Food Bloggers – Boston Globe

The Wednesday January 12 issue of the Boston Globe has an article, “Food bloggers chronicle their delicious obsessions,” by Ethan Gilsdorf. Among others, it covers, Pim Techamuanvivit, who runs the popular blog Chez Pim. She is quoted''That's what we do really -- we talk about the stuff we cook, or the things we ate." Pim began her blog because she was tired of writing 30 identical e-mails to update everyone on what she was doing. The article continues, “Techamuanvivit found that the more she wrote on food, the more readers were seduced by her descriptions of pig fests in London and sublime couscous in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco. She now gets between 3,000 and 4,000 hits a day.”

The article mentions the first annual ''Food Blog Awards" were launched by Kate Hopkins, who runs Accidental Hedonist from Seattle. It quotes Kate, ''Yes, a half-dozen or so food blogs have been recognized by some of the mainstream media, but there are well over 100 food blogs out there, and plenty of good writing."

Chez Pim won for best restaurant reviews. I guess they did not see the reviews on this blog. Best Overall Blog was Chocolate & Zucchini by Clotilde Dusoulier. The Globe adds, “The site gets about 4,500 visits a day and recounts, in English, Dusoulier's daily Parisian food adventures, such as a 900-word ode to and instructions for a tarte tatin with salted butter caramel. In 15 months, the blog has turned Dusoulier, a computer engineer, into a professional food writer, cooking instructor, restaurant consultant, and conference speaker.”

I would add VanEats by Barb Wong and Roland Tanglao to the list along with their picks:

The Radical Chef – “A Filipino woman redefines Philippine cuisine.” The writer also produces the blog, A Sassy Lawyer in Philippine Suburbia)

The Julie/Julia Project – “Nobody here but us servantless American cooks.” (It was about a project by Julie who wanted to cook all of Julia Child’s recipes. It ended in 2003 but is still accessible. Julie added a tribute to Julia Child in August 2004 after Julia died.

The Tasting Menu – focused on food. (It has recipes and restaurant reviews. There are some great photos of dishes at many restaurants around the world.

Comments

[Roland Tanglao]

thanks bill, top 5 vancouver restaurants coming soon!