Archive for Food Blogs

Food BOM for November: The Uncornered Market

I like to travel, I love beautiful photography and excellent writing, and I simply must have good food (and information about same).
This month’s Food BOM winner meets all those elements. No, let me correct myself: The Uncornered Market exceeds all those needs. By a long ways!
The Uncornered Market has a novel premise. The site owners, [...] Read more »

Posted by: Chile Doctor on Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Microblogging as Adjunct to Your Foodie Site: Twitter Tools and Twhirl

Every so often I like to chat about the technology that makes all this wonderful foodie blogging possible. Some of you may have noticed that the Chile Underground uses microblogging for certain updates. Breaking news (and important Follies, of course), travel info and more can be published directly to CU from anywhere, any time it’s [...] Read more »

Posted by: Chile Doctor on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

F4F: Better Than Thursday Fish!

A strange conversation with my wife comes to the rescue…
I’m trying to find a distinctive sobriquet (get THAT word into your usual Friday night cocktail conversation!) for my fairly regular Thursday posts on fish dishes. I like to get the fish recipe out on Thursday, so anyone who wants fish on Friday will have time [...] Read more »

Posted by: Chile Doctor on Thursday, November 6th, 2008

The Underground Expands Socially

It’s that time of year again. When there’s a distinct chill in the air, and grill smoke fogs up parking lots all over America on Fridays and Saturdays. Time to socialize with the whole gang!
The Chile Underground has decided to “get out more” as well. We’ve joined a number of community sites, including Twitter (microblogging), [...] Read more »

Posted by: Chile Doctor on Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Saturday Salmagundi: Three Nice Blogs

If you’ve looked at the sidebars here at the Chile Underground, you know I visit and enjoy a lot of food blogs. I’m always on the lookout for novel and interesting blogs about everyone’s favorite subject, food!
I look for the following in a food blog:

Interesting, clear writing with style and a distinctive (even idiosyncratic) voice
Stories, [...] Read more »

Posted by: Chile Doctor on Saturday, November 1st, 2008

Food BOM: Pioneer Woman Cooking

Time for another great cooking site to be introduced to the Chile Underground visitors and friends! The October, 2008 Food BOM is (drum roll, please):
Pioneer Woman Cooks
This site isn’t anything like any other food site I’ve found. Clicking the link above sends you to the site, Pioneer Woman, to the cooking page. If all you [...] Read more »

Posted by: Chile Doctor on Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

So You Want to Be a (Food) Writer: Two Chances You Shouldn’t Miss

So you want to write about food? Well, have I got a deal for you!
Okay, you really didn’t need to bring up that bargain we talked about last time. I heard you, that bridge is now in Arizona; how was I to know? Just consider it a lesson well paid for. Anyways, you’re getting me [...] Read more »

Posted by: Chile Doctor on Monday, October 13th, 2008

Food BOM for September: The Amateur Gourmet

Yes, it’s that time again! Time for the Food BOM to explode in a browser near you!
(in fact, it’s past time, officially, as it’s October here in India; but thanks to Einstein’s Relativity I can just make it under the wire in the USA!)
Okay, I know; thousands of you are wondering, why the name change? [...] Read more »

Posted by: Chile Doctor on Tuesday, September 30th, 2008