my 26th b'day with 30 foodbloggers at wagaya

18 June 2009, 02:47

1 year ago if you had told me i would be having a birthday party with a group of people half of whom i’d never met in real life before i would have laughed. but magically the food blogging crew in sydney have become quite a close-knit community. and feeling ambitious i decided to try my luck in organising the biggest meetup evah at wagaya!


before entering the room you had to take off your shoes. for the floor it was all shiny and with cushions! a large lcd tv is also in the room if you want to play a video and theres also an ipod stereo hookup but for some reason no dock for the ipod so make sure you bring a charger! altho with 25 30 people in the room it will be so loud you wont hear the music =P


and just because i could, i decreed a theme- masquerade!


i had booked the largest private room available and was told it would fit 25 people. i uh thought that was just a ‘guideline’ so i squished in 30 foodbloggers heh heh sorry for the squishyness dudes!


but soon the food arrives and cameras are whipped out and soon the room is filled with a lightning storm of super bright flashes


the edamame is first to arrive and masks are set aside to eat properly


my babies! my absolute favourite at wagaya- the deep fried cheese! oh yes they were so tasty that i stole a bowl for myself heh i dont share my cheese =P


lotus root chips were so very moreish! i couldnt stop eating them!


takoyaki. um i dont think i ate these…


and then out comes the dreaded sushi roulette! heh hiding in one of those pieces is a giant ball of wasabi so hot that you will cry hehe um and yeah thats it for the food photos because i was too busy eating =P


group 1 with their sushi. minh is the lucky winner hehe


group 2. i think the lucky winner was trina?


me and shez


tim, chris, steph, me, betty, trina


AND THE MASTERCHEF JUDGES! haha the awesome billy went thru all the videos and took screenshots and photoshopped them for every single contestant heh awesome effort!


and billy bought me a baa-tiful cake from 85C thanks dude!


helen’s handiwork…


my party gifts to the bloggers- candy necklaces!


and lollipop rings!


heh billy…


the lovely trish made delicious cakepops for everyone!


personalised cake pops! aww thanks dude!


by the time we took this group photo half of us had already left bah!


carnage. heh much love to everyone who came! i had an awesome time and hope to catch up with everyone again soon!

foodbloggers who came:
helen: grabyourfork.blogspot.com
billy: www.atablefortwo.com.au
howard and minh: www.eatshowandtell.com
sheryl: www.onebitemore.blogspot.com
richard: www.herecomesthefood.com.au
karen: www.citrusandcandy.com
simon: www.theheartoffood.blogspot.com
lorraine: www.notquitenigella.com
reem: tummyrumble.net
leona: pigged-out.com
mel: www.fooderati.blogspot.com
jen: www.jenius.com.au
belle: ooh-look.blogspot.com
jenny: www.panda-n-cakes.blogspot.com
lili: www.pikeletandpie.com
betty: betty-thehungrygirl.blogspot.com
steph: raspberricupcakes.blogspot.com
betty and richard: bettysbites.blogspot.com
ellie: almostbourdain.blogspot.com
chris and tim: blogs.thewayitcrumbles.com
trina: foragingotaku.blogspot.com
trish: sugarlace.fragiled.net
tina: foodboozeshoes.blogspot.com
pete: kitchendecanted.com
eden: nutsaboutmynuts.wordpress.com
grace: www.foodchaser.me

1. Aw Suze you looked so beautiful!!!

   — Deb    Jun 18, 09:43 AM    #
   
   

2. Wish I could have been there, looks like you guys had heaps of fun! Love the Masterchef judges masks!! haha

   — Lisa    Jun 18, 09:49 AM    #
   
   

3. Haha I was wondering where all the cheese went! Yep Trina got the wasabi bomb from our plate :D I’m so glad we’ve finally met dude, thanks for inviting me! Twas awesome fun

   — Steph    Jun 18, 10:04 AM    #
   
   

4. the judge masks are hilarious lol

   — steph    Jun 18, 10:07 AM    #
   
   

5. Ahhh food blogger central! Love the before and after shots and it certainly felt more squishy than it actually looked!

   — Helen (grabyourfork)    Jun 18, 10:26 AM    #
   
   

6. happy birthday suze!
   u look great =DD

   — suze.n    Jun 18, 11:17 AM    #
   
   

7. Thanks for an awesome night Suze! Great to meet you & fellow food bloggers :D

   — Betty    Jun 18, 12:14 PM    #
   
   

8. the masks are so clever and look like so much fun. i wanna do for my next birthday now. happy birthday!

   — Simon Food Favourites    Jun 18, 12:36 PM    #
   
   

9. Thanks for the invite, Suze, we had an amazing night! Your mask was so prettiful!

   — Chris    Jun 18, 02:06 PM    #
   
   

10. Ahh good timmess XD Oh did Minh win the roulette (mayb cos she had two haha)? I thought Shez did?

    — FFichiban    Jun 18, 06:29 PM    #
    
    

11. Looks fun! I was thinking of booking one of those rooms for my bday next year too! I played the roulette once as well, but someone bit into the spiked sushi on the first go so it was not as fun!

    — Lene    Jun 18, 09:40 PM    #
    
    

12. ooohhhhh….all those sydney based blogs i need to check out…… i have some work to do!!
    BTW HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

    — janna    Jun 18, 09:59 PM    #
    
    

13. the masterchef judges masks are so funny! Happy belated birthday!! :) next year you should celebrate your birthday in Melbourne so you can meet all the Melbourne bloggers. lol

    — theaussiezombie    Jun 18, 10:44 PM    #
    
    

14. Such great times, huh! So many peeps but I’m sure that we could have sqeezed a couple more in! See if you can get an even larger group together for your next birthday party!

    btw, nice shot of the roulette sushi :)

    — Simon    Jun 18, 11:05 PM    #
    
    

15. 30 people in a space meant for 25? No wonder we were all good friends at the end of it! Thanks for a fun evening – you were a delightful birthday girl!

    — Belle@OohLook    Jun 18, 11:49 PM    #
    
    

16. I dind’t even know they have party rooms! Happy birthday! :)

    — Yas    Jun 19, 12:45 AM    #
    
    

17. How awesome! Great effort to round up the food bloggers (who I noticed are mostly Asians – shows how much we love our food) in Sydney. I’m inspired to do one in Melbourne! :)

    — Mable    Jun 19, 10:42 AM    #
    
    

18. luv the aftermath foto. it was such a fun night! xx

    — betty    Jun 19, 01:12 PM    #
    
    

19. omg the fried cheese IS STILL THERE AT WAGAYA ? why can’t i find it :(

    haha it was great to meet you, and happy (belated) birthday!
    thanks for the candy ! ..though next time i’m gna make sure i’m not 2 hours late (thank you exams haha)

    — eden    Jun 19, 09:39 PM    #
    
    

20. Yeah I know Patti Leung.. how do you know her??? Small world!!!

    — Trisha    Jun 19, 09:53 PM    #
    
    

21. Great night and good fun. It’s great meeting you after stalking your blog for years. Thanks for your inviting me to my 1st Aussie Food Bloggers meet!

    — Ellie@AlmostBourdain    Jun 19, 10:10 PM    #
    
    

22. Love the mask – so pretty! And the cake is also very cute!

    — Anita    Jun 19, 11:07 PM    #
    
    

23. Happy Birthday Suze! Was a fun night and you organised it well. Haven’t yet had my ring lolly but ate that cake pop and it was so good!

    — Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella    Jun 20, 02:28 AM    #
    
    

24. Happy Birthday, Suze! Your theme sounds like a blast, and I’m glad you got to spend your birthday with so many people, both new and old!

    — Albany Jane    Jun 20, 04:53 AM    #
    
    

25. awww much love guys!

    — chocolatesuze    Jun 22, 12:57 AM    #
    
    

26. Yes, I was the lucky recipient of the wasabi laden sushi in the 2nd group – and almost choked myself trying to swallow it whole to reduce the effect of the wasabi on my nasal passages.
    Was great fun and a good opportunity to meet some of other bloggers. You should have birthdays more often!

    — Forager    Jun 22, 10:39 PM    #