Best Food Blogs?

[RobotDeathSquad]

What's your favorite food related blog and why?

[Atomica]

One of my favorites is Roots and Grubs, written by a friend who is a food critic/stay-at-home-dad in Seattle.

http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/

[Atomica]

I'm going to answer myself here almost 3 years later and say that Roots and Grubs has just spawned a book called "Hungry Monkey," published by Houghton Mifflin.

[Nancy Berry]

http://breadbasketcase.blogspot.com -- Marie Wolf, a lawyer from Minneapolis, is baking every bread in Rose Levy Beranbaum's The Bread Bible. This woman has a terrific writing style and a great sense of humor.

[val ann c]

Nancy, thanks for recommending the breadbasketcase blog. It's an engrossing read. Well written. Good photos.

[alkapal]

nancy, that is a nice blog. i laughed at the photo of rose levy berenbaum's cousins sitting on each end of the sofa, not entirely gleeful in aspect.
;-)

[alkapal]

mattbites.com is great food, humor and, of course, photography. check this photog site by the same matt: http://www.mattphotographs.com/

[SharaMcG]

I couldn't agree more, Nancy. I discovered her blog a while back and it's both informative and entertaining. I make all my family's bread and wasn't familiar with Berenbaum's book until I found this blog. The recipes are wonderful.

[ElizabethS]

There's a website run by a lady on a travel board I visit (mostly re Italy) - she calls her blog Food Porn - it's mainly just pictures of food - here's the flickr version

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42198533@N00/

and here's the Italian version

http://realityfood.iobloggo.com/

I can spend hours looking at the pix

[rcheng]

Those are great pictures, I just wish I could read Italian.

[steinpilz]

You can plug the URL into Babel Fish and it will translate into English, roughly. I love Babel Fish because it always reminds me of the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" radio and TV shows, as my cell phone always reminds me of Star Trek.

[roxlet]

I tried the Babel Fish for this site just to see what would come up, and it was hysterical! I guess that too much Italian food language is un-translatable. I love the Babel Fish suggestion, though, and I can't wait to try it out on some other web pages.

[alkapal]

rcheng, by the time you read the captions for all of the dishes, you'd know the italian language for food, backward and forward!

the site inspires me to eat all different kinds of italian --- branch out! thanks for the site.

[ChristianZ]

Elmo Monster's Monster Munching blog:

http://elmomonster.blogspot.com/

[alkapal]

great food wordsmith! and the photos are excellent. you really know the blogger is a true chowhound and an artist! and the food looks delicious. i wonder what kind of camera elmo is using?

[sascha]

megnut.com - Interesting opinions and news about food. (Plus Anthony Bourdain weighs in with comments from time to time.)

[bryan]

NY based: http://www.amateurgourmet.com/

Two Paris based sites:

http://www.davidlebovitz.com/

http://chocolateandzucchini.com/

[PseudoNerd]

chocolate and zucchini is *beautiful*

[Cinnamon]

And David Lebovitz is a good read.

[Cheflambo]

I"ve been reading Amateur Gourmet for several years, and find it entertaining as it has evolved. However, I find the constant references to his "boyfriend Craig" are becoming tiresome.

[LaLa]

I agree it is like so what your gay...it is not a big deal

http://southernpirates.blogspot.com/

[PseudoNerd]

I rather like these two from local-LAish hounds:

http://tokyoastrogirl.blogspot.com/
(she posts as tokyoastrogirl too

)

http://foodgps.blogspot.com/
I have no idea what sort of job he must have to be able to travel so much, but I think it's pretty awesome that he gets to!

[CeeBee]

I love love love Culinary in the Desert.
http://desertculinary.blogspot.com/

[pitu]

http://www.101cookbooks.com/
for great ideas and recipe experiments, sweet and savory
Photos are good, and she has a terrific manner

http://www.thefoodsection.com/foodsec...
very NYC-centric, good food writing links

[Sal Vanilla]

I too love 101. Have you tried http://smittenkitchen.com/ or http://simplyrecipes.com/? They are not veggie, but the women have similar familiar and inviting ways of writing. Love them!

And then there is my fall back food porn site when I am needing mealspiration: http://www.tastespotting.com/

I love David Lebovitz. I do not always adore his recipes, but most are pretty amazing and inventive. He also answers questions.

[Cinnamon]

Tastespotting and Foodgawker I keep on my bookmarks tab. It really is a food porn site. Do not view when hungry! Or at least, only view when hungry if places are still open and you can get there quick for something vaguely similar.

[hungryann]

www.thefoodpornographer.com

The slogan says it all - food at its porniest!

[alkapal]

dang! you are right!

[Sal Vanilla]

Food Porn? You don't KNOW foodporn! http://www.tastespotting.com/

[hungryann]

I am aware of it! It's not a single food blog but a collection...slightly different.

[JJC]

http://famousfatdave.com/blog/

I enjoy Dave's blog and am not even from New York.

[BostonZest]

Solo Blog - with some of the greatest running conversations. Be sure to subscribe to the feed for the comments as well as the blog.

Acciental Hedonist

http://www.accidentalhedonist.com/

Group Blog
The Well Fed Network

http://www.wellfed.net/

[relizabeth]

http://orangette.blogspot.com/

is utterly sublime. Top drawer storytelling and recipes.

[pixlpi]

Love it! On my "favorites"! Thanks

[Canada Eats]

She actually just got a book deal, and very much deserved, I think.

- Lea
http://canada-eats.com

[Brian S]

Don't forget Asian blogs. Here are two that make me green with envy for all the food we can't find in the US.

On Malaysia by a frequent Chowhound poster:
http://eatingasia.typepad.com/

On the Phillippines:
http://karen.mychronicles.net/

Here are 2 others I dont know as well.
Thailand
http://realthai.blogspot.com/

Vietnam
http://noodlepie.typepad.com/blog/

[AlwayzHungry]

Great pictures from restaurants in LA (but not much written content):
http://www.potatomato.com/mt/

Great baking website:
http://bakingsheet.blogspot.com/

Fun NY blog with delicious pictures:
http://www.roboppy.net/food/

[soquelcalifornia]

I cannot look at a blog with crappy photography, I just can't. If you're a bad photographer and a good writer, use those powers of description!

Matt Bites for design, photography, and content. LA-based. Find the post on snails and you'll see why I was hooked instantly.
http://www.mattbites.com

StephenCooks.com: recipes, recipes, recipes, and great execution of design, content, and photography. Based in Maine, and the gratuitous references to lobster and other fresh East Coast seafood makes me dizzy with jealousy:
http://www.stephencooks.com

The Ethicurean is my favorite group blog. Their "Glossary of Terms" is very good reading:
http://www.ethicurean.com/

So many good ones are out there. I vascillate between wanting sheer porn and really wanting to know who is connected to their food. Fancy restaurant blogs don't really do it for me: any rich person with gadgetry and the means can show up and take pictures (bad or good) of their meal. I like knowing what people do with good ingredients, themselves. Please do not take this to mean that I myself don't like to go to fancy restaurants. It's just that a blog comprised of nothing but that is nothing I would subscribe to.

[chimericalbrio]

I love http://www.piedayfriday.com Frankly, I'm a pie-aholic, and it's very funny and has great stories and, more importantly, RECIPES for delicious pies.

[TexasToast]

At the moment, I've been reading NewsYouCanEat, primarily because of the comments. The substance isn't bad either . . . if you like Starbucks, ice cream and soda!

http://tgubbins.blogspot.com/

TT

[cuisine]

http://creampuffsinvenice.typepad.com...

I love this site! She's from Canada. She has the best photography. If the pictures stink I won't bother to read the blog. Her pictures make you feel like you can reach out and touch the food. Scroll down to the Rustic Tart and What A Peach on the first page for example. Don't forgt the archives. Makes me want to start a blog if I had the patience.

[lotech]

www.sautewednesday.com Good writing and links to everything foodie.

[soquelcalifornia]

FYI, an update. Bruce Cole is no longer working on SauteWednesday.com, as he is now the editor for Edible San Francisco. His blog, still wonderful, can be found here:

http://www.ediblenation.com/

[kenito799]

Thanks for all these blogs. Looks like I will never have to read a book again...

http://augieland.blogs.com/augie_land/
He loves the "molecular gastronomy" stuff (El Bulli, Alinea, etc) and documents meals really well, so I can live vicariously. Great for helping me decide where my next $300 meal will be. Lots of typos.

http://lunchfortwo.typepad.com/
Written by a friend of mine, food, travel, recipes, musings.

http://eggbeater.typepad.com/shuna/
Nicely written by a friend-of-a-friend who is a pastry chef.

[uman]

One that I enjoy is http://kitchen-notebook.blogspot.com/
-beautiful photos and oh how I'd love that life in France...

[Miss Kittee]

I stumbled on this one while on the Chicago board- his photos of the 24 course "tour" at Alinea are something beyond food porn....

http://www.skilletdoux.com

Chicago based but travels a fair amount.

[bostonfoodie111]

I really enjoy and live vicariously through:

Tasting Menu.. :)

http://www.tastingmenu.com/default.htm

[mgarland]

I love Looka!

http://www.gumbopages.com/looka/

Chuck Taggart is from New Orleans and a lot of his posts deal with the city and it's people, food, and culture. He also just wants real iced tea, which is something to which I can relate:
http://www.gumbopages.com/food/tea-rant.html

He has an entire section of his web site devoted to authentic creole and cajun recipes. His red beans and rice recipe is one I use on a regular basis to rave reviews:

http://www.gumbopages.com/recipe-page...

[sweet.]

I just found obsessionwithfood.com

[Alice Q]

Oh my gosh there are so many good ones! Cream Puffs in Venice, Orangette, Chocolate and Zucchini, Nordljus and Chez Pim are among the best and most famous. There are also specialty blogs like Meathenge (guess what it's about?), Chockylit (cupcakes), Eggbeater (pastry chef musings), The Wednesday Chef (cooks out of the LA times and NYTimes food sections each week) Farmgirl Fare (great stories)etc. There are great pictures and good writing on all of these. I have culled a list of my favorites on my blog, and of course I like to think mine's not half bad - though it mostly pertains to San Diego and is not nearly as slick as most of these. You can really lose yourself for hours! Here's a link to mine, which will lead you down the rabbit hole...

www.aliceqfoodie.blogspot.com

[TexasToast]

Here are some more I'm into at the moment:

Michael Bauer: Between Meals:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/indexn?blogid=26

NewsYouCanEat,if you like Starbucks, ice cream and soda!
http://tgubbins.blogspot.com/

Good for London restaurants and recipes/ wine:
http://www.jilldupleix.com/index.php

Good industry news blog
http://nrnfoodserviceblog.blogspot.com/

For those with a methodical approach to cooking:
http://www.cookingforengineers.com/

Site initially comprised from materials supplied by Honors Students enrolled in a Summer 1999 Seminar at Washington State University:
http://www.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/food/ind...

Enjoy!

TT

[The Librarian]

I really like Gutenberg's Daily Feed:

www.bunrab.com/

especially because Gutenberg visits a lot of places in Marin where I live. The photos always make my mouth water! There are actually three blogs on the site, but Daily Feed seems to be updated the most frequently.

[saltandpepper]

I really like Midtown Lunch. It's a great review of inexpensive lunchtime restaurants, with photos and commentary. I don't live in New York, but I'm constantly adding to my list of places to try when I visit, and I really like having access to a list of great but not expensive lunch places; it gives me the "inside track."

http://midtownlunch.wordpress.com/

[steinpilz]

Here's some more good ones that weren't mentioned.

Opinionated about Food, global fine dining with great pics:
http://oad.typepad.com/oa/

Chez Pim, thai cooking and travel:
http://chezpim.typepad.com/blogs/

Chubby Hubby, Singapore chow and good pics:
http://www.chubbyhubby.net/

FoodPornWatch, a foodporn link site!
http://foodpornwatch.arrr.net/

[astroanne]

I like Dessert First. Good photography, great recipes.

http://dessertfirst.typepad.com/

[AquaW]

I like www.thefoodgeek.com - very candid, somewhat Alton Brown-ish (in relating food science & trivia), cool podcasts too.

I also enjoy Sara Moulton's blog http://www.saramoulton.com/ even though it is a bit irregular in frequency of postings in the blog. (Her Website does have a "kitchen shrink" section where she'll answer variou culinary questions---updated more regularly.)

[gjetost]

Can't believe nobody has mentioned NYCnosh http://www.nycnosh.com so far!

It's gorgeous, the pics are fab, and the writing is wonderful. Best local blog by a very long distance.

[jacquelinec]

I like gastropoda and also gurgling cod.

[fascfoo]

I feel inclined to offer some much due props to Robyn's The Girl Who Ate Everything food blog:

http://www.roboppy.net/food/

Lovely pictures, frequent updates, and an exuberance for food. What more could you ask for?

She represents us young NYCers quite well :-)

[mnemonician]

One of my favourites, which I stumbled upon purely by chance, is the Greek Food Recipes and Reflections blog by the Greek Gourmand, Sam Sotiropoulos, see: http://greekgourmand.blogspot.com/

The pics are excellent, the background info on each recipe is always interesting, the recipes themselves are straightforward, and the food is tasty! What more needs be said? A++ Check it out!

[aladria]

So glad I found Chowhound - WHERE have I been all this time? I love:

http://orangette.blogspot.com/ for all the Francophile-ness.

http://velvetlava.blogspot.com/ for the writing, so far.

http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/ for the variety.

http://www.thefoodpornographer.com/ for the pics, obviously :).

[crispychewy]

I have four:
101 Cookbooks (www.101cookbooks.com)
Dinner with Julie (www.dinnerwithjulie.com)
Orangette (www.orangette.blogspot.com)
Gluten Free Girl (www.glutenfreegirl.blogspot.com)

[greedygirl]

I love http://www.frenchlaundryathome.com/ - she's just so funny.

[Firegoat]

She is a favorite of mine as well.

[Gio]

I third Carol Blymire's blog! Her How to Cook Tripe entry ( 5.15.08) is hysterically funny.

[chocchipcookie]

I will forever have this link in my favorites. Oh, and a vote for Pioneer Woman as well. :)

[Dave O]

Great pictures and recipes - my personal favorite
http://www.elise.com/recipes/

Organics
http://straightfromthefarm.wordpress.com/

I just find these two guys pretty interesting:
http://www.thepauperedchef.com/

[Antilope]

Cooking for Engineers is an interesting and informative site:

http://www.cookingforengineers.com/

[bigjeff]

for ridiculous photography: kuiadore (www.brandoesq.blogspot.com)
for sheer entertainment value: grocery eats (www.groceryeats.com)

[jewel4352]

I really enjoy frenchlaundryathome. But my favorite is http://smittenkitchen.com.

[Hermano Primero]

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/food/ is always stimulating and interesting

[Hermano Primero]

Interesting site - not necessarily best but, you know:

http://www.wikio.co.uk/blogs/top/gast...

[melly]

http://www.cookingschmooking.blogspot...

[kprange]

http://cookkatie.blogspot.com

[eatmyfood]

Why not take a look at

http://www.dinnersforayear.blogspot.com

also try

http://www.bigredkitchen.com

[monkeyboy2000]

Funny blog, lots of bacon recipes and reviews of weird Upstate New Yorks stuff.

http://www.ridiculousfoodsociety.com

[jcattles]

Here are a few of my favorites.
http://thursdaynightsmackdown.com/ (this one's not for those of you easily offended
)http://closetcooking.blogspot.com/
http://www.bitchincamero.com/mel/
http://www.thefoodwhore.com/

[poptart]

I like "Just Bento": http://justbento.com/
and
"Just Hungry": http://www.justhungry.com/

[Shane Greenwood]

Hilarious and informative about what people around the world eat.

http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/...

[billieboy]

That was one of the best eye-watering laughs I've had in quite awhile. Thanks for that link.

[stellamystar]

I have been laughing at The Sneeze all morning..oh gawd, the Urkel-o's! !!!

[HillJ]

Also a fan of http://closetcooking.blogspot.com/
"Do You Know the Muffin Man" blog is a baker's dream blog
Smitten Kitchen, Pioneer Woman Cooks--fun, entertaining, easy to follow recipes
I also enjoy some of the blogs that focus on cocktails, spirits and mixology like:
Adventures with Cocktails & Food

[lillydaisy]

New one that's pretty funny about behind the scenes in the food biz:
kitchenbitch'[e-mail]

[lillydaisy]

no apostrophe, it's [e-mail]

[lillydaisy]

ok- it's kitchenbitchn.blogspot.com

[HillJ]

http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/

new blog find that has me very excited!

[JohannaM]

I love the pics at Nourishing Gourmet, but I like the writing at http://www.foodrenegade.com better. It's a like-minded site -- dedicated to wholesome, nourishing, traditional foods sourced from pastured/organic/local suppliers.

In fact, those two sites recently joined up with some others to create http://www.realfoodmedia.com, which also looks like it has promise.

[HillJ]

JohannaM, thanks for sharing foodrenegade.
Realfoodmedia.com didn't work for me..

Nourishing Gourmet appears to be a fairly new blog. I'll be curious to see how she develops the topic.

So many food blogs, so little time!

[mun1900]

One that I stumbled upon that seems new and I really like is http://thebitessite.com

[FriedClamFanatic]

I'm sure you have a whole raft to go through here. There are 3 sites that only have pictures of what is on other blogs and a link to each. You can spend hours drooling over the stuff!

tastespotting.com
http://www.recipemuncher.com/
foodgawker.com

Foodgawker and Tastespotting are similar but each has unique elements. I should note that in a little over 2 years, Tastespotting has over 33,000 entries!

[sfumato]

I like C&Z, 101 Cookbooks, and Smitten Kitchen. I don't read most food blogs regularly, though- I go through phases where I'll read either religiously or rarely.

I'm not a huge fan of food blogs are too... precious and twee. There are definitely many of those out there.

[nearlywild]

This was my favorite when I lived in Korea.

http://www.zenkimchi.com/FoodJournal/

[KevinB]

It's pretty much single issue, but "A Hamburger Today" provides lots of interesting (dare I say it?) tidbits about everyone's favourite one-handed meal, including the awesome burger made with not one, but two, grilled cheese and bacon sandwiches in place of the bun. Also stories about people consuming 5 and 6 lb burgers in a single sitting! It's burger excess and awesomeness at the same time.

[bigjeff]

http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/

amazing tumblr of everyone's secret indulgences and dreams/nightmares

[MattInNJ]

I love this website!

[bigjeff]

http://bestbyfarr.wordpress.com/

This is a blog (not really updated very often) by chef/butcher Ryan Farr (SF-based) and has great recipes (although many are out of reach) for various offal and pig-centric fare. great instructions and pictures tho, almost makes you feel like you could make his pig-face terrine, etc.

[Phoo_d]

I love reading anything from:
Joy The Baker: http://www.joythebaker.com/blog
White on Rice Couple: http://whiteonricecouple.com/blog
Lottie + Doof: http://www.lottieanddoof.com
Steamy Kitchen: http://steamykitchen.com/blog

Phoo-D
http://www.phoo-d.com

[HillJ]

Phoo_d, your Glazed Chicken with Porcini and Crisp Potatoes was killer-good!

[Phoo_d]

Did you make it!? We really enjoyed the flavors too. I think roast chicken is one of my ultimate comfort foods.

[HillJ]

Why of course, that's why I'm vouching for the delicious recipe. Thank you for testing the recipe, providing photos (which I really appreciate for when I give a new recipe a try). My family enjoyed the flavors and leftovers in a quick cook recipe later that week.

I enjoy reading your blog.

[Phoo_d]

That's wonderful! I'm so glad it turned out for you too. Thanks very much for reading. Sometimes I wonder if anyone actually tries the recipes! =)
Phoo-D

[Amuse Bouches]

These are some of my favorites too. (as well as Phoo-d's blog -- you should check it out!)

http://www.smittenkitchen.com is an old favorite
http://www.thekitchensinkrecipes.com has some great stuff too.
http://www.applesandbutter.com

________________________
http://www.savour-fare.com

[Sal Vanilla]

I too love Joy the Baker. Once I mistakenly stumbled onto this site http://www.joyofbaking.com when looking for Joy the baker. I think I may like it even better.

[meremere]

I really enjoy Noble Pig.
http://noblepig.com/
Her stories are amusing and I love the pictures of all the necessary ingredients.

[Sal Vanilla]

I am wrapt by her adventures in vineyarding and cute stories about her family.

[LindaWhit]

I just discovered this "how to" blog that was posted here on the FM&N board but seems to have been removed: http://how2heroes.com/blog/

It seems to be MA-based, what with the demos in the video blogs mostly being from local chefs and food bloggers. Haven't had a chance to check out a lot of the blog submissions yet, but it looks interesting!
~~~~~~~~
ETA: Having found a list of the "heroes" who have submitted videos/recipes, it seems that the contributors are from all over - local Boston chefs; NOLA bartenders, test food kitchen directors for magazines, and just people who submitted How-To videos.

[eatlocalfoodie]

I read as many food blogs as I can get my hands on.

My new favorite discovery is: http://kissmyspatula.com/

New to the "scene", it's refreshing and witty with music pairings and incredible photography to boot!

[alkapal]

eatlocalfoodie, you are absolutely right. beautiful blog. thanks.

[alkapal]

i haven't read this thread in a while, so i don't know if "devil and egg" has been mentioned.
it has beautiful photos, varied food-obsession content, easy on the ears writing style. just very nice to pass the time, and dream and eat vicariously.

reading this today, i discovered WHY everyone is CRAZY about in-n-out burgers (WOW!) and learned that i must get to hoboken on a saturday for fiore's fresh roast beef sandwich on an italian roll with gravy! ;-). http://www.devilandegg.com/2009_03_01...

i've bookmarked this blog into my favorites! thanks caroline & leslie!! (who is "egg"? with a codpiece?! -- oh, no....er....that's an apron! LOL!).

[alkapal]

this is a fabulous blog on chinese food, from a talented lady with a very interesting background: http://appetiteforchina.com/about

[HillJ]

http://www.the-feedbag.com/category/l...

Feedbag "sections" to the left side of the screen will keep any food blog lover busy for hours!

[batchoy]

I love this site, it is so very focused on its parameters: everything must be out of a jar or be about to be put into a jar: It's called, of course, FOOD IN JARS:

www.foodinjars.com/

[alkapal]

this is my favorite blog lately. cake wrecks. warning, if you're at the office: it'll make you cry from laughing, and coffee shoot out your nose. http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2008/0...

[Sal Vanilla]

You recommended that on the thread for the person who was having ugly cake anxiety. I went there and fell in love instantly! The female reproductive cakes had me entranced. People are so creative.

[HillJ]

http://www.taxigourmet.com/

best....for originality!