Interesting about the processed food sponsors. That's so tricky–these events require a lot of funding (no doubt hard to find this time of year), but it would be interesting to see if some local/sustainable companies could band together and match that kind of funding.

Bertolli is all over the Foodbuzz conference, too…love the Scharffen Berger, though.

Has anyone talked with the Blogher organizers about the choice of sponsors?

I don't think I was the only one who had a bad feeling about lunch before it even happened. Alice Q Foodie and I ducked out and nipped to the Ferry Building for a Boccalone sandwich and some Frog Hollow Farm desserts. It was the best thing we could have done.

As Alice, who was visiting from San Diego, said to me when we made the split second decision: "I just can't risk wasting one meal in San Francisco"

As for the plastic wrapped man, I was walking back from the Ferry Building Sunday morning with a friend and saw a man in an entire red sequined get-up with red false eyelashes. Damn if I didn't have my camera for that.

And I loved when Rocco asked the audience who had time to go to the farmer's market and choose their produce? And how we shouldn't feel guilty for buying bagged lettuce?

.:crickets:.

i would have rather paid for a better lunch than had the one provided by the conference. or been given a list of food within walking distance.

and one last thing: healthy choice foods? really blogherfood? ugh.

But I LOVE your photos! Beautiful (and FUN)!