other businesses really rely on their food photography to showcase their skills and attract customers. It is so important to take a share photos of food with great lighting and the best angles to capture their creations!

    DC Bloggers Meetup about Food Blogging and Photography

  2. Follow up! You may score a collaboration with a restaurant initially, however, follow-up as you never know the relationship you can build that could turn into a paid advertisement later on down the road.
  3. If you are doing a collaboration with a restaurant, don’t forget to tip your server. Although the food is complimentary, the service isn’t. Aldo, try your best not to waste any food during your collab!
DC Bloggers Meetup about Food Blogging and Photography

PLNT Burger served a sampling of several featured menu items: like their PLNT Burger (Slider), a fan favorite, Mini Crispy Chik N’ Funguy, their sweet potato Fries w/ the delicious maple mustard, bloomies w/ bloomies sauce and last but not least, their chocolate and vanilla oat-based soft serve. Thank you to our amazing photographers for capturing this event, Natalia Watson from @nsw.photo, Roberta Frazao from @pinkwafflephotography and Kathleen Ward from @kathleenmariephotography.  

ABOUT OUR SPONSOR: PLNT Burger

DC Bloggers Meetup about Food Blogging and Photography

PLNT Burger brings people joy with delicious, planet-based burgers, sandwiches, milkshakes, and other offerings crafted by Celebrity Chef Spike Mendelsohn and Chef Mike Colletti. PLNT Burger is a DC-based burger concept, with 10 locations across Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. PLNT Burger has a new mobile kitchen parked within Sandlot Georgetown, an outdoor container bar and cultural event space in downtown Georgetown.

ABOUT CELEBRITY CHEF AND CO-FOUNDER OF PLNT BURGER: SPIKE MENDELSOHN

DC Bloggers Meetup about Food Blogging and Photography

Spike Mendelsohn is a Co-Founder and the Culinary Director of PLNT Burger, and is also the Chairman of the DC Food Policy Council. Spike was featured in season four of Top Chef, and owns several restaurants in the greater DC area. Spike also serves as a Chef Contributor to DC Central Kitchen and a Chef Ambassador to CARE’s Chef’s Table Program, fighting food insecurity in our local communities and around the world.

  • DC Bloggers Meetup about Food Blogging and Photography
  • DC Bloggers Meetup about Food Blogging and Photography
  • DC Bloggers Meetup about Food Blogging and Photography
  • DC Bloggers Meetup about Food Blogging and Photography
  • DC Bloggers Meetup about Food Blogging and Photography
  • DC Bloggers Meetup about Food Blogging and Photography
  • DC Bloggers Meetup about Food Blogging and Photography
  • DC Bloggers Meetup about Food Blogging and Photography
  • DC Bloggers Meetup about Food Blogging and Photography
  • DC Bloggers Meetup about Food Blogging and Photography
  • DC Bloggers Meetup about Food Blogging and Photography
  • DC Bloggers Meetup about Food Blogging and Photography
  • DC Bloggers Meetup about Food Blogging and Photography
  • DC Bloggers Meetup about Food Blogging and Photography
  • DC Bloggers Meetup about Food Blogging and Photography
  • DC Bloggers Meetup about Food Blogging and Photography

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Carly Beato is from Northern Virginia and currently lives in the DC/Maryland/Virginia area.  Inspired by her knack for fashion on a budget as well as her travels around the world with her fiancé she started thecarlychic.com to share her passions with others! She is always on a hunt for a good deal or the next greatest adventure! As Chapter Officer for DC, she loves connecting the local blogger community with each other and blogger opportunities, a true believer in community over competition.

 

Chapter Volunteer: Peyton Johnson is a Washington, D.C. native playing dress up and explorer, while documenting it all through social content focused on a few of her favorite things: style, beauty, travel and local finds. Peyton looks to use her channels to inspire people to explore their personal styles, book a fun trip to anywhere or try out a delicious local restaurant.

 

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is from Miami, Florida. She moved to Northern Virginia four years and is living her best life here, with no regrets! She enjoys exploring DC, good eats, affordable fashion finds, dance, and always takes advantage of a good photo opportunity. She aims to inspire others to find balance in their lives as she believes it’s been the key to her happiness in a chaotic world. Though she will admit to being a little bit of a chocoholic on her least balanced days. 😉

 

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is from Raleigh, NC, and currently lives in Washington, DC. She loves the variety of activities that the DMV area has to offer, and is always down for any opportunity to get dressed up! Kasi has always had a passion for fashion, and also loves fitness, travel and beauty (especially natural hair care). She started thestyleperk.com to help inspire, offer advice, and connect with others.

 

Chapter Volunteer: Kristian Spraggins is curly hair and personal style content creator from Alexandria,VA. She has always loved fashion and personal style, but her love for style and creating her personal brand blossomed in college at Hampton University. She loves showcasing how to wear and style staple pieces from her closet in multiple ways in order to get the most use out of her wardrobe. She is the blogger behind iamsimplyk.com and enjoys sharing her love for natural hair and beauty with her followers and to encourage them to love and embrace their natural hair and personal style.

 

Chapter Volunteer: Parisa moved to DC four years ago from Connecticut and fell in love with everything this city has to offer! Her blog follows her adventures discovering new restaurants, visiting art exhibits, experimenting with style, and exploring different parts of DC (and beyond). Her focus on shopping local and supporting small, female-owned businesses aims to showcase all types of talent and highlight hidden DC gems. She loves being part of the DC Bloggers community and is always down to connect over a cup of coffee (preferably one with cute latte art)!

 

Chapter Volunteer: Madison Schuchart is the creative behind the DC-based style and travel blog, The Que Sera Lifestyle. Founded in June 2018 as an outlet for her passion for writing, photography, and spilling the tea, TQSL inspires women to travel the world in style without spending a fortune. Madison loves exploring DC and beyond and loves to share her adventures along the way! She can usually be found enjoying a glass of wine and some tapas with a fellow style loving, travel obsessed chica!

 

Chapter Volunteer: “Liz Strom is a DMV-native, In-Demand Speaker, Professional Life/Career Coach, Workshop Facilitator, & double organ transplant survivor. She is the Founder of Creative Calm Solutions LLC, Workshop Producer of The Goddess Workshop, and Executive Director of Xccelerate by DCBX. She leads empowering, energy-shifting workshops and has been featured by Aurora Zen Lifestyle Magazine, The Pursue Your Spark Podcast, Konnected Voices, The American Transplant Foundation, DCBX + 202 Creates for Xccelerate, The Interfusion Festival, The Wing + Cathay Pacific, Healthmonitor Magazine, The Emma G Podcast, and more.

 

Chapter Volunteer: Amreen is the face behind The Pink Patola, a fashion blog. A native of Northern Virginia, Amreen has grown up within the area and is tries to show fun outfits for the office. The Pink Patola is a combination of Corporate Fashion, Indian Culture, and everything in between.

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