This is a list of blogs that I like to read myself. Some of the writers I consider friends, some don’t know me at all, but I find myself going back to these sites over and over.
Barbecue Blogs
- Another Pint Please – Mike is a local blogger to me, and makes me jealous of his photography every time I’m on his site! He does beer brewing as well as lots of grilling.
- The BBQ Grail - There is bbq in California. Larry also does a lot for the blogging community, and hosts the 4 Ingredient Challenge every month!
- BBQ Guy’s BBQ Blog – the only barbecue blog with morealliteration than mine. Brian is a great guy with a lot of barbecue know-how
- Bigmista BBQ – Quickly taking over on the LA BBQ scene
- Cowgirl’s Country Life – Cowgirl Jeanie can cook anything over a fire, after raising or growing it herself
- Diva Q – Danielle is not only a great competitor, but a good person with a wonderful family.
- Grill Grrrl Blog – Robyn provides a healthy view of grilling.
- The Hampton Smoker – He does East Coast barbecue right
- Hot Sauce Daily – Brian and Marilyn do hot sauce reviews and host a hot sauce podcast every week. Not strictly bbq, but what’s bbq without a bit of heat?
- Nibble Me This – Chris has a great following due to his personable writing and great photos. I like to think I helped inspire him, but that’s a complete and utter lie.
- No Excuses BBQ – BBQ in the great Northwest, regardless of the weather
- Patio Daddio BBQ – John does a great job of bbq and adds a wide variety of well-thought-out recipes.
- Playing with Fire and Smoke – LOTS of barbecue recipes and somepretty darn good bbq photos
- Plowboys BBQ – A great competition team that also has really goodideas on what to do with leftover barbecue (if only I could figure outhow to have leftover barbecue)
- Smoke In Da Eye – Competition BBQ, SmokeInDaEyeStyle
- White Trash BBQ – Another New Yorker bringing barbecue knowledge to the uninitiated
- It’s not a blog, but it is my favorite forum: The BBQ Brethren.
Other Food Blogs
- Dine and Dish – Kristen does a great job of showing how she feeds a family very well. She also is the one that organizes Adopt-a-Blogger, a great way to help other bloggers.
- Discover Artisan Beef – This is my newest adopted blog, done by Carrie Oliver of Oliver Ranch and the Artisan Beef Institute. Great info on what really makes a difference in meat.
- The Foodologist – Dr. Guy doesn’t post often, but when he does,it’s worth the read, and I wish I could take photos like he does.
- MattBites – Matt puts on classes on how to do this food blogging thing (and hedoes ok with a camera, too).
- Nika’s Culinaria – Great food, professional photos, and a reallynice person.
- Panini Happy – Kathy was my first adopted blog from Adopt-a-Blogger. Great(!) ideas for panini grill use!
- Pinch My Salt – Nicole has great recipes, incredible photos and writing to match.
- The Pioneer Woman Cooks – Ree’s step by step photos are unrivaled, in my opinion.
- The Recipe Girl – Tons of great recipes, including pages worth that have Weight Watchers points assigned
- Steamy Kitchen – Jaden does some posts that make me very jealous, and her photos make me hungry every time I read her blog.
- stephencooks – Stephen calls this a kitchen diary of an amateur chef.
- Dessert First – Anita has a great dessert blog with mouth-watering views of the food. Very dangerous!
- Technicolor Kitchen - Patricia is not only a really nice lady, she also has a great looking blog.
- The Well Fed Network – I contribute to several sub-blogs on here; goodarticles with a lot of variety and points of view.
- Wild Yeast – Susan makes bread that I hope one day to be able to taste, let alone make myself.
- Ward Street Bistro – Heidi is a trained chef that now cooks at home and offers some great insights in and around the kitchen.
Local Food Blogs - Mostly Southwestern Ohio
- Cincinnati Hound - Looking at Cincinnati restaurants
- Cincinnati Nomerati - Laura and David give us a mix of made-at-home food as well as restaurant reviews, including a local Barbe-Quest for local barbecue
- Food Hussy – Cincinnati restaurant reviews from a hussy’s mouth to your eyes
- Hoperatives – Tom and Carla’s beautiful beer blog
- pFoody – Bryan’s food blog about eating, making and equipping.
- Westside Foodie Wannabes – Two women and what they eat in Cincinnati
- Wine Me, Dine Me (in Cincinnati) – About eating in Cincinnati
- Zinfully Delicious – Duane/PreppyDude’s restaurant blog
- And more I’ll be adding soon!
If you have a site you think I should be listing here, please feel free to email me; I may either not have seen it yet or really given it a chance…
