Food Blogs [General]
2009 Oct 30
nooschi (Nooschi) has a food blog that incorporates all of the above and is fantastic in my opinion :) plus she throws in food reviews while traveling, interviewing restauranteurs/chefs/fellow foodies and sometimes even give-aways.
2009 Oct 30
Smittenkitchen is my new favourite. Great food porn and easy recipes. (Thanks to Pam for recommending it!) In addition to the recommendations here you can click on the "wiki" link on the toolbar at the top of the page then click on "links". There are tons of leads there. Good luck in your search.
2009 Oct 30
i love smitten, more for her writing tone and gorgeous pictures, then for the actual recipes. many are far too time consuming for me and some have turned out just ok, not fantastic.
i would suggest not to embark on a food blog with hopes of one day being discovered and having your life made into a movie. there are thousands and thousands of food blogs our there covering more topics than you can imagine! what would make yours different or interesting. what are you hoping to do with it?
one of the neatest things i have seen in a while is someone using their twitter to share recipes condensed down to 140 characters
twitter.com/CookBOOK
i would suggest not to embark on a food blog with hopes of one day being discovered and having your life made into a movie. there are thousands and thousands of food blogs our there covering more topics than you can imagine! what would make yours different or interesting. what are you hoping to do with it?
one of the neatest things i have seen in a while is someone using their twitter to share recipes condensed down to 140 characters
twitter.com/CookBOOK
2009 Oct 30
I have no illusion that fame will find me as a result of my blog like it did for Julie Powell. I just want to use the blog to chronicle eating : ) I've eaten at far too many stellar restaurants and had so many great dishes that I think it would be helpful for myself, and for others to see. I'm completely on board with food porn, and I guess that's what my intention is. I'm aiming to be the Hugh Hefner of the food world ; )
2009 Oct 30
My favourite food blog is: www.latartinegourmande.com/
Her food styling and pics are awesome and the stuff she makes is mostly gluten free and really creative.......
Her food styling and pics are awesome and the stuff she makes is mostly gluten free and really creative.......
2009 Oct 30
Smitten is awesome, but I find the recipes are hit and miss. Some are incredibly awesomely simple (I am a big fan of simple whole foods) and then some are just...complicated. Too many ingredients, or specialty cookware required.
I guess that is another requirement for me - the recipes have to be accessible :)
I guess that is another requirement for me - the recipes have to be accessible :)
2009 Oct 31
my favourite food/cooking blog isn't actually a cooking blog, but her recipes, photos and descriptions are prety wonderful:
heart-of-light.blogspot.com
also, i'm a fan of smitten. i think what gets readership is when there is a constant in the blog. for example, there's one guy in toronto who runs a food blog that is essentially about cooking in the smallest kitchen possible. apartment therpay came out of an idea similar.
good luck!
heart-of-light.blogspot.com
also, i'm a fan of smitten. i think what gets readership is when there is a constant in the blog. for example, there's one guy in toronto who runs a food blog that is essentially about cooking in the smallest kitchen possible. apartment therpay came out of an idea similar.
good luck!
2009 Oct 31
Post lots of pictures. Have a look at what others are doing:
the99centchef.blogspot.com/
cooktobang.com/
beyondrecipes.blogspot.com/
www.myfirstkitchen.net/
cookincanuck.blogspot.com/
www.thewickednoodle.com/
poorgirlgourmet.blogspot.com/
the99centchef.blogspot.com/
cooktobang.com/
beyondrecipes.blogspot.com/
www.myfirstkitchen.net/
cookincanuck.blogspot.com/
www.thewickednoodle.com/
poorgirlgourmet.blogspot.com/
2009 Nov 1
A few more to add to the mix:
pinchmysalt.com/
nikas-culinaria.com/ (including a fairly extensive food photography tutorial)
blog.fatfreevegan.com/
pinchmysalt.com/
nikas-culinaria.com/ (including a fairly extensive food photography tutorial)
blog.fatfreevegan.com/
2009 Nov 2
I'm a fan of beFOODled ( www.befoodled.blogspot.com/ ), and our very own Rachelle Eats Food's (www.ottawafoodies.com/u/1272 ) blog rachelleeatsfood.blogspot.com/
2009 Nov 4
I have to add in a plug for my food blog now! My blog is called Carling Ave. Foodie and can be found at www.carlingavefoodie.blogspot.com My blog is an exploration of fabulous food finds I have made along that famous road known as Carling Avenue. I also have been known to venture off Carling, as when I went to Florida and India. Alas, due to the exigencies of work and motherhood I haven't been able to update it much lately, but the ideas are churning!
My advice is to pinpoint what it is you want to express and focus on that. Most food blogs include recipes (mine doesn't, cuz I find recipes a bore), but if you are only interested in talking about great restaurant meals you have experienced, don't bother with recipes. Write about what you are most passionate about; those conversations running through your head that you just have to share with the world.
And as for a name, how about www.amusebouche.blogspot.com?
My advice is to pinpoint what it is you want to express and focus on that. Most food blogs include recipes (mine doesn't, cuz I find recipes a bore), but if you are only interested in talking about great restaurant meals you have experienced, don't bother with recipes. Write about what you are most passionate about; those conversations running through your head that you just have to share with the world.
And as for a name, how about www.amusebouche.blogspot.com?
2009 Nov 5
First, some shameless self-promotion of my own food blog:
www.lordofthewings.blogspot.com
(Chicken Wings Reviews Recipes & News)
As been said already, photos are key. And Poutine's link to the Pioneer Woman's guide is bang on.
I would also ask what you want to write about - are you looking at doing cooking and recipes? Restaurant reviews? Make sure what you write about really interests you and is sustainable - so many blogs get started and peter out within a year or less. As for a name, make sure you search to make sure no one else has something similar. Good luck!
Here are some other food blogs I read as well:
bumblingbaker.blogspot.com/
www.nibblemethis.com/
www.foodieprints.com/blog/1
www.thefoodpornographer.com/
www.lordofthewings.blogspot.com
(Chicken Wings Reviews Recipes & News)
As been said already, photos are key. And Poutine's link to the Pioneer Woman's guide is bang on.
I would also ask what you want to write about - are you looking at doing cooking and recipes? Restaurant reviews? Make sure what you write about really interests you and is sustainable - so many blogs get started and peter out within a year or less. As for a name, make sure you search to make sure no one else has something similar. Good luck!
Here are some other food blogs I read as well:
bumblingbaker.blogspot.com/
www.nibblemethis.com/
www.foodieprints.com/blog/1
www.thefoodpornographer.com/
Amusebouche