Last weekend, two food52 potlucks were thrown -- MrsWheelbarrow hosted a brunch at her home near Washington, D.C. and AntoniaJames hosted a dinner at her Piedmont home in the San Francisco Bay Area. See the lovely photos and comments they shared with us below.
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43 Comments on food52 Potlucks:
I'd be happy to host one in L.A.!
Anyone doing this in LA? Would be happy to travel up north as well!
Hi Alison. I would be happy to host one at my house. Contact me directly via food52 direct contact and let's see if we can work something out. =)
I'm in for Boston. "lastnightsdinner" is in Providence, perhaps we could convince her to join a Boston potluck? Anyone else out there Boston based?
I'd absolutely come up for a potluck! If it happens, count me in!
Hey, everybody, one important detail about the Bay Area gathering has somehow been overlooked. One participant, Amber Olson, drove all the way down from Mendocino and stayed in a hotel that night, so that she could attend! (That's roughly equivalent to driving from Baltimore to New York City.) Talk about dedication and enthusiasm. These gatherings are amazing -- both for the food (as one would expect) and for the camaraderie! ;o)
Both gatherings look so beautiful! How wonderful to meet other Food 52 enthusiasts. I am keeping my fingers crossed that one materializes in the Midwest.
Both potlucks looked great! Anybody in LA jumping on board? Please let me know. I can spread the word pretty quickly if need be.
How cool! I am so flattered to see the Chocolate Bundt Cake made the rounds in DC, too. Looking for to NYC!
How do I get in touch with one of you lovely San Franciscan Potluckers. I would love to join/host one of these. If any of you reads this post please contact me!
I'll put you on the list of interested people . . . our numbers are growing and we have such a wonderful group!! We depend on food52 members to help us to find them for inclusion, as you have done. Thank you!! I'll be in touch via the profile messaging system, with a lot more information. Welcome! ;o)
There is nothing better than good food and good conversation. It was lovely meeting all of you and tasting your amazing creations! Thanks again for organizing and hosting Helen!
Wish I could have attended both! I'd be happy to host in the Denver area!!
Where can I get the recipe for the pork roast prepared by Porktopurslane? It is not listed on her web site. Thanks Tom
Tom,
I took 8# of boneless, skin-on pork shoulder, scored the skin, and marinated it for 48 hours in an herb paste of sea salt (which acts to 'brine' to pork), fresh garlic, fresh rosemary, fresh thyme, lemon zest, toasted + ground fennel seed, dried chile de arbol, and black pepper (pounded it all together in a mortar + pestle and combined with a little EVOO). After marinating, I let the shoulder sit out for 1 hour while the oven preheated to 450 F. Roasted shoulder in a roasting pan on a rack for 30 min at 450 (helps to crisp/caramelize the skin). Turned the oven down to 240 F, added a cup of water to the roasted pan, and let the pork cook slowly for 18 hours. Yes, 18 hours. Re-crisp the skin at 450 or under a broiler before serving the pork.
Hope this helps Tom!
It was absolutely amazingly great! Maybe the best pork shoulder I've had. Ever. Thanks for posting the recipe. I'm definitely making it.
Thanks so much for the recipe---I'm going to try it this weekend. Tom
What a blast! Thanks for sharing the beautiful photos.
I would love to do this in Boston!
A great idea! Boston anyone?
Sounds like you had fun.
Too bad I am busy these days, but had time freeing up, I would have worked on a canadian extension of your community. Canadians are big on food, so it should not have been an issue to gather people in big canadian cities. Just for the love of food. For now, congrats for those potluck dinners. Great way to gather around our passion for food.
Love it! Thank you so much for sharing!
You are so lucky to all have gotten together! It's awfully lonely here in San Diego...I have plenty of friends who like to eat my food but just don't "get" the food52 experience. Thanks for sharing the great photos.
Next time we have one, see if you can come up to join us! Lots of flights between SF and SD and we'd love to have you!
I told AJ that we were across the Bay for my 60th celebration with family. Fun but missed you guys - a short flight indeed - see you next time - thanks! Best, Liz
Both of these parties look fabulous and delicious--great photos and everyone looks so relaxed. Congratulations to all! Am looking forward to the NYC potluck being organized by Naked Beet this month--fingers crossed that we'll be in town!
beautiful parties! beautiful food! beautiful ladies! thank you for making my olives, too!
Both parties look beautiful! It's nice to see Food52er's getting together offline and sharing their love for food. There's a NY potluck planned in May, please contact me if you'd like to attend.
Merrill is a co-founder of food52.
added over 2 years agoCan't wait!
Can you let me know when it will be, too? I live on long Island. Thanks.
@Merrill, me too! @drbabs, I sent you an email and it's May 22nd. Hope you can make it.
Would love to attend the NY potluck... can you send me info?
Wow! Ladies, everything works great. I think brunch is a great idea. I am still trying to coordinate the Chicago get together. Finding a date that everyone can come is difficult, but we will work it out. If anyone else out there wants to be include in the Chicago Area Potluck, let me know. The food looks so good....
Brunch seemed to be the easiest time for us all to get together, especially cheese1227, who drove from Carlisle, PA, 2+ hours, to attend! (Wishing for more of the astonishing cheeses she brought from Pittsburgh.)
I love brunch gatherings - they're usually so casual and laid-back. Both of these potluck parties looked wonderful, and thanks for serving my lentils & chard, Mrs. W! I'll have to whip up some of your merguez soon and try that combination :)
And top with spring onions, grilled slowly until meltingly sweet.
It was great fun and great food! And the merguez was fabulous with the lentils and chard, and spring onions.
Wow! Great photos of great-looking food. Looks like so much fun on both coasts!
I love what cheese1227 says about not having to curb your enthusiasm when with a group that is just as excited about all things food as you are! Both looked like wonderful groups and events...
Amanda is a co-founder of Food52.
added over 2 years agoBeautiful! What fun to get to see how the parties went! A special thank you to AntoniaJames and MrsWheelbarrow for hosting the potlucks.
Merrill is a co-founder of food52.
added over 2 years agoYes, thank you AJ and Mrs W!
It was my pleasure. This is a great community, both online, and in real life.
You're welcome, but really, we're the ones who should be thanking you, for making this possible in the first place. We're all looking forward to the next ones! We're working on four-cook planned menu parties for the near future . . . . but will also have more events with this traditional potluck format, as there are still some local members who have expressed interest, but have not yet been able to attend. There are more than 20 of us, at last count, who have either attended a potluck or are looking forward to attending their first food52 SF Bay Area gathering soon. ;o)
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