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Food Blog Devoted to 'A Song of Ice and Fire' Fantasy Series

Does A Game of Thrones make you hungry? Find yourself craving fig-stuffed heron, cold egg lime soup, and the other tasties found in Westeros? SE reader Adam did, so he's decided to cook every single dish mentioned and described in the whole fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin. "Think of it as a medieval version of The Julie/Julia Project with a little Alton Brown on the side," he says of his new blog.

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25 Comments | Posted by Erin Zimmer, August 8, 2011 at 2:30 PM
Tagged: A Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire, blogs, books

The Food Lab's Required Reading

Find out which book made Kenji decide to lock his brand-new, never-been-field-tested architecture degree in the vault immediately after college to take a minimum-wage job flipping pizzas and mopping floors—and all the other inspiring books and blogs along the way.

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45 Comments | Posted by J. Kenji López-Alt, March 11, 2011 at 9:00 AM
Tagged: blogs, books, The Food Lab

'Never Said About Restaurant Websites,' A Blog About What's Wrong with Restaurant Websites

The blog Never Said About Restaurant Websites does what it says: It lists quotes no one ever says about restaurant websites. Example: "I hope the phone number and address are actually images so I can't copy and paste them!"

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33 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, December 30, 2010 at 6:15 PM
Tagged: blogs

Weird Blog Alert: Bread People

Rye Romano. Crostini Ricci. Bao Wow. Pumpernickelas Cage. Ever think about what celebrities would look like if they changed their names to bread-inspired puns? Probably not, but Bread People is here to show you. [via Buzzfeed]

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8 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, November 4, 2010 at 4:30 PM
Tagged: blogs, bread, weird

Mark Bittman Launches the First Food 'Slog'

The Serious Eaters at world headquarters like the way best-selling author Mark Bittman (a.k.a. the Minimalist) cooks, thinks, and writes, so we'd like to extend a warm digital welcome to Mark's re-launched digital venture, markbittman.com. He's calling it a "slog," because it's a combination blog and salon.

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12 Comments | Posted by Ed Levine, May 5, 2010 at 4:15 PM
Tagged: blogs, Mark Bittman, slogs

Congratulations to the Winners of Saveur's 1st Annual Food Blog Awards

Congratulations to the winners of Saveur's 1st Annual Food Blog Awards! If you haven't read these great food blogs before, it's time to get started:

Best Baking and Desserts Blog: David Lebovitz
Best Wine Blog: Good Wine Under $20
Best Food Photography: Smitten Kitchen
Best Regional Cuisine: Homesick Texan
Best Special Interest Blog: La Tartine Gourmande
Best Culinary Travel: Cafe Fernando
Best Individual Post: Smitten Kitchen
Most Innovative Video Content: Food Wishes
Best Kitchen Tools and Hardware Coverage: Apartment Therapy: The Kitchn

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12 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, April 5, 2010 at 5:15 PM
Tagged: blogs, Saveur

Waitressing Hell: 'The Milk Crisis of 2005'

Allie Brosh of Hyperbole and a Half, a blog of random, awesome, funny things, recently recounted an instance of waitressing hell titled "The Milk Crisis of 2005." The crisis: Customer asks for milk. Customer disapproves of initial too-large glass of milk. Customer disapproves of second too-small glass of milk. Allie tries so hard to please dissatisfied milk-loving customer, but just can't win. Through Allie's words and emotive illustrations, you too can feel her pain and laugh at her misfortune.

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4 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, March 27, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Tagged: blogs, comics, funny, waitressing

Hawaiian Plate Lunch Presentation 101

Don't know what a plate lunch is? Let Pomai of Hawaii-based food blog The Tasty Island show you the way with this comprehensive/insane round up of plate lunches spanning all kinds serving containers. You've got the paper plate in a cardboard box, wax paper in a cardboard box, white Styrofoam "clamshell" takeout containers, black Styrofoam "clamshell" takeout containers, clear plastic takeout containers, and more, all piled high with rice, noodles, Spam, fried meats, teriyaki, sushi, macaroni salad, and...more. Probably best if you don't read this on an empty stomach.

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7 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, March 18, 2010 at 2:25 PM
Tagged: blogs, Hawaii, Hawaiian, plate lunches, The Tasty Island

Critic-Turned-Cook Has Seen The Future of Reviewing, And It's Not In Newspapers

Restaurant critics in newspaper are being downsized, but citizen food criticism is on the rise. Who can you trust? I'm a big fan of the trio of tech start-up dudes behind MSG150, a food blog that aims to review all the restaurants in Seattle's International District.

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12 Comments | Posted by Leslie Kelly, March 18, 2010 at 1:30 PM
Tagged: blogs, Critic-Turned-Cook, Seattle, Washington

Breakfast in Singapore: Mee Siam (Siamese Noodles)

Melbourne-based food blogger Penny of Jeroxie calls mee siam (accompanied by kopi, coffee with condensed milk) one of her favorite breakfast dishes in Singapore. Check out the recipe on her blog to learn how to make this sweet, sour, and spicy rice noodle dish at home.

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Post a Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, March 11, 2010 at 8:00 AM
Tagged: blogs, breakfast, Good Morning, noodles, Singapore