Last summer, Anna Watson Carl, chef and New York City-based blogger behind The Yellow Table , set out on a monthlong road trip across the United States. She hosted dinners in cities including Raleigh, Nashville, New Orleans, Austin, Dallas, L.A., and Seattle, all with local food bloggers, in hopes to raise awareness for the Kickstarter campaign set up to fund her debut cookbook, The Yellow Table: A Celebration of Everyday Gatherings .