Well 4 years today I started Adventures in Baltimore Restaurants with my first post about Taneytown Deli & Sandwich Shoppe!
Over the last four years things have moved in a direction I would have never though of- and I most have that to thank because of you my readers!!
How it all started...
A few years back while I was attending College of Notre Dame in MD I was required for my one class to start a blog about anything I wanted. Well since I grew up in a town that only has 2 red lights called Muncy, PA (not counting what is at the Lycoming Mall- which did have a Friendly's) there wasn't many restaurants around to eat at except some fast food joints, bars and "mom & pop" joints. If you want more selection you had to jump on I-180 and drive about 20 minutes to Williamsport, PA (home of the little league world series). It was the "big" city for us- nothing compared to Baltimore by any means. Here you would find some chains like Red Lobster, Olive Garden, and other local places. So I figure now that I live in the real "big" city I didn't want to eat at chain places all the time and wanted to explore the world of restaurants here in Baltimore. So I started blogging about where we went as a record for myself. Then before I knew I gained followers and they kept on coming. Then I got picked up by Foodbuzz.com and then some other sites asked me to be a featured writer and then finally came along Examiner.com. Plus a few other places after that wanted to feed my articles. So that is how it all started. And now you can find my articles on many sites (click here to see a list)
I am very thankful that this sort of fell in my lap because I have had some great experiences from it and met some great people (could name them all put that would take a while). It has also brought some great experiences for my husband because he does photography and has taken taken some YUMMY food shots!
A few years back while I was attending College of Notre Dame in MD I was required for my one class to start a blog about anything I wanted. Well since I grew up in a town that only has 2 red lights called Muncy, PA (not counting what is at the Lycoming Mall- which did have a Friendly's) there wasn't many restaurants around to eat at except some fast food joints, bars and "mom & pop" joints. If you want more selection you had to jump on I-180 and drive about 20 minutes to Williamsport, PA (home of the little league world series). It was the "big" city for us- nothing compared to Baltimore by any means. Here you would find some chains like Red Lobster, Olive Garden, and other local places. So I figure now that I live in the real "big" city I didn't want to eat at chain places all the time and wanted to explore the world of restaurants here in Baltimore. So I started blogging about where we went as a record for myself. Then before I knew I gained followers and they kept on coming. Then I got picked up by Foodbuzz.com and then some other sites asked me to be a featured writer and then finally came along Examiner.com. Plus a few other places after that wanted to feed my articles. So that is how it all started. And now you can find my articles on many sites (click here to see a list)
I am very thankful that this sort of fell in my lap because I have had some great experiences from it and met some great people (could name them all put that would take a while). It has also brought some great experiences for my husband because he does photography and has taken taken some YUMMY food shots!
The most rewarding thing about blogging is...
There are many things I find rewarding about blogging but one of the most rewarding parts of my blogging is giving back. Over the years I have had the opportunity to participate in different was to earn money for charity with my blogging. This past year I participated in the ShopRite Partners In Caring Bloggers In Caring program and participated in Blog It Forward To Fight Hunger. I was able to get 3,000 boxes of cereal donated to local food banks in ShopRite’s and Baltimore trading area! In support of this there is a special-edition Honey Nut Cheerios box featuring the photo mosaic of myself and fellow Bloggers In Caring. Since may I have been a celebrity judge for the Mason Dixon Master Chef Tournament that is helping raise money for Moveable Feast which is a local non-profit Baltimore charity that provides meal delivery service to homebound People Living with AIDS/HIV, women undergoing breast cancer treatment as well as their families. (The tournament is winding down but you can still get tickets)
The Giveaway...
I love celebrating and tend to give even when its my celebration- so in honor of my 4th Blogoversary of Adventures in Baltimore Restaurants I am going to give 1 lucky reader a 3 Month Dinner of the Month Club from Restaurant.com. How do you enter- that's easy! Just leave a comment on this post saying why you follow me, your favorite post of mine or which restaurant I have reviewed do you want to try? Make sure you included a valid email address so that I can contact that 1 random lucky winner! (You have till Sunday, August 29th at 6:00 pm to enter) Your comment must be on Adventures in Baltimore Restaurants or Baltimore Restaurant Examiner
For more info about my food blogging: you can email me at AIBR.Blog@gmail.com, find me on Facebook or follow me on twitter @BmoreRestaurant- check out my review map, my review list and my events calendar for local restaurant events
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