A little link love

Image courtesy of Maggie Smith.

I am continually impressed and inspired by the work being produced by other food & lifestyle bloggers, and I really want to share some of the amazingness that I come across when I am online each day. So here it is, distilled into a few short lines.

Here are some “classics”, the sites I use as my benchmarks:

• Ideas in Food — Aki & Alex inspire me with their challenging combinations and techniques, most of which I don’t even attempt to emulate;
• Abstract Gourmet — What beautiful imagery! What classic lines! Blessed with a discerning palate and a critical mind, you can also find articles by Matt in Spice magazine;
• Summer Tomato — Darya is a scientist and foodie from San Fran whose energy and methodical approach make her site a reliable reference and an interesting read;
• tomato — Ed’s views on food experiences and trends are witty, colourful & honest; and
• lemonpi — the best way I can describe Sydney blogger Y Lee is as a food poet. The way that she describes her food, the minimalism of her photography, her simple styling; she captures the very essence of food in her words and images.
• The Sartorialist — ok, so not a food blog, but certainly an inspiration. The pictures on this site are exquisite morsels, fleeting moments of true beauty. [Thanks go to my innovative friend Vincent for leading me to this incredible site!]

Here are some brand new finds that I think are pretty special [18/06/2018: note that two of these three sites are sadly unavailable, therefore links have been removed]:

• sophistimom — I discovered this site last Monday, after following a StumbleUpon suggestion. How a busy mum of three manages to maintain a site so perfect dumbfounds me. My hat goes off to Jaime — and, needless to say, this site is now bookmarked;
• Food Gourmand — Karine started her blog to document her entry attempts into the culinary arts in May this year and she hasn’t looked back; and
• Palace Foods — a blogging team of two from Perth whose cooking & dining experiences make for an accessible, intelligent and (sometimes) political read.

Obviously, this is not a complete gastronomic listing, however I thought it would be sufficient to whet your appetites and lure you further into the realms of good food & wine — and creativity.

What do you think — mission accomplished?