*Photo credit to 25Lusk.

Last Wednesday, NuffnangX hosted a blogger dessert tasting session at Twenty Five Lusk. Decadent desserts and blogger friends make for great mid-week motivation to get over that proverbial hump!

*Photo credit to 25Lusk.

Located in San Francisco’s SOMA district, Twenty Five Lusk was transformed from a smokehouse into an elegant restaurant with unique contemporary charm. It really is no surprise that the restaurant was recently selected to be on Architectural Digest’s Best New Restaurant Design list.

After some small talk, we were ready to start. The servers brought out our dessert platters and everyone whipped out their cameras/ phones and started snapping away. The platters were beautiful! Our decadent dessert sampling platter including miniature portions of the entire dessert menu at Twenty Five Lusk.

Executive Chef, Matthew Dolan, vividly described his inspiration behind each of his creations. Lucky us!

Then, the General Manager, Chad Bourdon walked us though the dessert wine pairings.

Our flight of six dessert wines was carefully selected to complement each dessert on the platter. The crowd favorite was the Elio Perrone “Bigaro”!

The desserts and wine pairings:

• Upside Down Pineapple Cake with dark caramel and coconut sorbet.
  Jaboulet aine le chant des griolles muscat de beaumes de venise 2010 France
  
• Lime Posset, a silky smooth lime custard with mint and champagne granite. The clear crowd favorite!
  Saracco moscato d’asti 2011 Piedmont Italy
• Strawberry Ice Cream Sandwich topped with strawberries, basil and vanilla powder with ginger undertones.
  Elio perrone “bigaro” 2011 Piedmont Italy
  
• Textures and Chaos, a fun dessert with sugar glass, exploding cocoa (think chocolate pop rocks!), passionfruit and raspberry jam.
  Maximin grunhauser abtsberg auslese riesling 2009 mosel-saar-ruwer Germany
  
• Salted Caramel Swirl Brownie with ice cream and anise meringue.
  Niepoort colheita port 1999 Portugal
   

Food bloggers (clockwise): Angela from Tea Time Adventures, Bonni from Chrysanthemum, Joanne from Jo Boston is a Foodie and Mahal to the Macs, Jennifer from 31 Flavors.

We spent our weekend with amazing friends and delicious food at our very own seafood feast by the pier. 

We loved Scoma’s on Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco. Seafood lovers would definitely be in for a treat at Scoma’s as the seafood they serve come straight from their own ship and is processed right there on the pier. They managed to achieve that delicate balance between classy and cozy, definitely a place we’d go back to again and again. 

Food blogger tip #1: Let lose and have fun! In other words, “Ooh a bib, put it on and camwhore!”.

Food blogger tip #2: Always wait till everyone gets a good shot of the dish before digging in, even it the food gets cold

Food blogger tip #3: Don’t be shy to share your thoughts and food knowledge with fellow food bloggers!

As you can see, we feasted on some of the restaurant’s signature dishes including all sorts of fresh seafood! The amazing food along with our light, crisp Chardonnay and the view of the bay, we were convinced that nothing could top this.

And then, they brought out dessert.

We were beyond stuffed and very, very happy.

Thank you, Nick (Scoma’s very attentive, manager) and John (our wonderful server) for the hospitality!

Last but not least, thanks to all the bloggers to joined us at the feast! Shout out to Bay Area Food Club organizer, Jerome who dropped by despite having to run off mid-way for a prior engagement. Check out some their blog posts about the event and don’t forget to follow their blogs on NuffnangX!

• Joanne from Jo Boston is a Foodie (She also writes a blog dedicated to french macarons here)- NuffnangX Seafood Extravaganza at Scoma’s
• Melissa from Serving Seconds- Scoma’s Seafood Extravaganza 
• Ngoc from San Jose Food Blog- Scoma’s Restaurant with NuffnangX
• Angela, JK and Melissa from Tea Time Adventures- The Feast of Scoma

Hi everyone!!

Have you guys noticed a change to the conversations layout on your blogs? In case you haven’t, the NuffnangX team has been working hard to improve your overall blog reading experience! We know how important it is for you to be able to connect easily and directly with your favourite bloggers.

Prior to this, all comments in response to a blog post would appear on top of the other.

Thanks to our team of very diligent geeks, indentations have been made to all conversations, making it easier for you to track all replies to comments.

So, how do you like the look of the new layout? Try it out by commenting on your favourite blogger’s post, and let us know what you think!

Hello fellow blogosphere denizens, we have some great news to share – you can now link your NuffnangX account to your Twitter and Facebook!

Linking your account makes it easier to let people know what you are reading.  With this optional new feature, every time you follow a blog or favorite a blog post on NuffnangX, a post and/or tweet will be automatically published on your linked accounts.  Now you can share your favorite blogs with your friends and family just by using NuffnangX!

You’re probably thinking “Gee willickers, NuffnangX team, how might I link my account?!”  Don’t fret, we’ll walk you through the simple process.

1. After signing in to NuffnangX, click your account name at the top-right to pull down a drop-menu.
   There’s also a shortcut on the right sidebar under “Link your account”.

   
   

2. You will now find yourself on a screen that gives you two options: connect with your Facebook account or connect with your Twitter account. Click your preference to continue (note: you might have to reenter your password if signed in to NuffnangX via Facebook or Twitter).
   
3. At the new screen are two unchecked boxes that, when checked, allow you to automatically post to your social media platform of choice when you either: A) follow a blog or B) favorite a blog post.  Make your selection and click Save Changes.

And that’s it!  Feel free to repeat the process for your other account as well : ]

Henceforth, every time you follow a blog or favorite a blog post, depending on which one(s) you have selected, a Facebook post or a tweet will be automatically published for you.  Check out the pics below to see some examples.

On Twitter:

On Facebook:

Linked posts and tweets are limited to computers – for now.  We’re working on getting it on the app as soon as possible!

Until then, keep reading, our friends.

-The NuffnangX Team

Last weekend, NuffnangX joined in the fun at the Bay Area Food Bloggers Meetup in San Francisco. They say pictures are worth a thousand words, so here’s our crazy long essay about the fun we had today.

We met at the SOMA StrEAT Food Park where we explored the food trucks.

There was plenty of fun (and sometimes serious) conversations about food and photography.
In this photo, bloggers were listening to Jerome a.k.a. the man behind Bay Area Food Bloggers.

What’s a food blogger gathering without food?
A small sample of food we indulged in include Pierogies (top) and crispy Brussels sprouts (bottom).

We made new friends and shared tips on food photography.

And we watched as bloggers got competitive in a little NuffnangX photography competition.

Prizes for the competition courtesy of NuffnangX, Jerome and Content Magazine.

All smiles as we announced the winners of the photography competition.

Judging was tough! We hard a hard time deciding so the Most Mouthwatering Photo Award went to both Meghan and Jon. Meanwhile, Most Amusing Photo was awarded to Melissa for her photo of herself driving a food truck! There was also a special mention prize for JK and Angela whose submission was just begging us to reach in and grab some of the chips they photographed.

Congratulations to all the winners!

To top it off, bloggers JK and Angela baked us some amazing brownies. They’re not called Death by Caramel Brownies without reason. We took a bite and ended up in Caramel heaven!

We had a great time at the Bay Area Food Bloggers Meetup! Don’t forget to follow their blogs on NuffnangX:

• Alanna of The Bojon Gourmet- pastry chef turned full-time blogger (Psst… bojon is reverse for ‘no job’, love it!)
• Melissa of Serving Seconds- recipes, reviews, party ideas and lots of fun!
• Jennifer of Ice Cream Moments- a whole blog devoted to ice cream, enough said.
• JK and Angela of Tea Time Adventures- tea time adventures which began over a mutual love for chocolate
• Ryan of The Packed Life- packed up his life into a car and plunged right into a travel adventure around the USA
• Meghan of Three Oranges- yummy and healthy food!

What do the words Hugh Jackman, Blue, onesie, snow and Spitalfields all have in common? You might think the answer is absolutely nothing. And if you’re among the majority of people, you’d probably be absolutely right! But for a group of around twenty of London’s most prominent and active bloggers these were the words with which they kicked off what proved to be a fun, productive and social event.

• Into the F-world – ‘My Asia trip picture on Stylist Magazine (well, almost)’

• Cucina Ceri – ‘Fattoush Inspired Salad’

• All Things Alpine – ‘By Skiers and boarders. For skiers and boarders.’

• London Flaneur – ‘Lincoln’

• Plum Project – ‘5 Minutes of Wedding

Hi everyone!

If you are blogging on a WordPress-based blog with the Disqus comments system, you can now migrate your comments from Disqus to NuffnangX Conversations by just following these 8 simple steps.

Please note that this is for WordPress-based blogs without the NNX plugin yet.

1. Go to Comments on your WordPress dashboard and look for your Disqus plugin.

2. Click on “Plugin Settings” at the top right of your Disqus plugin.

3. Check that the option “Disable automated comment importing” should be unticked.

4. Next, click on “Sync Comments” to sync your Disqus plugin with WordPress.

5. Install the NuffnangX plugin on your WordPress. To find out how, click here: http://www.nuffnangx.com/happenings/2012/12/20/new-wordpress-org-plugin-import-subscriptions-from-google-reader/

6. Go to Comments on your WordPress dashboard again and look for NuffnangX.

7. Enter your API Key to activate the NuffnangX plugin.

8. Click on “Export Comments” to sync your WordPress/Disqus Comments to NuffnangX.

We hope this makes viewing your comments on NuffnangX a lot easier!

If you face any difficulties, please drop our NuffnangX team an enquiry ticket at http://www.nuffnangx.com/help/new_ticket and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

For more exciting news and updates, follow NuffnangX on Twitter (@nuffnangx) and Facebook www.facebook.com/nuffnangx.

Hi everybody!

You might have noticed a row of buttons that has been recently added to your NuffnangX dashboard! Yes! We have now included “Follow Me” buttons for your followers to stalk check out your NuffnangX profile! They are available in different designs and sizes to suit your blog layout.

In order to get the HTML codes for the buttons, just click on the link “Get it now for your blog” and you will be directed to a page where you can choose your own button design.

At the page, you will need to click on the button design that you would like to insert into your blog and our system will automatically generate a HTML code for you.

You will also need to select a blog to display your spanking new NuffnangX button. If you don’t see your blog listed in the dropdown menu, you will need to claim your blog in NuffnangX first. Here’s how: http://www.nuffnangx.com/help/faq/44/how-do-i-claim-and-verify-my-blog-on-nuffnangx

If you would like to customise your NuffnangX Follow Me button, you can download either the PNG or EPS file of our logo symbol and tweak it according to your style!

If you face any difficulties, please drop our NuffnangX team an enquiry ticket (hyperlink to http://www.nuffnangx.com/help/new_ticket) and we will get back to you as soon as we can. For more exciting news and updates, follow NuffnangX on Twitter (@nuffnangx) and Facebook www.facebook.com/nuffnangx.

Hi everyone,

Ever since the first incident of the Malware issue, we have been taking all precautionary steps necessary to avert a similar situation. To minimize the chances of this happening again, we are migrating our system to a new server today. However, before the migration is fully completed, some websites might continue to be blacklisted as suspicious. If you are one of the affected users, please read this on how to clear the Malware warning on your website. For all other malware-related questions, please send us an email at malware_support@nuffnangx.com with details of your issue and we will be happy to assist you. Meanwhile, please watch out for our announcements on  Twitter and Facebook.

We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you for sticking around and supporting us thus far!

- The NuffnangX Team -

New plugin for WordPress.org 

Good news WordPress.org bloggers! There is a new NuffnangX Conversations plugin for you. Unlike the previous method of having to insert a code into your blog’s template to integrate NuffnangX Conversations, this new plugin:

• Installs NuffnangX Conversations without editing your WordPress.org template;
• Automatically synchronizes (i.e. imports) NuffnangX Conversations with your WordPress.org comments;
• Exports your existing WordPress.org comments to NuffnangX Conversations.

Existing users with the native javascript codes on their WordPress.org blogs are strongly advised to remove the NuffnangX Conversations code from your blog’s template (do the reverse of the instructions to insert the code into your blog’s template) and install this new plugin instead.

For more information, you may read this.

Import subscriptions from Google Reader

Click on your username at the top right hand corner, and in the drop-down menu, select Settings. You can find the Import Subscriptions option here.

Follow these steps to import your subscriptions from your Google Reader:

We hope you enjoy these two new features! Please send us a help desk ticket if you need further assistance beyond what is mentioned above.

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