Boston Food Bloggers

Event/Contest: Zagat.com Blog Relaunch Party

2012-01-21T09:30:00.000-08:00

The folks over at Google Places have invited us to participate in a contest to win entry to a snazzy relaunch party for Zagat.com's blog! Winners will attend a cocktail party in Catalyst's cozy Fireplace Room on Sunday, January 29th, at 7PM; there will be delicious drinks and tasty treats aplenty. Attendees will also receive a free 60-day subscription to Zagat.com.

There's only room for 15 attendees, so you have to win your way in by doing what you do best - writing about food! Check out the details and official rules here. Housemade charcuterie, curried grilled shrimp, and parmesan truffle fries? Hard to resist.

Boston Food Bloggers Mini Tweetup at Mega Tweetup #3

2012-01-20T08:15:00.000-08:00

A tweetup within a tweetup = inception tweetup?

This coming Tuesday, January 24th, from 6pm until 11pm at the Microsoft NERD Center in Cambridge, I'll be hosting a Boston Food Bloggers mini tweetup...can we call it an eetup?...within the epically large 3rd Annual #MegaTweetup.

Over in our little corner, we'll be discussing Boston, food, and blogging. And nerding out about social media.

Tickets are available for $8 over here, but I also have three free tickets to give to members of BFB. Just tweet about the event as many times as you'd like between now and Sunday at 10pm, and I'll randomly select the winners from the tweeters. More tweets = more entries. Be sure to include the hashtags #BFBeetup and #MegaTweetup, as well as a link to this post.

Follow @BostonFoodBlogs on Twitter for up-to-date information about the event, including where exactly we'll be meeting. Hope you can make it!

500 Members!

2012-01-07T11:57:00.000-08:00

We just hit a big milestone: Boston Food Bloggers now has 500 blogs listed! Here are the latest additions to the list; check them out and make them feel welcome!

Boozy Brunch by Tania Rangel: "Your guide to a fabulously shaken (not stirred) way of life."

Boston Food Deals by Phil Hunt (@bostonfreefood/Facebook): "My blog will help you find free and highly discounted food in the Boston area. Occasionally I will throw in a free non-food item. Enjoy!"

brfoodie by Pacience Smith (@coco520): "I am a recent Boston transplant from Louisiana. I have Massachusetts roots and I'm exploring all things New England but from a southerner's point of view."

Cooking with Coley by Nicole Lawler (@nicolelawler/Facebook): "More than just a recipe blog, Cooking with Coley is a destination for home cooks to get inspired – whether it’s making a dish healthier or experimenting with a new ingredient. I live by two mottos – any dish can be healthier without sacrificing flavor and anyone can cook if they just give it a try. Not only do I invite you to test a recipe yourself, but I challenge you to try to get creative in your own kitchen."

The Eats: "kteb and cdog decided to log their encounters with great things they have eaten or think about eating – which pretty much is all the time. they like food. they like to drink. they like to blog. it only made sense for this blogging relationship to become something of its own."

Finding clairity (@findingclairity): "There's a lot about food here. In an attempt to reign in a sugar addiction, I removed white sugar and dairy almost completely from my diet. I sweeten primarily with stevia, sometimes using small amounts of minimally processed sugars, like raw honey. Making this change has also encouraged me to eat healthier in general, and I follow a mostly vegan diet as well. My general food philosophy is to eat as much fresh produce and unprocessed, organic foods as possible. But I've also learned that I am more likely to stick to a healthy diet if I don't feel compelled to, so I occasionally indulge, and consider it part of my wellness plan."

Fitness and Feta (@fitnessandfeta/Facebook): "A Greek girl's guide to healthy living and a happy life."

Food Beautiful by Janet Kalandranis (@foodbeautyful): "There's nothing more comforting than Sunday dinners around a large Greek family. Food is a focal point of each day and of every occasion. I live for the smell of fresh herbs, the sight of an heirloom tomato and the ability of a bowl of pasta to connect a group of people. Here's my real food blog that makes a celebration out of every meal!"

Gourmanding (@whowantssoup): "Where to eat in Boston."

Kait's Inside Dish by Kait Capone (@KaitsInsideDish/Facebook): "As of January I am back to the bean town. I plan to blog about the many local restaurants (both about the vegan friendly offerings to the restaurants simply offering a vegan option by chance) I also plan to post recipes inspired by the local Boston flavors. My blog is unique because it focuses on healthy vegan recipes and dining reviews based on my travels."

A Locavore Lost in Urbanity (@lostlocavore): "A happy-go-lucky woman living in Boston, I’ve recently found myself immersed in a world of food and all aspects leading to its creation. This blog is a chronicle of my adventures as I challenge myself to being a locavore. I’m a new blogger hoping share my explorations and thoughts as I travel down this strange new road."

My Vegetarian Paradise (Facebook): "Being a vegetarian with a passion for local food, healthy choices and caring about the planet may not always seem like a paradise. This blog serves to show the successes and struggles - and everything in between!"

Old New England Recipes (@royalpresence): "Collections and curation of New England recipes from New England Clam Chowder to Boston Baked Beans, Seafood Newburg, and old fashioned brown bread."

Pea 1 and Pea 2 (@Pea1andPea2): "As sisters, fellow foodies, and best friends (when we're not fighting over clothes or the TV clicker), we've deemed ourselves--a cliche, we know--two peas in a pod. So, the two peas welcome you to a food blog that will keep us cooking, photographing, and procrastinating on a daily basis. These posts are our 'food moments': snippets of our daily lives that are captured through mealtimes. And snacktimes. Enjoy!"

The PescoVegetarian Times by Myrna Greenfield (@MyrnaGreenfield): "The PescoVegetarian Times is Myrna Greenfield’s blog about the joys and challenges of being a fish-eating vegetarian trying to eat fresh, local, healthy and delicious food."

Pink Apron Baker by Alayna Van Tassel (@PinkApronBaker/Facebook): "I am a thirtysomething professional working and living in the Boston area with a passion for baking and cooking. I am mostly self taught, having taken one class on pie making. Everything I have learned has been from trial and error...I started this blog as a way to keep track of what I've made and to share tips and techniques with others. I originally only posted about baking, but this blog has now grown to include general cooking posts. I love sharing ideas for making a delicious, yet quick weeknight meals."

Pretty Plate (@prettyplate/Facebook): "Inspiration for your kitchen endeavors."

Seasons from Scratch (@ssnsfrmscrth): "Perhaps one of my favorite things about nature is experiencing the change of the seasons. This is because I love taking part in 'seasonal' activities - baking apple pie in the fall, decorating our Christmas tree, planning a garden for the spring and designing and sewing a cute dress to add to my summer wardrobe. I have decided to share the how-tos for my delicious recipes and fun crafts in hopes that you will have as much joy creating these lovelies as I do!"

Seth's Food Blog by Seth Heidkamp: "A blog about cooking and food, and how to make it taste good and be healthy. The dishes are almost all gluten/dairy free, and many are vegetarian. The focus is on techniques and ingredients over recipes - this is about everyday cooking, and that means making it work with whats on hand!"

SheManufactures (@shemanufactures): "Learning to fit more veggies and better meat into our meals, baking with almond flour, finding great places to eat out, and occasionally laughing at stories of my kitchen catastrophes."

Simply Gourmet in Southie by Emily Goodman (@EmilyJGoodman/Facebook): "Life long Bostonian, passionate about cooking, and new to the blogging world!"

Streaming Cheese by Chris Tighe and David Gordon: "This blog is dedicated to the idea that great food can be prepared in grubby places. More specifically, our grubby kitchens. And, such a magnificent feat can be accomplished easily, without the help of fancy gadgets, expensive shopping trips to France, or lasers. Born from the land of triple-decker apartments, where the kitchens are crappy and the company’s rowdy, this blog sets the bar low to ensure success. All the food is acquired from local joints, cooked in less-than-ideal conditions, and photographed on scene as is. If you like simple food, modified to look like classy gastronomic porn, this blog might be for you. So strap on your aprons kids, its going to be a tasty ride."

The Sweet Life by Melanie Martin (@melanie_martin): "I’m a twenty-something preschool teacher living in Boston. I love to: BAKE, take pictures of things I bake, take pictures of things in general (read: mostly flowers and puppies), EAT, and explore this wonderful city I live in."

The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook Blog (@DineLikeDraper/Facebook): "Our blog explores all aspects of the food and drink seen on the hit television show 'Mad Men.'"

Yoga, beauty, life: "I am on my path. Where it leads, I can only guess. My goal is to trust the process and work through my pain without judging it. I’ll update this as my path develops but for now, I invite you to travel along with me as all is revealed in due time."

New Additions

2011-12-04T09:11:00.001-08:00

Here are some more new additions for today, bringing us to a grand total of 475 food bloggers in Boston! (If you still don't see your name, don't worry. More additions coming soon!)

BakerGal (Facebook): "Bakergal.com is where I share my frequent baking creations - photos, recipes, and relevant tips - and the occasional non-baking creation or photography insight. I hope you enjoy it!"
Belm Blog by David G. Shaw: "I‘m a web designer, cook, parent, blogger, skeptic, and atheist, in no particular order. I have a biology degree from MIT, and worked for the General Foods Corporation – experiences that occasionally get in the way of my attempts to cook more intuitively than scientifically. I am married to She Who Must Be Obeyed, who is wholly responsible for my starting this blog (“You should write about all this crazy stuff you’re doing in our kitchen.”). We live in an uneasy truce with He Who Will Not Be Ignored, whose willingness to try my weekly experiments is tempered by his need to apply buffalo wing sauce to everything on his plate."
The Cook, The Dishwasher, and The Cookbooks by Larissa Halfond: "I'm a newlywed (well, more or less) who enjoys cooking quick, healthful, budget-friendly meals for my husband, who enjoys doing the dishes (well, more or less)."
Cookbook Love by Suzanne Marie DeWitt (Facebook): "A fun look at vintage and antique cookbooks, old recipes from vintage magazines, and our grandmothers' recipe card boxes. Playful commentary about American culture shifts as demonstrated through cooking."
Corn in the USA (@cornfreejuly): "My blog focuses mainly on how to avoid the pitfalls of the convenient, cheap, unhealthy food that is so readily available and so responsible for a myriad health problems. I'm also very interested in local shopping and dining to support small restaurants and farmers, and as well as for the fun of exploring my neighborhood, and meeting new friends and colleagues who share my passion."
Culinary Colleen by Colleen McConnell (@CulinaryColleen): "I love everything having to do with food. I'm a traveling IT consultant by day, but I spend my spare time cooking, eating out, and writing about food. Enjoy."
Enjoy Every Sandwich by Jonathan Bornstein (@zucrow): "Ok. I’m that guy. I. Love. Food. All kinds. You say your Mom’s a great cook? Excellent. When can I come over? Got a fantastic sandwich place that bakes their own bread/makes their own condiments/slices the meat fresh to order? Where is it? I can’t wait to try it. You love diners? Me too! Which one is your favorite? Let’s go. Now. No really. Now!"
Generation Y Foodie by Dara Reppucci (@genyfoodie):"My blog is devoted to developing healthy, simple recipes that utilize local and seasonal ingredients. My goal is to show young professionals that cooking can be simple, fun and part of a busy lifestyle."
The Good Girl Gone Blog by Alana Brooks (@goodgrlgoneblog/Facebook): "I'm a fashion blogger with a passion for baking and cooking. Now that I'm out of my 200 sq. ft. studio and have an actual kitchen, it's time to reduce the take out and increase the home cooked meals!"
Greenthyme by Stephanie Skoog: "Here I share anything and everything noteworthy that comes out of my kitchen. I create my own vegetarian recipes, focusing on whole foods, natural ingredients, and simplicity. Much of what I share involves stories and memories, often created or evoked in the process."
The King of Crock by Michael Randall (Facebook): "I am a big fan of SLOW COOKIN' and do my best to post easy and practical (and delicious) recipes, product reviews, and other Crock Pot related stories. I have had a LOT of fun with this blog over the past year. I hope you enjoy it too!"
Kitchen Confessions (@KConfessions): "Making some family classics, and making some new mistakes. The point of my blog is sharing traditions and constantly trying new things, whether I have a recipe of not. All in all, I am just another Italian taking over the kitchen."
Liz Lemon Nights by Lys Riley (@lysriley): "Lys Riley is a self taught cook who is absolutely in love with food. She believes that we all have the means to make delicious, uncomplicated plant-based meals at home, if only with a little guidance and maybe a good sense of humor. Lys lives in Boston, and is a self-admitted red pepper flake and caramelized onion addict. She loves leggings, sleeping in on rainy days and yoga."
Oh Cake by Jessica Hose (@jesshose/Facebook): "All things edible in and around Boston...because everyone loves Cake."
Omnomnivores (@omnomnivores/Facebook): "We eat food. We eat it everyday. We often cook it in our ridiculously small kitchen and sometimes people even cook it for us. We appreciate local farmers and talented chefs and above all think the best food is clean, fresh and prepared with respect."
Pammi Cakes Recipes: "I am excited to get this blog started and to begin to share my passion for cooking with you all. My background is in finance with seven years of corporate experience. I work with forecasting and budgeting tools on a daily basis for my full time job and I enjoy taking these concepts and adapting them into my personal life and my love for cooking. We all work hard to budget our time and money in the most effective ways possible for our busy lives. Through my blog I am looking forward to sharing some of my tricks I have learned and also learning from all of you."
Pickles and Honey by Amanda Maguire (@PicklesNHoney): "Pickles & Honey is a healthy living blog with a focus on vegetarian and vegan food, especially baking. I also write about leaving my 9-5 to pursue my passions, and all of the ups and downs associated with that journey."
This is not a martini by Ryan C. Patti (@thsisntamartini): "A French friend once told me a martini could only be called so if it consists of vodka or gin, and vermouth. Anything more than that, she said, is not a martini. As Magritte pointed out in the late 1920's, we would be lying if we called something that may not be, fact. This is a collection of my very own original creations. Call them what you like."
To The Herbs (Facebook): "I'm a homesick girl from Mumbai, a shopaholic :), an arts lover, an engineer by profession and now an experimental cook (after marriage). As a young girl I was hardly into cooking, I actually got interested after I had to leave the comforts of my parent’s house and had a kitchen to run on my own, that’s when I really started to develop an interest in cooking and collecting recipes. And that is when I decided to document my recipes in an effort to avoid constant calls back home to my Mom for recipes I never knew I possessed this passion for cooking until I started cooking. Back home, I used to cook for fun, which turned to be a necessity now. It's said necessity is father of all the inventions :) True for my kitchen experiments too. Come join me in my kitchen for some fusion, some Authentic Indian and some invention cooking."
Weekend Kitchenette by Lee Li Theng (Facebook): "I moved from Singapore to Boston a couple months ago and I am totally immersed in the food culture here. I am exploring the different food and ingredients in Boston and turning them into yummy treats. I love to be in the process of sharing and learning more about cooking/ baking and eating real food."

New Additions

2011-11-28T17:48:00.001-08:00

A few more new additions for today! Say hello to:

Creative Soul in Motion by Erin Madore (@IAmCre8tiveSoul/Facebook): "I see everyday as an opportunity to do better, and become better. So while I do not strive for perfection, I strive for improvement. This blog is meant to inspire and motivate others to take every day as a wonderful chance to try new things and embrace the positive changes within themselves."
Kitchenbelle (@kitchenbelle): "I love recipes. I am passionate about cooking and baking. I read cookbooks like novels. I have piles of recipes clipped from magazines and flagged in books. I enjoy trying published recipes as well as creating my own using random items in my cupboards. I love unleashing my creativity in the kitchen. My husband insisted I create this blog as a means of documenting the food I prepare for him, my family, and friends. In addition to keeping track of my adventures in the kitchen, perhaps this blog can inspire you to get in your kitchen and have some fun preparing meals and sweets for your family and friends!"
Lucky Taste Buds (@luckytastebuds): "I’m Michelle, a 20-something year-old foodie who loves to eat, create, and experience new foods. I believe that my upbringing in Asia, in a food-loving family, and the past 6 years living in Chicago has shaped my “food-tittude”. I currently live and attend dental school in Boston and I am excited for the new dining scene!!"
My Food Addiction by Kelda York (@keldafoodaddict/Facebook): "I am a teacher (and MOM!) by trade and a curious cook by nature. I have always had a love for food. Some of my fondest memories are of my sister and I cooking with my Grandmother in her 5'x10' kitchen, lacking many modern appliances but overflowing with pans, utensils, food, recipes and tradition. This is something I hope to pass onto my children - a love for cooking and knowing that there is always something new to try."
My Yogurt Addiction (@yogurtaddiction): "I am a recent college graduate, tennis player, dog lover, country music fan, and yogurt addict living in Massachusetts. I have been a healthy living blog reader for several years, and have finally mustered up the confidence to start my own! For as long as I can remember I have always had a huge interest in healthy living, food, fitness and of course healthy indulgences!"
Samantha in Training (@sam_in_training): "Just your average 20-something college-graduate working full-time living near the city of Boston. So what’s the reason behind “Samantha in Training”? Well it’s not just about training for a race. I focus on health, fitness, gossip, shopping, rants, raves, etc etc. I’m still a work in progress and I am constantly trying to better myself each and every day. I’ve always wanted to run a marathon but never thought I could. You know that old expression ‘do or do not. there is no try’ so I decided to commit myself to run my first half marathon!"
Two Fat Kids by Kathrin Havrilla and Chris Sanchez (@twofatkidsblog): "Two gastronomes who live in Boston and can't stop stuffing their faces and photographing it."
Wicked Good Travel and Activities (@wickedgoodtravl): "I’m always planning activities, getaways, parties and more for birthdays, holidays, special occasions, and just because for my friends and loved ones. So, I’ve decided it was finally time to share my ideas with others! Most posts will be on the Northeast or New England areas, but I will also include ideas and information for areas all across the US and abroad as well as generic non-location specific travel, activities, party, and gift ideas."

New Additions

2011-11-27T09:29:00.001-08:00

I've really been lagging on the site updates. Sorry to those of you who had to wait forever to get added to the list! Anyways, here's the latest batch of BFB newbies. (Don't be alarmed if you've signed up recently but don't see yourself; I unfortunately still have a mega backlog. I'll be chipping away at it daily.) Check out their blogs, say hello, invite them to coffee, etc.:

Alli learns life (@AlliLearnsLife/Facebook) - "So here I am, I’m taking a harder look at the “life I want” and all that entails. family.friends.health.food.running.boston you name it.."
Bits, Bites, and More by Carrie Liken - "I’m in my thirties and currently live in Boston with my husband, Brian. This is my opportunity to share my obsession with good food and drinks, healthy living and experiencing both on my travels. Brian is often times my guinea pig food tester as I try new foods and drinks, and he’s always game for a good culinary and exercise experiment, both in Boston and abroad."
Booze in Boston by Valerie Rollo (@BoozeInBoston) - Valerie writes, "Booze in Boston is a blog started by newlyweds whose quest is to visit all of the bars in Boston. We hit up new places each week and review the drinks we purchase as well as the bar/restaurant itself."
Boston Rookie by Erica Thomas (@BostonRookie) - The adventures of a couple who relocated from Louisville, KY to Boston in February 2011
Boston Sake by Todd Bellomy (@BostonSake) - Todd writes, "My goal is to bring a craft beer mindset to the Boston Sake market and educate and inspire chefs, mixologists and all others to explore Sake."
Chowder (Boston Magazine) (@chowderboston) - "All About Boston Dining - Soup to Nuts"
Culinary Orgasm by Karen Martin (@culinary_orgasm) - "A perfect day for me often starts with “What are we going to make today?”, and I get excited about food shopping like some people get excited about shoe shopping. (Oh, but I LOVE shoe shopping...). I’ve been exciting/inspiring/tormenting my Facebook friends for quite a while now with my food musings….and now am branching out into the blogosphere. Look out world!"
Eating In or Out by Sacha Madadian (@EatingInOrOut) - Sacha writes, "I'm passionate about food writing and finally got the courage to launch a new blog after a couple of years of not blogging. My posts are longer and usually tell a full story about a dish, meal out, or anything else food-related. I am an advocate for eating local and natural food, and I'm excited to connect with other area bloggers!"
I like the way food tastes - "I have nothing against people who take pictures of food and put it on their website/blog/Tumblr. If it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t know about the tasty food out there. However, taste dominates appearance. In my experience the beautiful dishes belie their sub-par flavor, while the haphazard plates of steaming delight served in a run-down back-alley Chinatown have been found four times more addictive than crack and Fruit Ninja. Food was meant for eating. It was meant to excite the tongue with delicious goodness. The aura it creates and the image portrayed play second fiddle to that. In the end, all that matters is whether or not I like the way the food tastes."
Katie at the Kitchen Door - "First and foremost, I cook because I eat. Because I love to eat. I cook because I like to understand ingredients, because I’m fascinated by the way they interact and perfect each other. I cook because it’s a great way to flirt. But I think beyond the basic love of food, what I like about cooking is that there is no deadline. When I see something that looks incredible I don’t think “Oh man, I have to make this before Tuesday I better run to the store right away and get on it.” I can make that incredible looking thing anytime. I can make it more than once. I will appreciate it just as much on this Tuesday as I will on next Tuesday and on Tuesday a year from now. It’s kind of comforting."
Maknwaves - "Maknwaves is my way of documenting and sharing my love for travel, health, food, and life. I hope that you come to love my spontaneous nature, I definitely make a lot of waves in my own life and I hope in the process of writing this I am able to inspire you to stir up a couple in your own as well. Just remember to jump right in, the water may be cold, but it will make you feel alive."
Meg in the Kitchen (@MegintheKitchen) - "Cooking from scratch is a great way to control what goes into your food, so with this blog I hope to showcase creative, homemade meals that are accessible and demonstrate how different foods can be incorporated into a regular, mostly healthy diet. I also love butter and cheese."
Once Upon a Tomato by Elizabeth Benotti - "The main focus shall be healthy food and with cooking for me comes gardening. I believe it is extremely important to know where your food is coming from. And one can truly appreciated what they are eating if one is more in touch with the whole process."
Organic Glory by Amanda Linehan (@AMLinehan) - "I know through experience that a small urban kitchen can be more functional than what you’d find in the grandest, stainless-steel-laden McMansion, and my food prep rules are as follows: alway use top-quality knives, never use pre-grated parmesan or garlic from a jar, and always clean up as you go! (Oh, and no cats on the counter….but usually I have a tough time enforcing that one)."
The Pantry Raid by Sienna Mintz (@SiennaMintz) - Sienna writes, "I'm a student at Emerson College in Boston with a love for food and blogging and everything in between."
The Perfect Bite, Boston by Dena Raffa (Facebook) - Dena writes, ""The Perfect Bite, Boston" is focused mainly on restaurant reviews (featuring 6 specific categories) but I've recently added a new segment, The Perfect Sandwich, and also post favorite recipes."
Projects to Finish by Mari Pierce-Quinonez (@maripqz) - "Mari Pierce-Quinonez recently completed a dual Masters program in Urban Planning and Agriculture, Food & Environment at Tufts University...Mari's academic career influences many of the posts on this site, but she also enjoys sewing, cooking, gardening, drawing, maps, infographics, and outdoor adventures. Projects to Finish is a collection of ideas, project plans, and insights in to one or more of the above categories."
Runner at Heart by Daniella Piccirilli - "I love eating and running so I have inspired my blog to focus on those two things. I love trying and creating new recipes so I look forward to continuing to shares this on my blog."
The Salty Dog: Boston (@thesaltydogblog) - "This blog is a myriad of my rather chaotic musings when it comes to all things edible. To make it more interesting I've upped the ante and have a minuscule kitchen. (If it's a challenge it's far less upsetting). So join me for my culinary explorations of this city as I lose my way and find great eats, events and have a great time!"
Simple Eats by Alexa Besgen (@Simple_Eats/Facebook) - "I blog about healthy living, fitness, baking and cooking and believe that everyone should sip, savor and celebrate!"
Spike.Bakes by Spike Maguire (@SpikeTheBaker) - "I bake, I take pictures of things I bake, and then I blog about them. Tidbits on spinning, running, movies, tv, fashion, and travel in between. All out of Medford, MA."
Student Savor by Estefania Souza - "I am a student at Boston University majoring in magazine journalism with a minor in business and history (or art history). I have lived in an apartment for more than a year now, but it was in January 2011 that I decided to begin cooking on a regular basis. One of my new year's resolutions was to cook more and eat out less. That prompted me to start the blog, and now I am an addict. I love finding recipes, making them, and later adjusting them."
What's Baking in the Barbershop?! by Colleen Barber (@BarbershopBakes/Facebook) - "As you may guess from this blog, BAKING is one of my all-time favorite hobbies. I am very happy to have this avenue of the blog to share many of the recipes I make with all of you. :) My wish is that my blog posts will make you smile, make you hungry, and make you want to bake too! I hope that some of my passion and excitement about baking and cooking comes through in my writing, and I invite you to continue visiting the Barbershop often."
What's the Soup (@whatsthesoup/Facebook) - "We are today's hottest new food site with on-the-spot local reviews of some of the nation's best soups as well as feature blog musings and recipes by chefs and foodies from around the world."
Wine Me a River by Tara Turney Urling (@winemeariver/Facebook) - Tara writes, "My blog is new-ish, in that I started it a year ago and am really just now trying to get it really going. My goal is to make it a fun and informative resource for foodies."

Participate in the (First Annual?) Austin to Boston Food Swap!

2011-10-31T17:23:00.000-07:00

Like giving (and receiving!) gifts of local food items lovingly chosen by someone as passionate about food as you? Well, you're in the right place. I'm very excited to announce the Austin to Boston Food Swap!

Aside from rhyming nicely and generally being awesome cities, Austin and Boston have something else in common: fantastically enthusiastic and talented communities of food bloggers! We're partnering up with the Austin Food Blogger Alliance to organize a delicious gift trade for the holiday season, and we hope that many of you will participate.

The basics: You sign up. We pair you up with a swap partner in the other city and provide contact info so you two can talk ahead of time: food allergies, likes and dislikes, and whatever else you want to chat about. Then, you send your partner an awesome package of local edible and food-related goodies in time for the holidays - and you receive one as well.

The details:

If you are a Boston food blogger, sign up by filling out this form by November 15th. Austin bloggers, check out the post on your site for more details.
By November 20th, we will finish pairing up participants. Please note that if one city has more sign-ups than the other, not everyone will get paired. (We will pair people up on a first come, first served basis.)
Put together a food-themed gift box to be sent out by December 15th. Please spend no more than $30 and include items that are specific to your region. Feel free to get creative! Homemade items are fine (although keep the distance in mind and stick with stuff that won't go bad), as well as books, decorative items, etc. It doesn't all have to be edible, but it should be related to food. We encourage you to include a handwritten note explaining the significance of the items, sharing a favorite recipe, etc.
Optional: blog! You can blog about the items you're sending, the items you receive, etc. Shoot me an email if you do blog about this event; I'll include all posts in a round-up post here on BostonFoodBloggers.com.

The official hashtag for the swap is #atxbos.

At this time, please note that the event is only open to blogging members of Boston Food Bloggers and the Austin Food Blogger Alliance, but if everything goes well, future events might be open to the larger food-loving community.

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