307100 Wed Jul 05 23:37:04 -0700 2006 55 33 Food Media and News 0 1728322 I'm always interested in what food blogs others are reading. So here's my top 5: Chocolate and Zucchini Orangette Gluten Free Girl The Food Whore David Lebovitz. Who are you reading? Thanks! Wed Jul 05 23:37:04 -0700 2006 10574 Notorious EMDB 1 1728336 One of my favorites is mmm-yoso written by Kirk who posts mosly on the California board. It can be found at http://mmm-yoso.typepad.com Wed Jul 05 23:43:43 -0700 2006 1728322 10506 DiningDiva 2 1728785 Oh yeh, yeh! If you would like to learn about Asian, Hawaiian, or even Mexican food, if you might be interested in San Diego restaurants (or some LA or Portland spots or even taco trucks in Yuma), or if you just like reading about food adventures and viewing food porn, Kirk's blog is outstanding. Thu Jul 06 04:33:29 -0700 2006 1728336 10318 Phoo D 3 1736195 Also great for those obsessed with Asian cuisine is elmomonster's OC based blog: http://elmomonster.blogspot.com/ ed Mon Jul 10 18:16:50 -0700 2006 1728785 10318 Phoo D 4 1738404 I second elmo's blog. His blog was instrumental in me starting mine and we recently got together for a meal. It was a real treat and I love his take on things. Tue Jul 11 18:16:38 -0700 2006 1736195 10633 Seth Chadwick 5 1744674 I'm late to this discussion, but I'd like to thank Phoo D and Seth for the shoutout. But of course, we can't talk about food blogs without mentioning Seth Chadwick's own superb "Feasting in Phoenix". http://www.feastinginphoenix.com Fri Jul 14 15:53:59 -0700 2006 1738404 11757 elmomonster 1 1728372 I like 101 Cookbooks. http://www.101cookbooks.com/ Wed Jul 05 23:55:49 -0700 2006 1728322 11798 MollyGee 1 1728818 Not sure about "obsessions" but of the 30-odd Asian-food related blogs I have links to on my website, here are five I currently have fun with: Hong Kong's "Cha Xiu Bao" is the best Chinese food blog I know of http://chaxiubao.typepad.com/ "Lily's Wai Sek Hong" is a great Asian Cooking DIY (who, me?) site http://lilyng2000.blogspot.com/ "Chopstick Cinema" covers two of my passions in one integrated blog! http://weblogs.thingsasian.com/tablogs/page/cheiter Stef at "Noodles and Rice" maintains a world-view and a passion for Asian food in.... Cincinnati OH! Oh? http://www.noodlesandrice.com/ Since "Low End Theory" has moved back to Norte Califas, I'll give him a chance to make me love his blog http://lowendrestaurants.blogspot.com/ Thu Jul 06 05:07:45 -0700 2006 1728322 10255 Gary Soup 1 1728898 I am so out of date, but maybe someone else is too! Another thread mentioned a recent(ish) book - the Julie/Julia Project that was based on a blog, and the general consensus was the blog was better than the book. So, I've been reading all the back entries of the blog (it's a lot of reading, but very humorous). It's kind of weird to read it so long after the fact, but I'm still enjoying it. Main page is here: http://blogs.salon.com/0001399/2002/08/25.html Keep in mind that the writer was not too tech savvy, so there are no pictures (at least that I've seen yet) and about 75% of the links are broken either because they were done wrong, or the pages they linked to are since gone (since it's 4 years old now). Thu Jul 06 07:49:01 -0700 2006 1728322 10862 Kuisine 2 1739188 I discovered the Julie/Julia blog about 3/4 of the way through her year. I had to go back and read every single one. It's wodnerful reading. I've also heard that the book isn't as good - that's why I'm waiting to get it from the library rather than buying it. Tue Jul 11 23:11:20 -0700 2006 1728898 14208 judybird 1 1729438 i tend to follow blogs that do what i wish i could do... so mostly cooking based ones or those from other countries/cities. these are among my top few that often make my jaw drop and tongue wag. http://nordljus.co.uk/en/ http://creampuffsinvenice.ca/ http://brandoesq.blogspot.com/ http://www.chubbyhubby.net/ http://www.beaskitchen.com/blog/ so... who else wants to buy a digital slr after all of this? Thu Jul 06 16:37:17 -0700 2006 1728322 10634 pinstripeprincess 1 1729766 www.veganlunchbox.com http://www.cookingforengineers.com/ Thu Jul 06 18:44:56 -0700 2006 1728322 10063 Chowsmurf 1 1731264 I'll second the votes for 101 Cookbooks and Cooking for Engineers. I also love The Hungry Hedonist site and bunrab.com (if you live in the Bay Area). Fri Jul 07 14:26:25 -0700 2006 1728322 11577 Pei 1 1736148 My favorite food blogger is Marie Wolf AKA breadbasketcase, a lawyer from Minnesota who is baking every bread in Rose Levy Beranbaum's book, The Bread Bible. This woman is incredibly funny!! She's also an excellent bread baker. She's so good, in fact, that Rose Levy Beranbaum actually sent a message to all of the subscribers to her newsletter that urged them to read this blog. http://breadbasketcase.blogspot.com Mon Jul 10 18:01:11 -0700 2006 1728322 10644 Nancy Berry 1 1736237 I love Chocolate and Zucchini but just know that she has a reputation among French-based food writers that she "steals" ideas and/or uses other's thinking. She has, as so many have, become a media darling but I've heard that she is young and cut throat, having been groomed in dotcom Bay Area during the end of the century. As for her blog. Great stuff. I really enjoy the lay out, the photography, the writing, her attitude, the diversity of topics. I just wonder where she gets her ideas! Mon Jul 10 18:28:31 -0700 2006 1728322 16541 Seconds Please 2 1914867 I think some bad feeling comes from the fact that she was born and raised French, yet blogs *only* in English, as if she knows that's where the money is. That could be resented. Her posts used to be charming, almost intimate, now she is just selling herself a lot. So many blogs now, much more to like. Sun Oct 01 19:27:35 -0700 2006 1736237 44167 BangorDin 3 1939521 C&Z author is also penning a cookbook, leaving many blog purists wondering how the term "blooking" is going to evolve. Wed Oct 11 23:23:34 -0700 2006 1914867 36312 HillJ 4 1939671 I'm not sure what you mean by "blog purists". I think with some it will be write a blog, write a book, do a tv show, open a restaurant, sell some cookware. Thu Oct 12 00:27:30 -0700 2006 1939521 44167 BangorDin 5 1941873 Bangor, I agree as a reader. What I mean is blogging for the author has, at a growing rate, opened the door to "blooking" - bloggers becoming published print authors with lucrative publishing contracts. C&Z's blog is one quick example. Thu Oct 12 20:39:18 -0700 2006 1939671 36312 HillJ 1 1738487 I really like the Wesfoodie blog. It's smart and funny and I like the lay-out too. He writes about the East coast mainly, and seems interested in many of the things I am -- mainly yummy food! www.wesfoodie.blogspot.com Tue Jul 11 18:45:12 -0700 2006 1728322 18169 riki68 1 1739186 My faves-- For the writing and the food: http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/ For the food and the writing: http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/ For the photos: http://www.beaskitchen.com/blog/ Tue Jul 11 23:10:13 -0700 2006 1728322 13128 gorboduc 1 1739420 I like Bay Area Bites - my one complaint is that they have too many writers living elsewhere I find myself mildly annoyed reading a post about Paris or New York on a Bay Area blog (although the writing is still excellent!). http://www.kqed.org/weblog/food/ Wed Jul 12 01:28:12 -0700 2006 1728322 18061 mingerspice 1 1746621 Steve, Don't Eat It! http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/cat_steve_dont_eat_it.php There have not been any recent reports. Is Steve still writing? Sat Jul 15 17:23:57 -0700 2006 1728322 16530 anonforthis2 2 1746788 thanks--this is a good one! Sat Jul 15 19:19:14 -0700 2006 1746621 11234 toodie jane 2 2087268 The sneeze is absolutely hysterical (you have to have an iron stomach, though!). Other blogs not mentioned: Food on the Food I'm Mad and I Eat http://foodonthefood.typepad.com http://madeater.blogspot.com Sun Dec 10 22:29:30 -0800 2006 1746621 56911 Jones 1 1746720 i have a lot of them - some i favor more than others and a few i'm not including are already included here.....and this is without sites like eater and food section which are not blogs per se. here goes..... www.blog.foodienyc.com www.harriettstomato.com www.shewhoeats.blogspot.com www.chezpim.typepad.com www.cheesediaries.com www.echonyc.com (nyc greenmarket report) www.nyceats.net www.tastingmenu.com www.becomingachef.com www.fingerineverypie.typepad.com www.nycnosh.com www.foodmuseum.typepad.com www.stephencooks.com www.augieland.blogs.com www.oad.typepad.com www.roboppy.net www.beyondsalmon.blogspot.com www.famousfatdave.com www.savorynewyork.com Sat Jul 15 18:27:43 -0700 2006 1728322 10188 djk 2 2104597 Looks like my Favorites folder. I'm a big fan of the Girl Who Ate Everything. Sat Dec 16 03:30:51 -0800 2006 1746720 10681 piccola 1 1746854 Having just started my own food blog, I am having an amazing time reading everything that is out there. There are a lot of good blogs, with great, humorous writing, beautiful pictures and lots of good information. It quite entertaining! Not to mention a great deal of work. I love to write and do my own blog to be able to utilize that, along with my love of food, but I have no starry-eyed vision of it ever being something as popular as the ones I see. I do it for me, and love it and my friends and family members love to read it and offer me ideas for posts. It's fun and a great learning experience. Sat Jul 15 20:25:43 -0700 2006 1728322 14083 cooknKate 2 2100288 I like your blog. Thu Dec 14 20:26:12 -0800 2006 1746854 59076 GDSinPA 3 2107249 Thanks.....it's a fun thing to do and a great creative outlet to share with other food lovers. Sun Dec 17 17:10:29 -0800 2006 2100288 14083 cooknKate 1 1749871 I don't know if this really qualifies, but I like to check in on http://deependdining.blogspot.com/ once in awhile, just because it's so much on the fringe of the eating possibilities. Plus, the author's writing style cracks me up. Mon Jul 17 21:00:18 -0700 2006 1728322 10862 Kuisine 1 1752718 I'm not not an obsessive food-blog reader (wish I had time for more obsessions), I've been introduced to a bunch of good ones by fellow chowhounds that I check in on every so often. Though I'm not hugely impressed by the current cupcake trend, I do love to bake, so I enjoy the creativity and pretty pictures (and have got some great ideas from)http://chockylit.blogspot.com/ Wed Jul 19 00:03:43 -0700 2006 1728322 10074 Caitlin McGrath 1 1769039 Quite religiously, I read http://eatingasia.typepad.com/ which is the blog of foodfirst, one of the active posters on the International Board. Terrific cutting-edge stuff on Malaysia, where she is currently based, but if you search through the archives, you will also find wonderful things on Vietname, Thailand, Bhutan, Sumatra, Bali and other Asian destinations. Wed Jul 26 19:10:41 -0700 2006 1728322 11527 RST 1 1770293 I read quite a few food blogs, but my latest fave is Dominic Armato's Skillet-Doux. Some of the reasons why I like this Chicago-based blog: 1. Spectacular photography that accompanies all the posts. 2. Research. He recently analyzed the plusses and minuses of mincing, chopping, and crushing garlic. 3. A wide range of restaurant reviews, usually with a positive but analytical spin. 4. Recipes, cooking tips, and passionate rants about all things food-related. Here's the URL: http://www.skilletdoux.com/ Thu Jul 27 04:40:30 -0700 2006 1728322 10031 Dave Feldman 1 1774912 This is a great topic. Finding new blogs for inspiration is so much fun! Here are my current favorites: Culinary in the Desert http://desertculinary.blogspot.com/ The Baker's Rack http://thebakersrack.blogspot.com/ Lucullian delights - an Italian experience http://www.lucullian.blogspot.com/ Na Zdravi! http://na-zdravi.blogspot.com/ Bron Marshall http://bronmarshall.com/ stone soup http://thestonesoup.com/blog/ winosandfoodies http://winosandfoodies.typepad.com/my_weblog/ Simply Recipes Food and Cooking Blog http://www.elise.com/recipes/ bakingsheet http://bakingsheet.blogspot.com/ KUIDAORE http://brandoesq.blogspot.com/ Cream Puffs in Venice http://creampuffsinvenice.typepad.com/ Sat Jul 29 03:59:19 -0700 2006 1728322 17417 chowdear 1 1775546 My current favorites are: http://www.obsessionwithfood.com/ and http://chezpim.typepad.com/ Sat Jul 29 19:51:01 -0700 2006 1728322 14879 foodnwineandy 1 1817617 Marvo is a hilarious writer http://www.theimpulsivebuy.com/ Fri Aug 18 18:13:42 -0700 2006 1728322 15663 teegee 1 1920159 I have enjoyed megnut.com in the past-- she's good as a digest of food-related news. Things over there have been a little boring lately...but I did make the garlic soup recipe she posted last week and it was nummy. Tue Oct 03 21:36:31 -0700 2006 1728322 36325 Procrastibaker 1 1929966 Without a doubt the most remarkable one in terms of photography and sheer obsessiveness is Kuiadore, (http://brandoesq.blogspot.com/) Good name for that blog cause she's gonna go broke eating all that stuff every day. She doesn't so much talk about herself, as most bloggers do, as review the various recipes and techniques she is trying and does it well. the obsessive quality of her posts was there from the start. Being a big on the obsessive-compulsive side myself, I immediately felt at one with this person that I had never met. I also like her buddy's blog, chubbypanda. Sat Oct 07 18:26:51 -0700 2006 1728322 10246 choctastic 2 1941643 I think you mean Chubby Hubby, but I appreciate the Freudian slip. His blog can be found here: http://www.chubbyhubby.net/ While I love reading Kuidaore's blog, I don't think the two of us are buddies. =) - Chubbypanda http://epicurious-wanderer.blogspot.com/ Thu Oct 12 19:36:35 -0700 2006 1929966 25806 Chubbypanda 1 1931955 I just visited "The Sneeze". I have never laughed so hard in my life! The chapter on natto is classic. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! Mon Oct 09 03:27:33 -0700 2006 1728322 23106 Flour Child 1 2087427 thanks for all the blog recommendations-- Sun Dec 10 23:45:04 -0800 2006 1728322 55914 marlie202 1 2088061 I'm hooked on Ideas in Food. High-end food I'll never be able to afford, but still really weird and inspiring and tasty-looking. Mon Dec 11 04:37:51 -0800 2006 1728322 40874 saraeanderson 1 2098605 Just ran across this marvelous blog "Esurientes - The Comfort Zone" - by an Australian woman who has a great recipe for chocolate orange cake, it appears. I found a new variety of Lindt chocolate (cinnamon/coriander!) and there are luscious pictures of fooding-through-Europe - and other recipes. Very entertaining. http://esurientes.blogspot.com/ Thu Dec 14 05:10:37 -0800 2006 1728322 40486 Cinnamon 1 2100303 These are great recommendations. I hope I can learn form them for my own blog. I also love reading: http://peterreinhart.typepad.com/ And http://www.thechippie.com/ Thu Dec 14 20:30:04 -0800 2006 1728322 59076 GDSinPA 1 2103307 Gluten-Free By The Bay http://glutenfreebay.blogspot.com Slashfood http://www.slashfood.com Gluten-Free Goddess http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com Kitchen Therapy http://thekitchen.apartmenttherapy.com Fri Dec 15 19:29:21 -0800 2006 1728322 46726 2silverwings 1 3785888 Weird meat: http://www.weirdmeat.com/ Mon Jun 16 17:15:50 -0700 2008 1728322 53259 emerilcantcook 1 3785950 in the bay area, the bunrabs are very good. so, too is becks and posh. http://www.bunrab.com/ http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/ east coast (nyc) is a tough call. too many good blogs out here so i don't want to name a few and leave other worthy folk off the list. still, an indispensable blog is lucy's greenmarket report. http://www.echonyc.com/~lwollin/greenmarket.html Mon Jun 16 17:33:47 -0700 2008 1728322 10627 steve h. 1 3787939 Top 5 Smitten Kitchen Orangette Amateur Gourmet Kalyn's Kitchen Pioneer Woman Cooks Tue Jun 17 11:15:44 -0700 2008 1728322 112406 Chew on That 1 3788216 I really enjoy So Good www.sogoodblog.com Tue Jun 17 12:25:44 -0700 2008 1728322 174641 dani0622 1 3791206 Zenkimchi And although not technically a blog, Jonathon Golds articles in L A Weekly Wed Jun 18 11:02:52 -0700 2008 1728322 93538 Passadumkeg 2 3792279 mere cat too. Wed Jun 18 15:44:30 -0700 2008 3791206 93538 Passadumkeg 3 3795197 One of my friends writes the sogoodblog.com - great stuff Thu Jun 19 13:22:52 -0700 2008 3792279 137717 Zucumber84 4 3810021 Love that guy! Tue Jun 24 13:59:28 -0700 2008 3795197 174641 dani0622 2 3811261 yep love zenkimchi cause duh its one of the only regularly updated korean food blogs out there. Tue Jun 24 21:05:17 -0700 2008 3791206 24546 bitsubeats 1 3813383 I've been trying to build up my feeds and love all the great suggestions here. Also -- I'm from Chicago and mention local stuff on [http://homemakershabitat.blogspot.com "my own blog"], but haven't found many other Chicago-area bloggers. Can anyone recommend? Wed Jun 25 14:29:10 -0700 2008 1728322 196629 RebeccaC