I'm a bit rushed right now: we're on our way for a day in San Francisco, playing hooky with Logan. It's a glorious day, and a boat ride is calling us.
For International Blog Day, here are five food blogs that are either relatively new, or new to me.
First and finest, StephenCooks, up in Maine, consistently turns out beautiful food, beautifully photographed, and with entertaining commentary. I would love to visit him some day: I think we've got a lot in common except he's ten times the cook I'll ever be. Stephen is an example of what I love most about the internet: using your creativity to inspire it in others.
Aloha and ciao to Rowena, in Lombardia, and her blog, Rubber Slippers in Italy (land of my soul, despite having been dropped by a lazy stork in Alabama). Again, the photography is crackerjack. You won't see me linking to blogs with photos taken on cell phones, I'll tell you that. She says: "It's a long, long way from Hawaii to Italy. Living in the land of pasta, pizza, and wine is everything that you might imagine, but one thing remains true. You can take the girl out of the island but you can't take the island out of the girl."
Another inspiring food blog is the visually sumptuous Travelers Lunchbox. Beautiful Melissa, an American, lives with her German husband in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Up in San Francisco, the mysterious "NS" blogs about the most beautiful city in the country at San Francisco Gourmet. He loves the city, and it shows.
And finally, though my French is as rickety as a rocking chair made out of toothpicks, I subscribe to Station Gourmande, and I cannot tell you anything more than that.
COMING UP TOMORROW: A wrap-up of the Eat Local Challenge for August, 2005. Also, a visit soon to VB Farm.
Wow! Tana, I am so honored to be featured in your Blog Day post! And in such fine company too (Travelers Lunchbox is one of my favorites!) Thank you so much! I really hope you do get to visit us here in Maine someday...!
Posted by: Stephen | 31 August 2005 at 12:40 PM
Tana, thanks for the list. All are swell choices.
I think Blog Day is pretty cool, but, man, where did that logo come from?
I kept seeing it on all these different blogs, and just kept thinking to myself, "'310 grams day?' What does that mean, '310 grams day'? Does that make tomorrow '311 grams day?'"
Whew. Glad I finally figured it out.
(Don't feel obliged to post this comment, by the way.)
Cheers,
Squeat
Posted by: Squeat Mungry | 31 August 2005 at 02:35 PM
Hi Tana, thanks so much for the mention! I'm honored. I'm very much inspired by the farms you profile and your beautiful photographs. Keep up the wonderful work!
Posted by: Melissa | 31 August 2005 at 04:02 PM
Tana: Thanks very much for the link and the nice words - I appreciate it very much!
Posted by: NS | 31 August 2005 at 05:51 PM
hi Tana, thanks to you, I am touched to see Station gourmande in your list. It's so nice. I hope my french is not to hard but if you need, one day, some explonation mail me.
Posted by: AnneE | 01 September 2005 at 09:00 AM
I just LOVE learning about all of these wonderful new blogs (to me)!
Posted by: Melissa | 01 September 2005 at 12:01 PM
Thanks for this list. I am only familiar with one of them--off to check out the others right now. Hope you had a fun day in the city! : )
Posted by: farmgirl | 01 September 2005 at 12:58 PM
Thank you and/or you're welcome to everyone. I've made some great discoveries from other blogs, and think it's a nifty idea and a horrible logo.
Posted by: Tana | 01 September 2005 at 01:28 PM
Tana, thanks for your recommendation of Devi in NYC. I checked out the photos - love the light fixtures! I will definitely put it on my list of places to visit... xoxo, Jennifer
Posted by: Jennifer | 01 September 2005 at 06:39 PM
travellers lunchbox is my personal heroin.
you had stopped by my blog to say hi, i didnt update for forever due to screwy computers. its fixed now. which is great. because i get to read some of my favourite blogs (such as yours!) and update again.
i am so excited to move to california. the food in norcal is unparalelled by any other place in the world, in my opinion. a man asked me once why i didnt just go to CIA or johnston and wales on the east coast. i had to tell him that in san francisco, right near the napa valley, you get the most perfect beautiful produce. and you can get fresher veg year round due to a mild climate. in opposition to the rocky, snowy, freezing north east. jeez. long winded comment. my apologies.
Posted by: violet | 01 September 2005 at 09:38 PM