Last night, after a quick-change in my hotel room, I headed over to Brittany and Sarah’s hotel to catch a cab with them to a group dinner organized by Lauren at Pazo.
A bunch of you guys recommended Pazo when I put out a call for restaurant recommendations in the Baltimore area and I can see why.
The restaurant is gorgeous inside and I immediately loved the vibe of the place.
Once the rest of our group joined us, we sipped on champagne and ate some fun light bites that the restaurant was kind enough to provide.
Cheers!
Of all the appetizers we were given, I must say that the free sunflower seed squares were my absolute favorite.
I know they don’t look like much, but my goodness they were tasty! They were slightly sweet and very addicting. Brittany and I couldn’t stop eating them! Pazo has the recipe for the sunflower squares online and once I arrived back home in Ocala, you better believe I’ll be recreating them!
Our group:
(From left to right: Brittany, Lauren, me, Monica and Tina)
When it came time to eat, our table decided to share a bunch of hot plates, including lobster ravioli, pizza, scallops, zucchini cakes and more.
My two favorite dishes were the scallops and zucchini cakes. The scallops were cooked perfectly and this seafood lovin’ girl was a happy camper.
Before walking back to our respective hotels, our little group walked to a nearby frozen yogurt shop. Unfortunately it wasn’t self serve and toppings were $1 each, so most of us got a small cup with one topping.
It was good, but made me miss big cups of froyo with billions of toppings for the same price. I know Monica agreed. I talked to her about the wonders of her beloved Yogurtland that I discovered earlier this month when Ryan and I were in Oahu. Our hotel was within walking distance of Yogurtland when we were there and frozen yogurt was our 3 p.m. snack of choice nearly every day.
One of my favorite parts of the day was the walk back to the hotel because we were able to check out Baltimore at night.
The city was bustling and we walked past an Avicii concert that was bumpin’! Woo!
It was a great night with some wonderful blogging buddies. Thanks again to Lauren for planning such a fun night!
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So glad you got to Pazo! And yes, the sunflower seed squares are incredible! I had no idea the recipe was online.. making those immediately 🙂
Those squares DO look good! YUMM. And I agree about fro yo–bring on the self serve & lots of options for toppings. Yogurtland is the bomb!
The food looks great! Thanks for sharing the recipe… I may have to try it out one day. I swear, reading your blog has turned me into a victim of frozen yogurt. Now I crave the stuf!
It is a shame that I live so close to Baltimore and I have never tried Pazo!
Not sure how much longer you’re in Bmode, but try to go to Woodberry Kitchen if you can! Locally grown/seasonal menu, and one of my fave restaurants!
Just imagine- NONE of the fro yo joints in Mumbai are self serve…no bueno!
DONE? Are you home now??
Looks like it was a fun trip! I know I had fun at fitbloggin 11 in May last year!!
not home yet! i attended the second day of the conference yesterday before heading to gettysburg, pa to my grandma’s house to spend time w/her b/c she had surgery last week. 🙂
Sometimes its the least showy foods that end up making the most impact. I always say that it’s the “ugly” meals I make at home that taste best. (Terrible for blog photos, fabulous for my tastebuds!!)
Looks like you really had fun!! All of you girls looked gorgeous. Safe travels on your way home!
I’ll need to remember Pazo for the next time I visit my sister-in-law in Bmore! We usually go out to eat a few times, so I’ll have to mention this place; it looks delicious!
It was so good to see you Julie and I’m so happy we got to talk. You’re such an inspiring girl and I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your support, advice and focus. Thank you again and I can’t wait to see and catch up with you again soon! Take care!
me too, lauren. i LOVED chatting with you and feel like we could’ve talked for hours. i am so thrilled for you and this next chapter in your life. can’t wait to hear about how interviewing dave went!! 🙂
Those sunflower seed squares look so good! I would love it if you could recreate them with some healthier ingredients…Pazo sure uses a lot of sugar & butter!
i’ll definitely try!
Looking forward to making those sunflower seed squares…they look delicious!
Also, thanks for linking the other girl’s blogs. I’m getting in to training for a half marathon and blogging about it, and I look forward to reading some more fitness blogs 🙂
of course! i LOVE reading blogs and have enjoyed finding new blogs to follow myself at this conference!
The atmosphere at that restaurant looks so cool. Bummer on the yogurt rip-off 🙁
I’m glad you got to Pazo! It really is one of my favorite restaurants in the city, especially during restaurant week!
Definitely looks like a great meal. And Yogurtland is AMAZING!!!
Oh you were SO close to Pitango’s. They’re in Fells and they’ve got amazing gelato. You’ll have to put that on the agenda for next time.
I know the fro yo place you’re talking about. There’s several around the area but that’s the only one I don’t go to because of the reason you mentioned!
You’ll also have to check out the Farmer’s market under the 83 bypass next time. It’s several city blocks. You’re about a 12 block walk from it but it’s definitely worth a look-they set up on Sundays and it’s really kind of neat!
I feel like I’ve been spoiled by self-self froyo…if I can’t load my froyo or ice cream with billions of topping, I’m not happy.
$1.00 a topping is ridiculous!!! I have a feeling Fro-Yo would not be as popular as it is if every place served it like that.
i had such a great time meeting you and talking to you!! so down to earth and genuine. let’s be bff’s. 😉
i thought you’d never ask!!! 🙂 and i feel like i could say the exact same thing about you!
Haha I’m with you on the frozen yogurt. I’ve been so spoiled by being able to make my own, I get annoyed when I go somewhere that does it for you and charges for each topping!
Dinner looks incredible. Quite the place. What was the most valuable session of the day for you?
The Kidless Kronicles
i really liked the session about freelance work. i thought it was interesting to hear that mizfit takes 90 minutes every morning to pitch herself to media outlets.
Those appetizers look so good! The sunflower seed squares look delish. It’s so cool that the restaurant provides the recipe. Nice pic of you and Tina. You two are my favorite bloggers! 🙂
I love that dress you are wearing. It kind of looks familiar. Do you already have it up in one of your fashion pages?
i do! heeere ya go: https://www.pbfingers.com/2012/07/15/lady-in-red/
There was a Yogurtland within walking distance of our resort when we were in Maui, and I loved it too! I have to say it’s the best fro-yo I’ve had so far.
You girls look fabulous! And that restaurant looks soooo yummy! Glad to see you’re having a great time 🙂
Dinner looks like it was amazing! But that is a sad froyo place! What a ripoff. Oh well, at least you got to have a little bit!
Your dress is so cute!
Those sunfower squares look tasty, I have some sunflower seeds sitting in my cabinet I might have to put them to good use 🙂
I know what you mean about the expensive fro-yo places. There was one called Sunni Bunni in the Lakewood Ranch/Sarasota area that I used to go to, and it was really good, but so expensive! And it wasn’t self-serve, so you didn’t get to pile on your own toppings. I prefer places like Menchies and Yogli Mogli, where I can decide how much I want! 😉
That’s so fun that you and Sarah are friends 🙂 Fan of both your blogs. Looks like a fun time!
sarah is SO much fun!! 🙂
oh man y’all shoulda gone to maggie moos! it’s in fells ad basically, it’s like coldstone but local and with a fabulous cow in pink heels as the mascot. although, seeing as it’s real icecream maybe the fitbloggin crew wouldnt be down 😛
That looks like mr.yogato!!! Such a rip off.
Can’t wait to try the sunflower squares! Yum!
I live in Fells Point and I hate that mr yogato. Their flavors suck and they don’t have self-serve. There’s a Yogi Castle that is self-serve and they have a wall of flavors! It wasn’t far from your hotel. We usually go there. Glad you like Pazo!
Wow, I’ve been a reader of yours for about 3 months now, and this is my first time posting! Ive loved all of your postings from Sadie’s musings to all of your fantastic fit tips; you’re so inspiring to me as a young runner myself! But I am so excited that you got to check at Bmore as us Marylanders love to call it::), and Pazos is AH-MAZING!! Ive been only once because there are so many fanastic restaurants to check out all over the city! You absolutely need to hit up Miss Shirleys for breakfast and order the monkey bread and sweet potato fries!
I am the same- I love this ice cream place near me that’s much more generous with servings, tasting and toppings- opposed to another chain.
You look so pretty! Red is a great color on you!