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Food Blogs/Places to Visit
A Blog is a web diary typically created by independent writers. Some are personal journals; others resemble newsletters or columns. Often, they contain links to other sources of content. The food blogs we have found represent a variety of writers from professional gourmet chefs to people who just love to eat! They are entertaining and very informative. Most contain wonderful recipes and articles, they are a terrific resource for any food enthusiast. In addition, we have a great selection of food related places to visit. Festivals, farm markets, museums and chocolate factories, farms, vineyards - the sources for food entertainment are endless! Enjoy. OH, by the way, don't forget to visit the Food411 Blog!
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Bitten - Mark Bittman's blog, bestselling cookbook author and writer of the NYT's food column " The Minimalist". This is one of our top 5 favorite blogs. LOVE his NYT's column also. Centers around good simple cooking/eating. A real pleasure.
Diner's Journal - Fran Bruni, NYT's food editor discusses restaurants and dining trends in New York City.
Pour - NYT's wine critic, Eric Asimov, blogs about the pleasures, culture and business of wine, beer and spirits.
Ask Chef Silva - Ask Chef Silva - Nourishment takes on a whole new meaning at Chef Silvia's website and what comes out of the kitchen is a unique blend of culinary alchemy & life enhancing recipes. Access Chef Silvia's website for wonderful recipes, cooking tips and personal insights along with information on Silvia's corporate/group cooking classes, private cooking lessons and promotional appearances. E-mail Chef Silvia, a professional chef and author (and the Food411 resident chef), and she will answer your questions!
Local Lemons - Really great recipes and enthusiasm that is contagious! A brooklyn girl that is now living, cooking & eating from the bounty of the East Bay (CA). An excellent blog.
Produce Picker - Ray shares his knowledge as a long time produce manager. Tips on picking out the best produce and great videos that explain topics such as opening a coconut or coring a pineapple. Excellent resource.
Organic Schmorganic - Farmer Mike Biltonen debunks the myth of organics in favor of local, ecological argiculture. Very interesting posts.
Accidental Hedonist - Recipes, tips, food news.
101 Cookbooks - Chronicles a cookbook collection, one recipe at a time.
Chocolate & Zucchini - Discuss food, restaurants.
Delicious Days - Nicely designed blog: Food, Munich, Germany, Cookbooks, recipes.
Mouthing Off - Blog from the editors Food & Wine magazines
Men in Aprons - Blog for the home chef: recipes, reviews etc.
Pantry Permitting - Interesting and entertaining blog.
The Food Section - All the news that's fit to eat.
Cooking with Amy - Original food writing recipes, restaurant/ product reviews, interviews, essays/ insight into culinary news.
Appetites - Musings about food and eating. Restaurant reviews, recipes.
Nosheteria - This blog came to us highly reccomended by a reader and we agree - great recipes, photos and fun banter.
Dallas Food - A dallas food blog with many interesting stories.
Cheese Diaries - Pictures and posts from writers who adore cheese of all kinds; everything about cheese. Forums, articles, etc.
Cheese By Hand - Explore the landscape of artisan (hand-made) cheesemaking in the United States. They capture the experience of American cheesemakers and share them with cheese fans everywhere to promote understanding& support for the products & the farms that make up our country’s agricultural system.
Cheesaholics - "Hi my name is Nadia and I'm a cheesaholic" - great blog with all kinds of cheese info, events.
curdnerds - Cheese blog and forum, video.
Saxelby Cheesemongers - A blog by Anne Saxelby, purveyor of American farmstead cheeses (a cheese that is handmade on the same farm where they raise the animals that produce the milk to create the cheese).
Beer Blog - A good beer blog!
Beer Advocate - Educational beer site, community, tastings.
Gluten Free Girl - Stories, recipes - all gluten free.
Trader Joe Fan - This site is great! You can share with others your favorite TJ products and rate them, also includes boards to chat with other TJ fanatics. Not really a blog but a must for TJ devotees.
Sally's Place - food, beverage, and travel. Their writers have researched the best restaurants, chefs, recipes, books, and more.
Obsession With Food - This blogs name tells it all.
Leite's Culinaria - Recipes, writings, and much more.
Slice - Dedicated to pizza! Group weblog about America's favorite crusty, saucy, cheesy meal. Big Apple–based, with a special affinity for New York–style pies, wild about pizza in general. A mix of news digests, original reviews, and musings on pizza.
Chocolate in Context - Insight into chocolate as it relates to coooking, society and life.
David Lebovitz - Pastry chef, cookbook author writes about food in France; info on his chocolate tours in Paris.
Adjectivenoun - Read about Suzanne's trials and tribulations, as she attempts to eat food grown / harvested within 100 m of her home.
Cupcake Bakeshop by Chockylit - All things cupcakes - beautiful picture - step by step recipes all devoted to the tiny cake. This will get you up from your computer and baking!
Spatulatta - Wonderful kids cooking blog/video recipes. Winner of the James Beard Award!
Lucullian - An Italian Experience!
Cooking Resources - Toronto based food scribe , Mary Luz Mejia- cover everything from interviews with fascinating food folks, cookboo reviews, food finds and useful tips.
Suite 101 Gourmet Foods - Jacqueline Church's investigates gourmet products, recipes, cookbooks -follows the trends of the food -obsessed. She offers a gourmet food glossary and blog.
William Rubel - An author and cook that specializes in traditional cooking - interesting, unique site.
Too Many Chefs - 6 chefs, many thoughts.
Chez Pim - You might think me a glutton.
Food Musings - Chitter Chatter; food, recipes,restaurants (S.F.).
A Full Belly - A weblog about eating well.
Just Hungry - Food writings, events, Japanese food.
Maati - Organic and natural food forum.
Site of the Month
Culinate
For excellent, informative food website - an ongoing conversation about eating well. Articles, cooking tips, interviews, recipes, podcasts, resources, blog posts - will help you put real food into your life. We are big fans of the site!
Editor’s Pick
Effie's Homemade Oatcakes
The "perfect" extra for your tea/coffee. Nutty, crunchy but flaky and not too sweet. We LOVE these cookies. They are extremely addictive.
Featured Products
Redwood Hill Goat Cheese
Their French-style California Crottin with its wonderful rind, and robust, earthy flavor is our favorite. Redwood Hill produces the least processed goat milk products available anywhere. A family farm, they we use a natural approach to animal husbandry to hand craft their award -winning goat milk cheese and yogurt.
AJ Gourmet
Stuffed manzanilla fina olives from Spain, handpicked and stuffed with the finest ingredients, available at AJ Gourmet.
Featured Sites
Jacksonville Mercantile
JacksonvilleMercantile.com is a must see gourmet and specialty foods store. Awesome selection!
Lillie Belle Farms
One of America's Top Chocolate Artisans. Always Organic, Natural and Preservative free.
Chocolate Cravings
Poco Dolce
Their bittersweet tiles are impossible to forget - they are a perfect creation for real chocolate aficionados. Tiny dark chocolate tiles topped with grey salt - each with its own wonderful bits of ingredients such as Aztec chile, ginger, burnt caramel toffee, etc. Their creator Kathy Wiley has master the art of simple chocolate perfection.
