Wine and Food Links
As a service to those who visit this site, I've posted links to many different wine and food web sites. However, I have not personally tried all the products and services listed below. If you ever experience a problem with any site listed below, please let me know. If you'd like to submit a link for me to post, click here. If you'd like to submit an event, click here.
About French Food: From amuse-bouches to vacherins, Debra will help you discover your inner French chef with her website devoted to French cuisine. You'll find recipes, links, history, regional dishes and information about the wines and cheeses of France on the site. On y va et bon appétit!
ACE Bakery: One of North America's leading artisan bakeries makes its breads with European-inspired traditions and no preservatives. Co-owner Linda Haynes has written The ACE Bakery Cookbook. The site offers information on artisan breads, community charitable initiatives and a recipe club for members to receive and submit monthly recipes. Based in Toronto, Ontario, please call 416-241-3600 or e-mail bread@acebakery.com.
Alice's Pastryland: The blog of a food writer and toffee maker exploring trends from what to buy and how to make it at home. Based in Toronto, Ontario.
Alimentum: The Literature of Food: A biannual literary review devoted to the subject of food and wine publishing fiction, poetry, and literary essay by a wide range of writers. The publication is sponsored by The French Culinary Institute and Wolf/Sub-Zero, and hosts many events during the year, including an annual food literature workshop in Italy. Based in New York.
All Culinary Schools: A guide to education and careers in the culinary arts. Based in Seattle, WA, please call 206-3242235 or e-mail dave@allstardirectories.com.
All You Can Eat: Don Genova's podcast features interviews with chefs, farmers, winemakers, producers and cookbook authors. Listen to this James Beard-nominated show for his walk-abouts through ethnic neighbourhoods and food markets with people like Anthony Bourdain and Madhur Jaffrey. The site also includes all the links and recipes mentioned in the podcast. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Andrea Harden: Food writer Andrea Harden's recipes, foodie events she'll be attending and information about her restaurants. Based in Huntington Beach, California.
arnochef.com: Answers visitors' food-related questions. Based in New York.
Becoming a Chef: The award-winning authors of Becoming a Chef, Culinary Artistry, Dining Out, Chef's Night Out and The New America Chef, Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page have a site that has its finger on the pulse of fine dining, including invaluable resources and links to the sites of hundreds of food and wine experts they've interviewed for their bestselling books. Their free monthly e-newsletter goes out to more than 10,000 food and wine loving readers worldwide.
Benjamin Christie: Australian culinary consultant and chef from the TV cooking show, Dining DownUnder, includes Australian native foods, recipes, ingredients, cookbooks, restaurants, menu development, bush tucker cooking. Based in Sydney, NSW.
Cake Decorating Supplies & Candy Making Supplies: Sells wide range of cake decorating supplies, candy making supplies, cookie, party, and wedding supplies, including custom candy molds for wedding mints. Based in Redding, California.
Canadian Recipes: Canadian Recipes of The Great White North is chef Bari Demer's cookbook which suggests substituting wild game for everday meats. Children can enjoy the illustrations of wildlife in the book while mom and dad are preparing the recipe. Based in Edmonton, Alberta.
Canadian Recipes of the Great White North: The proceeds from this cookbook go to the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation in Edmonton, Alberta, an organization helping children in the community and throughout Canada.
Casa Festiva: Wine and food writer Katy Budge explores the culture of cuisine, especially that of California's Central Coast.
Caterers Guide: Provides users with an online index of catering services and suppliers. Based in Faverolles sur Cher, France.
Changing Gears: A Canada-wide organization that works with family, friends, and the community, to guide seniors and their families through the many exciting and not always easy transitions ahead. Our services include a customized Lifestyle Transitions Program, a unique, fun and practical Website, and entertaining and informative Seminars and Speakers. Based in Oakville, Ontario, please e-mail info@changinggears.ca or call toll free 877-774-7047.
Cheese Underground: Writer Jeanne Carpenter's blog about cheeses made by the current and the next generation of Wisconsin dairy artisans.
Chef Cosmo's Planetary Cucina: Chef Cosmo pairs food and wine with astrology and brings mischievous insight into our relationship with food and the food in our relationships. Enjoy the monthly foodie horoscopes that include wine pairings, recipes, blogging and a special article for the birthday sign! Based in Napa, California.
Chef John Ash: The web site of John Ash, a highly acclaimed California chef, author and educator. He shares his insight into the world of food and wine with wit and insight. He has published three cookbooks, most recently John Ash One-on-One, Lessons from a Master Teacher (Clarkson Potter). His previous book From the Earth to the Table won the IACP Julia Child Cookbook of the Year award. E-mail john@chefjohnash.com.
ChefsLine: A national culinary hotline at 1-800-977-1224. Professional chefs provide foodies personalized and expert advice, custom menus, and live kitchen coaching. Charges apply. Based in New York.
Christie's Corner: Follow the culinary adventures of food writer and blogger, Charmian Christie, as she pushes her tiny kitchen to the limit. Fresh ingredients, a wide array of recipes, mouthwatering photos and the occasional kitchen disaster make this a fun and informative read. Drop by and find out how she got her motto: Real food. Real life. It ain't always pretty. Based in Guelph, Ontario.
Circle of Food: Food and drink commentary, food memories, and secret foodie passions. Based in Tucson, Arizona.
City Waiter: Provides ordering, marketing and menus for restaurants online.
Cookbooks We Love: Cookbook picks and reviews, featuring the editor's favorite cookbooks.
Cooking 4 Chumps: An online cookbook with easy-to-use recipes and culinary tips, tricks and insights. Based in London, England.
Cooking Solutions: Personalized cooking and cooking advice, catering and private chef services, gourmet food, recipes and cookbooks. Based in Bear River, Nova Scotia.
Cooking with Anne: Anne Coleman, mother of seven children, shares her thoughts about food in every form on this weblog. Her recipes range from simple fare to more elaborate offerings and everything in-between. Based in Bethlehem, PA.
Cooking with Love: Features the cookbook Cooking with Love as well as shared recipes and food memories. Also sells a line of spices and extracts, and Wind and Willow mixes. The Project Cookbook Katrina sends cookbooks to New Orleans to replace those lost in the hurricane. Based in New Hartford, New York.
Cornichon: Tasting notes and culinary dispatches from Belltown and beyond by Seattle's Ronald Holden, who promises "crisp, crunchy words typed fresh daily." About.com's Food & Drink editors call Cornichon one of the Internet's "Top 10 Food Blogs Good Enough to Eat."
Cuisine Canada: An association of culinary professionals in Canada. Based in North Vancouver, BC, please call (604) 983-9810 or e-mail info@cuisinecanada.ca.
Culinary Cultures: Offers a specialized line of culinary products, including Matfer Bourgeat cookware and tools from France, Füritechnics knives from Australia and other high-end cookware manufacturers.
Culinary Ed: A complete guide to culinary schools across the U.S. Research schools and contact them through this web site.
Culinary Schools Arts & Le Cordon Bleu: A directory listing and search engine for cooking and culinary schools in the United States.
Cutting Edge Cuisine: Cooking demonstrations and recipe classes; personal chef service; wine consulting; individual and corporate training, coaching and consulting; products and resources for the healthy gourmet lifestyle.
David Scott Peters Restaurant Profits Blog: David Scott Peters, restaurant expert, offers a weekly blog for independent restaurant owners. The posts offer business tips for saving money, ways to be more profitable, independent restaurant owners’ success stories, industry deals and ideas for finding a life outside of the restaurant. Based in Arizona.
Dining Dish: A free blog and e-mail publication on food trends, restaurants, recipes, cookbooks, food humor and food-related stories. Based in Baltimore, Maryland.
Dining In BC: A listing of B.C. restaurants with consumer ratings and reviews. Based in Vernon, B.C., please e-mail dininginbc@gmail.com.
Dining In Thailand: A dining site offering travelers to Thailand a comprehensive list of casual to five-star dining experiences. In-depth dinner reviews with photos, recipes, cultural info and maps. Based in Bangkok, Thailand.
Dinner Reviews: A savory site for sore palates offers a never-ending search for the five-star dining experience. In-depth dinner reviews, guest writers, celebrity chef interviews, side dishes and wine dinners.
Earthly Delights: Celebrates literary libations, as well as reviews of food and wine, all in one creative container. Based in Los Angeles, California.
Eat Across Canada: A national resource directory for the hospitality and tourism communities in Canada. Provides business listings, recipes, and industry specific classifieds. Based in Victoria, BC.
Eating Asian Food and Noodles in San Francisco: Highlights the best places to eat Asian food and noodles in the San Francisco bay area. Learn about the different varieties of Chinese, Korean, Japanese and other Asian cuisines.
Edible Prairie Journal: Publishes a food journal related to cooking, food and food touring in Western Canada. Visit the web site for subscription rates in Canada, the U.S. and internationally.
Edible Tulip: An entertaining food blog of well-written posts and photographs. Topics range from gigantic puffball mushrooms found in the forest to the anthropological history of the fig to crowd pleasing recipes to feed thirty. Entries from this website will be included in a publication entitled Digital Dish: The Best Online Food Writing of 2004. Based in Toronto, Ontario, please call 416-530-8069 or e-mail contact_edibletulip@yahoo.com.
eFoodie: Focuses on everyday gourmet for busy people who don't have all day to cook, but who still want to hear about new ways to make quick, elegant dishes, with a gourmet touch. It also mentions good, inexpensive wines that complement the recipes.
FareShare Recipe Exchange: The site includes thousands of recipes, lots of food related information, metric conversion assistance and links to many other food- and wine-related sites.
Farm Boy: A fresh food market retailer in Eastern Ontario. A source for food information and recipes. Please call 613-247-1007 or e-mail fbmail@farmboy.ca.
Food and Wine With a Story: Rosie Dequattro started her food blog in honor of her father who was a proud consumer of food and wine, a pretty good cook, and could tell a great story. Her own stories tell of personal experiences with cooking, wine buying, and travel (to wine and food destinations) that aim to entertain and inform. The aim is to encourage everyone to build a relationship to the food they consume: to know what you eat! Based in Acton, MA.
Food Canada: Canadian information portal offering links and company information on food equipment suppliers, consultants, food services providers, restaurants and wineries. Includes products, services and newsletters. Based in Toronto, Ontario, please e-mail contactus@food.ca.
Food Girl: Edmonton-based food writer Jennifer Cockrall-King writes about her adventures in food, cooking and travel.
Food Ontario: A dining guide site with a section for people with special dietary needs plus a new iPod section.
Food Reference Website: Articles on food history and usage, recipes, food trivia and facts, kitchen tips, culinary quotes, personalities and events, food humor and poetry, culinary crosswords and a fun and informative weekly newsletter.
Food Seattle: A dining guide for the Seattle, Washington area with a section for those with special dietary needs. Also has a free downloadable iPod guide.
Food Site of the Day: Offers more than 900 food links. Find new food web sites featured each week plus book reviews, articles and helpful information. Please e-mail mm@foodsiteoftheday.com.
Food Vancouver: A restaurant review and dining guide for people with and without special dietary needs. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Foodbie: Information on food, wine and entertainment to those who aspire to know more. Based in Oakville, Ontario.
Fooding Around Television Shows: Televised since 1992, the shows feature cookbook authors, food journalists, foodies, restaurant chefs and cooks. A variety of video presentations on cooking instructions, recipes and appliances. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, please call 508-495-3663 or e-mail jrega@foodingaround.com.
Fun and Food Cafe: An aggregation of delicious vegetarian recipes, drinks and desserts, all tried-and-tested in our kitchens. And while you dig into the delicious food, feel free to browse at some health, fitness and entertaining tips too. Based in Fremont, California.
Garlicoon: A social tool and networking site to connect food and wine enthusiasts. Based in Dublin, Ireland.
Gourmania: Healthy recipes, tips, articles and cookbook reviews for the kosher and non-kosher cook from author Norene Gilletz. Gourmania offers nutritional analysis for the foodservice industry, cookbooks and editing/indexing of cookbooks. Based in Toronto, Ontario.
Gourmet File: Offers resources for people who love to cook, including a directory of recipe websites, ingredient sources, food writing, blogs, vlogs, podcasts, culinary travel, cooking classes, food history, reference and more. Gourmet File publishes a free monthly newsletter. Based in New York, New York.
Gourmet Food Store: Sells a range of French white, black and butter truffles.
Halifood: Eating and drinking in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Here's Cooking at You, Kid: Here's Cooking at You, Kid, the art, taste and history of some of the world's great cuisines; a traveler’s guide to classic recipes, where you can share travel and dining adventures or simply experience first hand the epic in epicurean.
History Cooks: Home of the award-winning "Food Journal of Lewis & Clark," Lewis & Clark Food, and Historic American Cooking. Features recipes, historical cookbooks for adults and kids, food history presentations and ideas for exploring food and culture. E-mail info@historycooks.com.
Hottie & The Fatso: Hottie & the Fatso is the only locally produced restaurant review blog and podcast for the tourist mecca of Flagstaff, Arizona and the Grand Canyon.
How To Cook Gourmet: Offers free culinary information from Chef Kathy Davault to teach you the art of gourmet cooking. Learn to plate like a pro, cook with wine, make sauces and stocks, use proper cooking techniques and gourmet recipes. Based in Mansfield, Texas.
I Love Gr8 Food: Is for food lovers all over the world. From food to the culture that it represents, I love gr8 food covers everything, such as wines, cheese, meat, fish, poultry and appetizers. You can submit wine and food articles here. Based in Houston, Texas.
Il Mondo Vecchio: Sells artisanal salami, veal pancetta, pastrami and charcuterie products from the Rocky Mountain Region of Denver, Colorado. Was awarded the 2008 Gallo Family Gold Medal in the Artisanal Producer Meat and Charcuterie Category. Based in Aurora, Colorado.
Jennifer Brizzi: Writer Jennifer Brizzi from the Hudson Valley region of New York State writes about local and faraway food in her weekly column "Ravenous." Her website also includes a link to Tripe Soup, her blog about cooking, eating and trying to build a career as a food writer.
Kawartha Cuisine: Your guide to good eating and drinking in the Eastern Kawartha Lakes area of Ontario. Please call 705-652-3422 or e-mail chantal@kawarthacuisine.ca.
Kirsten's Home Cooking: A home cook in Arizona, Kirsten creates and shares recipes and photos with readers around the world. She explores new ingredients, cooking techniques and other culinary adventures –- all with easy-to-follow instructions. Featuring recipes for appetizers to entrées to cocktails to side dishes and more.
Leite's Culinaria: The wonderfully appetizing site of food writer David Leite, where you'll find cookbooks recipes, food history, columns and articles, many of which were featured in the Best Food Writing anthologies. It's worth a visit. And while you're there, don't forget to sign up for his free newsletter.
Les Kincaid's Lifestyles: An insider journey through the worlds of food, wine, golf and entertainment. Based in Las Vegas, NV, please call (702) 871-5145 or e-mail les@leskincaid.com.
Let's Bake: Chef Tom Beckman teaches baking and pastry in Chicago. This site is a resource for students and listeners of his podcast. There are notes and pictures on every aspect of baking.
Lex Culinaria: Restaurant reviews, original recipes, food photography, articles and food humour by Edmonton, Alberta-based lawyer, Lynette Stanley-Maddocks. Lynette spends her spare time cooking, writing and discovering the secrets of Edmonton's burgeoning foodie scene. Please e-mail lex_culinaria@yahoo.ca.
Lobster Bisque: Sells Maine lobster and offers seafood recipes, including steamed clams, chowder, mussel, lobster bisque, Maine lobster pies, and other regional delicacies.
Lobsters Anywhere: Sells fresh seafood and live Maine lobsters as gifts for special events, birthdays, anniversaries, etc.
Maine Food & Lifestyle: Published quarterly, Maine Food & Lifestyle magazine celebrates the people who produce the food we eat: the fishermen, farmers, artisan food and beverage producers, professional chefs who use local ingredients in their restaurant kitchens, and extraordinary home cooks who shop locally to feed their families. Based in Rockland, Maine.
Mango & Ginger: Mango & Ginger is what happens when a liberal arts degree meets a food blog. Sometimes M&G is about the role of food in culture and food philosophy; sometimes it's about what's going on in the food world, and sometimes it's about the restaurant down the street. Always, though, it's about a love of food that borders on the obsessive. Based in Baltimore, Maryland.
Maple Syrup and Poutine: A Canadian food blog from Windsor, Ontario that focuses on news and trends for the food obsessed. Recipes, cooking club reports and entertaining tips are also featured.
Margaret's Table: Join entertaining guru and award-winning cookbook author, Margaret Dickenson. Margaret's books, Margaret's Table - Easy Cooking & Inspiring Entertaining and From the Ambassador's Table - Blueprints to Creative Entertaining, have together won 8 major international awards, including Best of the Best cookbook in the past 12 years in the Entertaining Category.
Marguerite Henderson: Cooking instructor, cookbook author, and food writer Marguerite Henderson offers weekly menu planning with recipes for various themed parties or events with wine and beverage pairings. Tools, tips, techniques. Margaret creates a sweet finale recipe on Sunday, along with her daughter, a Generation X home entertainer who loves to cook. Based in Salt lake city, Utah.
Marlena Spieler: Follow her Roving Feasts, links to people and places and a recipe of the month, which includes also occasional essays on her travels, all with recipes of course. Marlena has written more than forty books. You can follow her column in the San Francisco Chronicle at www.sfgate.com/eguide/food/chroniclefood.
Milsabores: A food blog in Spanish offering information, news, interviews, reports and photos related to cooks, chefs, food, restaurants and recipes from around the world. Based in Caracas, Venezuela, please e-mail mrios@intercable.net.ve.
Monika Korngut's Delicious Living: Delicious and healthy recipes along with information about the medical science behind food. Scientific reviews of the medical evidence behind the food you eat and their relationship to heart disease, stroke, cancer and dementia. Tips on healthy cooking as well as highlights of specific healthy food items. Based in London, Ontario.
My Gourmet Connection: A resource for people who love all things food, whether it's from their own home kitchen, a local restaurant or gourmet food shop. Find original recipes, food articles, interviews, gourmet product finds, food events, local restaurants and gourmet shopping venues. Content is updated daily and available through RSS feed. Based in Orlando, Florida.
On the Table: Site of food writer and editor Gary Allen, featuring articles on food history, herbs, and food science. The site's blog, "Just Served," usually has recipes, tips, and a monthly newsletter of updates to his book, "The Resource Guide for Food Writers." Food humor and nostalgia creep in under the pseudonym of Dr. Sanscravat. Based in Kingston, New York.
Pacific Northwest Cheese Project: All about the cheeses and cheesemakers of the Pacific Northwest. Based in Portland, Oregon.
Pannifer's Bakery and Food Shop: An all-Canadian food shop. Bakes artisanal breads from scratch every day and sources the best local sweets, cheeses and foodstuffs. A monthly e-foodletter features free recipes and musings on life in a village bakery. Based in Sebringville, ON.
Peppertrail: A trail of traditions, history and cuisine of the state of Kerala, along India's tropical coast. From spice lore and recipes to virtual tours of historic monuments, enchanting backwaters, exhilarating hill stations and year-round festivals, food writer Ammini Ramachandran invites you to discover the magic and mystery of her home.
Ranjana's Indian Cooking Classes: Ranjana teaches vegetarian Indian cooking for comfort cooking within the home and for acquiring the taste and joy for authentic Indian food. There are private and corporate parties where food is matched to personal choice and wine taste. Each class focuses on a theme and level of culniary competence. Based in Chicago, Illinois.
Retete culinare din Bucataria Romaneasca: A food blog based in Romania and written in Romainan.
Rustico Cooking: The ultimate Italian food web site by James Beard-nominated Italian cooking authority Micol Negrin; her FREE monthly newsletter is full of recipes, gorgeous photos and useful cooking tips. There are no ads and all e-mail addresses are kept confidential. To sign up, visit www.rusticocooking.com or email micol@rusticocooking.com
San Diego Foodstuff: Award-winning writer Caron Golden explores the San Diego market scene, highlighting great finds and demystifying exotic products with recipes and helpful hints for preparation. Even if you live outside of the San Diego region, you'll find San Diego Foodstuff a handy guide since many of these same products are sold in markets in your hometown.
Sante Magazine: The magazine for restaurant professionals features award-winning design and editorial. It offers offers food, wine, and spirits management articles written by restaurant professionals, for restaurant professionals. Subscriptions are free to industry professionals. Based in Bennington, Vermont.
Skinny Chef: Jennifer Iserloh, also known as the Skinny Chef, loves to share her expertise and passion for healthy living. She has created hundreds of nutrition-packed dishes for her clients, ranging from average American families to top New York City celebrities. Her food philosophy is simple: cook nourishing meals, find an exercise routine that works and enjoy the things you love.
Solo Lady: A lifestyle website for solo women. Regularly updated features, recipes for one or two, food information, travel, single parenting, single living, messages, blogs and reviews. Based in Miami, Florida.
Stress Free Cooking: Offers recipes that are quick, easy and healthful. Information also includes cooking with wine, wine reviews, gourmet food, healthy eating info and restaurant information. You can also order the cookbook, Stress Free Cooking. Based in Basking Ridge, NJ, please call 908-766-6957 or e-mail barbaraseeligbrown@verizon.net.
Superfood: A food, drink and cooking blog based in the U.K. with articles, reviews and recipes based on what's seasonal and what's good.
Taste Dining & Travel: Taste Dining & Travel, published in Sarasota and Bradenton Florida, is a quarterly magazine that give the reader information on local restaurants, wine news and articles on world travel.
The Culinary Chase: A Canadian expat living in Hong Kong focuses on discovering Asian food, restaurants and recipes in this food blog. Also discusses the use of herbs and spices as they apply to Asian cooking while learning about the exotic fruits of South East Asia.
The Domestic Goddess: Jennifer Hamilton's food weblog, which includes her recipes and writing won her a Food Weblogs award in 2004 for best single post. Writing and recipes from her site will be included in the anthology Digital Dish: The Best Online Food Writing of 2004. Jennifer is based in Toronto, Ontario. E-mail: jennifer@domesticgoddess.ca.
The Epicurean Awards: The Epicurean Awards committee in Ottawa, Ontario is looking for volunteers to be restaurant critics. The Epicurean Awards recognize restaurants that have consistently demonstrated good standards of culinary skills, good service and a distinctive wine list appropriate to their cuisine. The mission of the Epicurean Awards is to improve the overall dining experience of the general public in the National Capital Region by honouring the individuals and organizations who have excelled in their field, and by providing valuable survey information to consumers and restaurants.
The Fifty Best: A guide to fine living featuring unbiased reviews of restaurants, wine, spirits, food, travel and more. Based in New York, NY.
The Food Section: Based in New York City and edited by Josh Friedland, The Food Section publishes original food writing and photography and scours the web for links to culinary news and events, recipes, and gastronomical ephemera.
The Foodie Princess: The culinary musings of a wife, mother and personal chef in New Jersey who specializes in food and wine pairing.
The Gilded Fork: Celebrate the sensual pleasures of food and wine with The Gilded Fork™, formerly Gastronomic Meditations. Featuring food and wine articles, recipes, and cooking techniques from the Test Kitchen. Based in New York’s Hudson Valley, e-mail info AT gildedfork DOT com.
The Local Food Company: Sells regional food from the South West online and delivers nationally in the U.S. The site offers news and articles about organic food and food in general. There's also a blog on local food, food miles and regional food.
The Menu Companion: Want to host a dinner party but don't know where to begin? The Menu Companion offers complete menu planners for a variety of occasions. Our dinner menu plans will have you and your guests enjoying a delicious and visually stunning meal, all the while keeping the planning and cooking to a minimum which will allow you to relax and enjoy your guests. Based in Oakville, Ontario.
The Nibble: An online magazine about the best specialty foods, with more than 1,000 product reviews, articles, glossaries and recipes spanning 70 categories of food (including diet, kosher and organic products). Content is available via RSS and a Top Pick Of The Week email that features the editors' 52 favorite products of the year (from among more than 3,000 tasted).
The Omnivore's Solution: A journey in search of creative solutions in the kitchen that balance the sustainability of our earth with a passion for taste and flavor. Includes recipes and complementary wines. Based in Ellicott City, Maryland.
The Restarurant Guys: Every weekday from 11 a.m. to noon, Francis Schott and Mark Pascal host the Restaurant Guys, a widely popular show that features interviews with chefs, restaurateurs, wine and food writers, and critics. It’s broadcast on WCTC-1450 AM in central New Jersey. You can also listen to the podcast online from their web site.
The Road is Life: Lacey Bediz, nutritionist, traveler and chef, writes this blog about her epicurean adventures travel, food, wine, style, health, love and more. She spends part of her time working at a B&B in central France, cooking French country cuisine. Based in Issaquah, WA.
The Texas Food and Wine Gourmet: Terry Thompson-Anderson's site about the best Texan food, wine and lifestyle issues. Terry is also the author of Texas on the Plate and Cajun-Creole Cooking. Based in Fredericksburg, Texas.
The Wine Lover's Healthy Weight Loss Plan: The Wine Lover's Healthy Weight Loss Plan by Dr. Tedd Goldfinger and Chef Lynn Nicholson promotes a healthy life style and weight loss through a Mediterranean style diet and moderate wine consumption. The site has recipes, food and wine pairings, and much more. Based in Sandy, Oregon.
This Dessert Life: A light-hearted and irreverent food blog chronicling the culinary adventures of a food lover and dedicated home cook in Ottawa, Ontario. Alison Larabie Chase writes about Ottawa restaurants, bars and lounges, as well as detailing her own adventures in the kitchen and at the market, punctuated with the occasional delicious photograph.
TV Loyalist: A cooking show called "Taste the County" that is produced by the students of Loyalist College. The show features chef Heinz Haas who prepares international dishes using ingredients found in and around Prince Edward County. Based in Belleville, Ontario.
Vagabond Gourmand: Travels, tastes, and writes about discoveries related to European/Mediterranean food and wine. The focus is on seasonal specialties and food/wine traditions, while an occasional chef interview appears with recipes. Based in France.
Vancouver Sun Online: The Green Man: The Green Man blog combines country living and garden-developed recipes and urban food culture. Based in Vancouver, BC.
Virtual Palate: Chef Chris Klugman and guests write on wine, food and cooking. The site includes Chris's photography, restaurant and wine reviews and recipes. Based in Toronto, Ontario, e-mail chrisklugman@sympatico.ca.
What's Cooking America: Linda Stradley's web site for those who love to cook and entertain.
Whisk: A Food Blog: Shari Goodman's blog, a foodie who is working through a cooking school curriculum one class at a time, from apple pie to zabaglione and everything in-between. Based in Ottawa, Ontario.
With Bite: With Bite is a food & beverage blog. It serves to profile restaurants, bars, wineries, breweries and food & beverage festivals and events in Halifax and throughout Nova Scotia, Canada.
