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Toronto Petite Blogger Meetup

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Elaine

Ok, I totally deserve an award for doing this post in a timely manner 😛  Most of my posts are of outfits taken a week, if not more before!  (Is that breaking some blogging rule?  If it is, sorry but oh well!)

I had a fantastic time last night meeting 4 AMAZING and BEAUTIFUL ladies!  We were expecting a few more but some couldn’t make it out  unfortunately 🙁  Hopefully next time!

As Jessy mentioned in her post (she is QUICK) we met at Peridot which is a cute little restaurant / lounge on Bloor Street East in between Yonge and Church.  The food was fantastic and made for a nice girls night out treat.  Thank you to Jessy and Cynthia for organizing!

My lovely dinner dates:

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Cat (Petite in the city, Jessy (The Little Dust Princess), Cynthia (Shorty Stories), Lor (Petite in the City)

And on to the food!!  LOL it was quite amusing having all of us at the table taking pictures of the food then tweeting about it – the other patrons must have seriously thought we were nuts!

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Our shared appetizer
Mini Spinach&Cheese Pita Puffs 
“Phyllo Puffs Stuffed with Spinach and Cheese, Served With a Yogurt Chive Dipping Sauce”
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My Entree
Atlantic Salmon

“Pan Seared On A Bed Of Spinach, Served With Steamed Vegetables And A Plum Tomato Caper Dill Relish”
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One of our shared desserts
Tiramisu
“Layered Savoiardi Cookies Soaked In Espresso And Coffee Liqueur With A Mascarpone Crème Filling And Dusted With Chocolate”

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Our second shared dessert (my favorite!)
Molten Lava Chocolate Cake

“Made With Lindt Chocolate, Liquid Center, With Local Vanilla Ice Cream And Garnished With Fresh Berries”

And now on to more paparazzi shots 😉

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Jess trying on Cynthia’s J Crew Coat
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My outfit!
Blazer: H&M size 4
T-shirt:  H&M size XS
Jeans:  Gap Legging Jeans size 00R
Boots:  Miz Mooz size 7
Jewellery:  Avon
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Jess taking Cynthia’s Outfit picture
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Cynthia and Lor in deep camera discussion

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Not sure what was so interesting 😛

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Jess and I

It was so fun having other people take your photos for you LOL!  What a fun night just chatting and getting to know each other.  Some people are under the impression that with blogging you’re putting your life out there.  Blogging is so one dimensional and only shows a small little aspects of our lives and a bit of what we’re interested in.  Getting to know the ladies behind the great blogs was an honour and a pleasure.  Can’t wait to do it again!

PS – I’d like to give a shout out to the front desk staff at the Marriott across the street who made sure I didn’t get lost in the parking lot 😛

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21 thoughts on “Toronto Petite Blogger Meetup”

  1. Dr Mark Kohout says:
    April 26, 2011 at 3:36 am

    I don’t like to infuse words and view most of the time, but the one you have just make me want to smile and say, go ahead keep me up to date together with your thinking, nice post by the way

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  2. A Certain Vintage says:
    March 24, 2011 at 3:30 pm

    this food looks all so yummy, blogger meetups always look like such fun and you all have such beautiful elegant style!
    xox

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  3. Shen Dove says:
    March 24, 2011 at 9:50 am

    Looks like you all had a fun time! Love your blazer and boots!

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  4. Emmy says:
    March 24, 2011 at 5:45 am

    That looks like such a fun night!!! And the food pictures are great, makes me hungry

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  5. Lor - Petite in the City says:
    March 23, 2011 at 9:39 pm

    I had so much fun! And really glad to meet everyone in person! I’m finally working on my blog post….haha..

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  6. Michelle says:
    March 23, 2011 at 9:14 pm

    yummy:) looks delicious!

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  7. SILVIA says:
    March 23, 2011 at 12:17 pm

    so cuuuuuuuute!! =D
    I absolutely in love…..=P
    xx

    http://www.1sillaparamibolsoblog.com

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  8. Ashley, Lions Lace Lattes says:
    March 22, 2011 at 10:38 am

    Looks like you guys had a blast! I love blogger meet ups.

    I’ve always wondered if I’m breaking some sort of blogger rule too! lol. Some of my outfit photos for my blog are a week after I take them also! oops. Life just gets in the way sometimes.

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  9. Really Petite says:
    March 21, 2011 at 2:29 pm

    Looks like so much fun! *jealous* Wish I could meet u girls!!!

    And I see the H & M navy blazer has made an appearance! I love your outfit w/the boots 😀

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  10. PetiteXXS says:
    March 21, 2011 at 9:01 am

    I loved seeing these pics! All my fav petite Canadian bloggers in one place 🙂 And that molten lava chocolate cake looks to die for!

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  11. Cee says:
    March 20, 2011 at 9:07 pm

    Elaine, I love your outfit! It is something I would totally wear 🙂 The meetup looked like such fun. Thank you for sharing these pictures. All of you girls look great!

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  12. Alterations Needed says:
    March 20, 2011 at 8:24 pm

    All the ladies look so great! And I love your outfit! So nautical-chic. 😉

    It looks like you all had a blast, and those food pics are making me drool! Yum!

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  13. SewPetiteGal says:
    March 20, 2011 at 8:18 pm

    Love, love the outfit (you know I have that stripes obsession) and the meet-up pics! You all look beautiful! Glad you had fun and also got to eat some great food 🙂

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  14. Sweet Laundry says:
    March 20, 2011 at 7:15 pm

    How fun! You girls look like you’ve been friends for years 🙂 The food at this restaurant looks fantastic. I can’t believe I’ve never been to Peridot, and it’s right in my ‘hood! It’s now on my list of restaurants to check out. Thanks for sharing!

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  15. Aubrey says:
    March 20, 2011 at 6:31 pm

    O…M….G…That molten lava chocolate cake will be in my dreams tonight.

    Absolutely love the blazer and stripes. Everyone looks so stylish and gorgeous. =) Thanks for sharing.

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  16. curls-and-pearls says:
    March 20, 2011 at 6:25 pm

    @kileen It was sooo good! I love salmon but sometimes places over cook it – this was perfect!

    @Banhannas 😛 being on twitter was almost like having you there hanna 😉

    @The Little Dust Princess Jess I’m too lazy and untalented to edit my photos LOL! I do edit sometimes on my beauty blog because a lot of the pictures are extreme and scary close ups 😛 As for settings…it’s on auto hahaha! Ok but the focal length was 28 mm, I turned the flash off and the aspect ratio was 16:9. I don’t really know if that helps or not!

    @Callandra It was a long time coming. I think Cynthia first suggested a meet up way back in October? LOL – life just happens I guess so I’m really glad it worked out finally!

    @Hope OMG Hope, I’m sooo flattered! I have an inspiration folder too – can’t believe I’m going to be in yours 🙂

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  17. Hope says:
    March 20, 2011 at 5:06 pm

    Wow, I absolutely LOVE the outfit you are wearing here. It’s one of my favorites, I think! Will have to add to my inspiration. 🙂

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  18. Callandra says:
    March 20, 2011 at 2:38 pm

    What a great evening (and sounds like so much fun)! The food looks amazing…my mouth is watering over the spinach wraps and tiramisu 😉 You guys all look so pretty! I’m loving your striped tee and blazer outfit and the tie bow blouse on Jessy is adorable!

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  19. The Little Dust Princess says:
    March 20, 2011 at 2:34 pm

    I had a lot of fun! Thanks for coming out 😀 I love how your photos turned out… most of the ones you see on my blog were edited. You can compare them to the ones I sent you. LOL (I sent the originals) Which setting were you using on your cam? : )

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  20. Banhannas says:
    March 20, 2011 at 1:59 pm

    You girls look like you had a blast! Hopefully this meetup will happen again. =0D Hahaha, can’t help that bloggers are very Twitter friendly! Other people wish they can be as tech savy.

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  21. kileen says:
    March 20, 2011 at 1:19 pm

    you girls all look so fabulous! and the food looks so yum! i’m drooling over your salmon entree still. can’t wait to see more meetup pictures in the future!

    cute & little

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