368468 Wed Feb 07 03:26:21 -0800 2007 77 33 Food Media and News 0 2267345 I'm a pretty new food blog reader and I haven't found any that really wow me. Ideally, I'd like to regularly read a blog that has recipes, info on new restaurants, trends, chefs, etc, and reports (with photos!) from recent culinary travels. Thanks in advance for your recommendations. Wed Feb 07 03:26:21 -0800 2007 66659 tastytamarind 1 2267383 The one i like the most is crash test kitchen - http://www.crashtestkitchen.com/ It's mostly recipes. They usually have a video accompanied by a blog post. Its a lot of fun. It's not as well rounded as you might like, but you could try to see if you like it. Sim Blog: http://foodlava.com/blog/ Wed Feb 07 04:35:25 -0800 2007 2267345 72096 meat_eater 2 2363800 I've watched the Crast Test Kitchen video podcasts. They are amateurs (i.e. they have to make a roux but have no idea what is it and don't bother to do the research before filming) , but they do have moxie. Wed Mar 07 18:11:13 -0800 2007 2267383 74771 FoxyWiles 1 2271781 I like Simply Recipes- the right side has links to other blogs and the left side has some really great tips and tools to use in the kitchen. http://www.elise.com/recipes/ Thu Feb 08 06:41:40 -0800 2007 2267345 19819 kloomis 2 2289799 Even being a food blogger myself, I love Elise's site. Very comprehensive, very well done and very clear and intelligent posts. I love her consumer alerts and links to articles and food happenings. Tue Feb 13 15:11:07 -0800 2007 2271781 14083 cooknKate 3 3519960 I already had Elise's site bookmarked, but I will have to visit more often. I totally admire her photography also. I just visited and my mouth started watering at the picture of the Irish Soda Bread. Yum! Meryl http://mylittleworldoffood.blogspot.com/ Sun Mar 23 13:52:27 -0700 2008 2289799 63311 puppymomma 2 3415603 I second this recommendation. I regularly consult Elise's blog for her cornucopia of recipes - meat, veggies, and desserts. Her instructions are straight forward and easy to follow. I also regularly turn to her archives for advice on cooking techniques. Even if I'm not going to use a particular recipe, I like to check to see how Elise recommends cooking a particular thing. For instance I successfully cooked a leg of lamb on a charcoal grill thanks to this post: http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/005235grilled_butterflied_leg_of_lamb.php Tue Feb 19 22:34:10 -0800 2008 2271781 69409 emery_jc 1 2274577 I'm in Los Angeles, and by far the most useful blog for me is "The Great Taco Hunt," by Bandini. www.tacohunt.blogspot.com. I have tried several of his recommendations, left feedback comments, and have passed on a couple of suggestions to him. For recipes, or more specifically for cooking techniques, I regularly go to the website for Melinda Lee, who hosts a weekend call-in cooking show on KNX 1070-am. While not a blog, her website has a "recipe archives" and some basic technique explanations, and a good search mechanism. It is www.melindalee.com. Thu Feb 08 19:25:17 -0800 2007 2267345 10855 nosh 1 2275037 thanks, i'll check them out. Thu Feb 08 23:44:21 -0800 2007 2267345 66659 tastytamarind 1 2276542 My most recent favorite is amateurgourmet.com. His "Thursday Night Songs" crack me up. I also like food section of Gothamist.com Fri Feb 09 11:45:09 -0800 2007 2267345 70339 yumyumyogi 1 2277946 Oooh I'll play :-) - My hands-down favourite is The Food Whore. A caterer blows off steam. No recipes, no food porn, but HILARIOUS. http://www.thefoodwhore.com/ - Cooking For Engineers. The Cook's Illustrated/ATK of the blog world. Experiments in bacon, etc. http://www.cookingforengineers.com/ Plus - http://sousvide.wordpress.com/ - http://thedeliciouslife.blogspot.com/ - http://www.iheartbacon.com/ Fri Feb 09 18:25:11 -0800 2007 2267345 23874 spigot 2 2309871 I second the Food Whore...Funny, funny, funny! She also has links to other blog sites. Some with recipes. Tue Feb 20 07:57:58 -0800 2007 2277946 49815 troutpoint 2 2357242 I love The Food Whore too! Tue Mar 06 07:44:07 -0800 2007 2277946 10666 Chocolatechipkt 3 2357366 You have to read yesterday's post! O-M-G! Can you believe some people's behavior??? Tue Mar 06 08:15:50 -0800 2007 2357242 49815 troutpoint 4 2358144 I know! CRAZY! Tue Mar 06 10:48:56 -0800 2007 2357366 10666 Chocolatechipkt 2 2360076 re the food whore, I think i have met the budget bride as well... Tue Mar 06 19:21:25 -0800 2007 2277946 10246 choctastic 2 3437361 Thanks for recommending the food whore....I owe my boss like 100 hours of work now because I could NOT STOP reading!!! Tue Feb 26 13:43:04 -0800 2008 2277946 61392 sparkalina 1 2278364 Saw this one the other day: http://www.taquitos.net/ All snacks, all the time. Fri Feb 09 21:53:02 -0800 2007 2267345 19819 kloomis 1 2291540 Not so much about recipes, mostly about gorging: http://www.famousfatdave.com/blog/ Wed Feb 14 07:33:22 -0800 2007 2267345 68656 ramensaurus 1 2304788 I like chezpei and chubbyhubby.net Sun Feb 18 12:35:00 -0800 2007 2267345 11538 brooklynmasala 1 2309846 I dont have a particular fave I follow but just wanted to mention that there is a world of fascinating indian food blogs out there - here is a link to the bloglist of one of them, mahanandi http://www.nandyala.org/mahanandi/about/mahanandis-food-blog-list/ Tue Feb 20 07:53:09 -0800 2007 2267345 11130 jen kalb 2 2361467 jen, here's one for your collection that is one of the better ones i've seen for maharastrian cooking: http://www.mumbai-masala.com/ Wed Mar 07 08:47:58 -0800 2007 2309846 11086 howler 1 2312457 I love The Girl Who Ate Everything. It's a fun read, and the pics are gorgeous. Tue Feb 20 18:00:48 -0800 2007 2267345 10681 piccola 1 2312485 bunrab, becks and posh get my nod. Tue Feb 20 18:09:49 -0800 2007 2267345 10627 steve h. 1 2328028 Some I like: The Hungry Cabbie: http://www.famousfatdave.com/blog/ Knife-Wielding Feminists: http://feministfoodies.blogspot.com/ Le Hamburger et Le Croissant: http://tetellita.blogspot.com/ Stella Bites: http://stellaland.typepad.com/stellabites/ Bomboniera: http://bomboniera.wordpress.com/ Eating the Philly Foodshed: http://phillyfoodshed.blogspot.com/ Toast: http://www.lindystoast.com/ Sun Feb 25 13:07:40 -0800 2007 2267345 42513 Mawrter 1 2328053 One of my favorites is Real Thai: http://realthai.blogspot.com/ It's a photographer's culinary journey through Southeast Asia. Not many recipes, but good descriptions of places and dishes he eats. What I really enjoy are the pictures. His photos are very spectacular... While some blog have pictures of their food, his pictures are really bright and vibrant where it actually does the food justice by making the dishes look very appealing. Sun Feb 25 13:16:24 -0800 2007 2267345 56054 dave_c 2 2359059 A blog I've just started reading - Michael Ruhlman's blog (the author of Charcuterie). Also, Anthony Bourdain posts a few guest articles every once in awhile... He and Anthony were denigrating Food TV. Very amusing.. http://blog.ruhlman.com/ Tue Mar 06 14:24:12 -0800 2007 2328053 56054 dave_c 2 2359125 thanks for the rec--it's a great blog-makes me wish I was there-- Tue Mar 06 14:37:42 -0800 2007 2328053 55914 marlie202 1 2328087 this is my current favorite - a feast for the eyes and some very nice recipes too http://www.beaskitchen.com/blog/ Sun Feb 25 13:36:12 -0800 2007 2267345 40062 lisa13 2 2348965 I second La Tartine Gourmande (Bea's Kitchen). Innovative, a pleasure to read and fantastic photography. Sat Mar 03 11:43:32 -0800 2007 2328087 78370 littlegreenpea 3 2385145 Also one of my favorites, and I agree that both the writing and the photography are fantastic. Wed Mar 14 11:48:13 -0700 2007 2348965 49541 debbiel 1 2328357 www.tastespotting.com Sun Feb 25 15:17:10 -0800 2007 2267345 30158 amkirkland 2 2361558 Good one! Thanks for that.....my stomach is grumbling, now! Wed Mar 07 09:08:18 -0800 2007 2328357 11098 BackyardChef 2 2426688 this blog is great!!!thanks Tue Mar 27 15:40:24 -0700 2007 2328357 55914 marlie202 2 3414601 Beautiful food porn! Tue Feb 19 16:04:10 -0800 2008 2328357 10763 Miss Needle 2 3494850 nice!!! Sat Mar 15 00:48:57 -0700 2008 2328357 105717 alkapal 1 2349573 I also like: http://phillyfoodshed.blogspot.com/ http://snoodesscooks.blogspot.com/ http://snoodess.blogspot.com/ Sat Mar 03 15:54:03 -0800 2007 2267345 42513 Mawrter 1 2354618 I love reading food blogs (like half of the CH'ers, it seems, I'm a food blogger as well). My current favourite is smitten kitchen - www.smittenkitchen.com - she's witty and writes about both sucesses and failures. Always a great read. I also really enjoy Jumbo Empanadas - http://jumboempanadas.blogspot.com/ - she's always doing crazy things like smoking her own bacon, curing her own salmon. Very inspiring for more lazy louts like me. :) Mon Mar 05 12:47:18 -0800 2007 2267345 63783 mrbunsrocks 1 2354706 For Thai food & gorgeous photos: http://realthai.blogspot.com/ Mon Mar 05 13:03:51 -0800 2007 2267345 13003 whs 1 2359107 There are so many good ones. I like the industry insider ones -- Michael Bauer and Frank Bruni, but also: http://inpraiseofsardines.typepad.com/blogs/ he's working on opening a restaurant in SF and the travails are fascinating. http://sfcovers.com/index.shtml SF biz reporter with a great voice http://knifesedge.typepad.com/knifes_edgerestaurant_ran/ owns a restaurant up in Mendo county http://restaurantgirlspeaks.blogspot.com/index.html writes about working in restaurants Plus Chez Pim http://chezpim.typepad.com/blogs/ Becks and Posh http://becksposhnosh.blogspot.com/index.html and Heidi Swanson http://www.101cookbooks.com/ Of course I can't not mention the Grinder. http://www.chow.com/grinder Tue Mar 06 14:32:45 -0800 2007 2267345 10086 davina 2 3902524 101 cookbooks is one of my favorite. Heidi is inspirational! Others I frequent: Simply Recipes The Amateur Gourmet The Paupered Chef The Char Makes (food and crafts) Chez Pim Fri Jul 25 18:22:58 -0700 2008 2359107 12144 CeeBee 1 2360167 In the Pantry--life in a picture-perfect New England town: http://www.inthepantry.blogspot.com/ Tue Mar 06 19:47:26 -0800 2007 2267345 13003 whs 1 2364104 no body breaks digests the world of food journalism and new york eating in general better than regina shrambling with her www.gastropoda.com blog (as well as her la times articles). warning, if you don't subscribe to every newspaper food section and food related periodical, some reference may fly overhead, but even when the references are too osbcure she's fun reading... Wed Mar 07 19:58:25 -0800 2007 2267345 11447 bothrops_asper 1 2367208 I really like quite a lot of them but Mattbites.com is a great one Thu Mar 08 15:42:27 -0800 2007 2267345 55914 marlie202 1 2378719 One of my favorite is by a Filipino foodie who's not formally trained but just has a passion and love for food. He travels quite a lot and experiments in his kitchen a lot too. He focuses on specific ingredients and will try recipes again and again until he gets them just right. Very good food porn too! http://www.marketmanila.com/ Mon Mar 12 16:14:39 -0700 2007 2267345 46140 ctl98 1 2378758 I like the following: http://canadianbaker.blogspot.com/ http://cumicori.blogspot.com/ http://www.slashfood.com/ Mon Mar 12 16:27:21 -0700 2007 2267345 78837 flipkeat 1 2379240 Not a blog but I found this to be a great update of what chefs are opening new restaurants etc., in major cities. http://www.jamesbeard.org/dateline/index.shtml Mon Mar 12 18:34:40 -0700 2007 2267345 40486 Cinnamon 1 2387451 OMG. NYC Nosh! Totally. http://www.nycnosh.com Thu Mar 15 00:53:45 -0700 2007 2267345 34731 gjetost 1 2390434 2nd Bea's Kitchen. Here, great stories and recipes: http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/ Thu Mar 15 17:53:05 -0700 2007 2267345 82658 corinaci 1 3404170 In doing a search for this topic, I found 2 threads so I thought I'd post to this one as well :) There are a bunch that I like. I guess I go to different blogs for different reasons. I read the big ones like eater and seriouseats for general info. Then there are blogs for specific food interests. I like www.curdnerds.com for cheese related info. I like www.augieland.blogs.com for restaurant reviews but he has been kinda quiet lately. I also like http://www.thecookbookaddict.com. It's a cookbook review blog where the blogger tries out recipes and gives opinions that do not just praise like others. It is really witty, and has beautiful pictures. http://www.nordljus.co.uk/en/ has unbelievable photos of mostly desserts Sat Feb 16 10:30:00 -0800 2008 2267345 166647 heightsgtltd 1 3404176 Rasa Malaysia http://www.rasamalaysia.com/ Sat Feb 16 10:33:18 -0800 2008 2267345 145820 fmed 1 3404402 Aside from my own (address in my profile), my favorite isn't a food blog...I still think Steve, Don't Eat It! over at thesneeze.com, which I was first introduced to here on CH 3-4 years ago, is one of the funniest things I've ever read. The entries on natto & on huitlacoche, especially, kill me. & the one on how to make your own prison wine. http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/cat_steve_dont_eat_it.php Sat Feb 16 12:23:24 -0800 2008 2267345 11106 tatamagouche 2 3404541 Thanks for that one, tata. That was hilarious! Sat Feb 16 13:17:03 -0800 2008 3404402 116513 linguafood 3 3404595 I can't stop reading! Sat Feb 16 13:45:27 -0800 2008 3404541 145820 fmed 2 3404776 Hysterical! Freakin' hysterical! I've got to try making my own prison wine... Sat Feb 16 15:02:23 -0800 2008 3404402 113872 diablo 2 3405222 "I've read that U.S. farmers consider it a disease and destroy it. Farmers in Mexico put it in cans and sell it as a delicacy. I travelled far and wide to find my own precious can of Cuitlacoche. Okay, it was at my supermarket, but I had to drive like two miles to get there and got stuck at a couple of lights." _____________ Thank you, thank you, thank you, Steve Don't Eat It! and best to you, tatamagouche, for this fabulous link! Sat Feb 16 18:32:55 -0800 2008 3404402 105717 alkapal 1 3404544 I like www.roboppy.net/food (the girl who ate everything) www.junkfoodblog.com www.midtownlunch.com www.chowtimes.com www.roadfood.com Sat Feb 16 13:20:16 -0800 2008 2267345 120357 Chocolate Toe 2 3404923 Oh, I do love roadfood too, though does that really count as a blog? Well, whatever, it's a fine site. Sat Feb 16 16:15:48 -0800 2008 3404544 11106 tatamagouche 1 3404708 I love Homesick Texan for recipes and writing style. Sat Feb 16 14:36:05 -0800 2008 2267345 60822 Pampatz 1 3405125 I love LOVE The Pioneer Woman Cooks! at http://www.thepioneerwomancooks.com/. Wonderful pictures of each step, and she's hilarious too. Her regular blog's worth a read too, even though it's not food-related. I just recently started reading The Wednesday Chef - http://wednesdaychef.typepad.com/the_wednesday_chef/ - so I haven't tried anything yet but I'm planning on it in the next week and am very excited. Sat Feb 16 17:52:01 -0800 2008 2267345 44439 abs294 2 3410963 http://sweetnicks.blogspot.com/ Mon Feb 18 18:01:21 -0800 2008 3405125 11854 LaLa 2 3517048 Totally agree with Pioneer Woman!! I was waiting for someone to mention her. Her photos are beautiful and she is so funny. I have made the Marlboro Man sandwich and now it is on the regular dining plan. Every recipe she posts is fantastic! I read her blog every day as well. Sat Mar 22 09:02:32 -0700 2008 3405125 123913 chocchipcookie 1 3411206 Experience Hong Kong. http://chaxiubao.typepad.com/ Mon Feb 18 19:05:51 -0800 2008 2267345 57025 fgf 1 3413148 http://redwinehaiku.blogspot.com/ not really food, but lovely poetry Tue Feb 19 10:28:53 -0800 2008 2267345 90565 Cookiefiend 1 3414607 I'm surprised nobody mentioned chocolateandzucchini. Is it too obvious? I love her writing and her pictures are gorgeous. Tue Feb 19 16:06:09 -0800 2008 2267345 10763 Miss Needle 2 3416397 I love that one too :) Wed Feb 20 08:11:44 -0800 2008 3414607 166647 heightsgtltd 1 3425117 Hi tastytamarind, I really like http://www.eatwellslivewells.com/ . its fairly new but simple and good insight. I hope you enjoy it. Fri Feb 22 13:29:54 -0800 2008 2267345 123672 gemann 1 3425301 I really enjoy visiting Use Real Butter http://jenyu.net/blog/ Fri Feb 22 14:21:00 -0800 2008 2267345 161870 Cinemaverite1 1 3425495 I also enjoy Smitten Kitchen and The Pioneer Woman Cooks and just stumbled upon Do you Know the Muffin Man and Foodaphila blogs recently. Great wit, useable recipes and a narrative that makes me coming back for more is a great food blog formula. My hats off to you talented folks! Fri Feb 22 15:19:45 -0800 2008 2267345 36312 HillJ 1 3426372 101Coobooks is my favorite, followed by SmittenKitchen and LaTartineGourmande. They both have amazing food photography and well-described recipes that work. Also: For recipes and good food picts: http://orangette.blogspot.com/ http://www.davidlebovitz.com/ By a former Chez Panisse pastry chef who now lives in Paris For endless random food knowledge: http://www.thekitchn.com/ http://www.seriouseats.com/ And if you're in NYC, the latest news on restaurants and chefs: http://nymag.com/daily/food/ http://eater.com/ Fri Feb 22 21:01:09 -0800 2008 2267345 70339 yumyumyogi 1 3431183 hollyeats & taco joournalism Sun Feb 24 20:20:41 -0800 2008 2267345 93538 Passadumkeg 1 3436656 Check out lastnightsdinner.net. Nice recipes, good prose, and great photos. Particularly useful if you live and shop in NYC... Tue Feb 26 11:09:29 -0800 2008 2267345 151349 tinarina 1 3436710 My favorite food blog is written by a friend of mine. He lives in Brooklyn and he knows food. It's very well written and once in a while he throws in stuff other than food such as travel and personal anecdotes. He's very well versed in the NYC dining scene with a decided emphasis on Asian restaurants. That's not to say that he hasn't eaten extensively outside of NYC. Anyway, his blog is informative as well as entertaining. http://petercherches.blogspot.com/ Tue Feb 26 11:18:46 -0800 2008 2267345 165680 Jimmy Cantiello 1 3494874 The best blog--and I have dozens bookmarked--is, hands down, Eating Asia. http://eatingasia.typepad.com/eatingasia/ Written with passion, intelligence, and open minds (and palates!), and exquisitely photographed, by two people I unfortunately don't know, it ranks with the best of my food and travel books. I would be insufferably pleased with myself if I could come up with a blog half as good as this one. Sat Mar 15 01:44:11 -0700 2008 2267345 14663 pilinut 1 3526777 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 :). Tue Mar 25 13:35:17 -0700 2008 2267345 176124 aladria 1 3890756 New to me but an instant favourite: Cake Wrecks. http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/ Tue Jul 22 08:00:49 -0700 2008 2267345 10520 carswell 2 3899902 Not really a typical food blog, but I like Kathleen Flinn's blog. http://kathleenflinn.blogspot.com She writesa about food news, food books, etc. but rarely posts recipes. I thinks he is doing more food newsy stuff because I read that she is now the chairwoman of the food writers portion of the International Association of Culinary Professionals. Thu Jul 24 23:20:29 -0700 2008 3890756 138865 chef_max 1 3901767 Amateur Gourmet Orangette Smitten Kitchen David Lebovitz The Pioneer Woman Cooks =my favorites Fri Jul 25 13:30:41 -0700 2008 2267345 112406 Chew on That