Behind the Line
Topic: State of the Industry/Trends
TV, Technology and New Media
The blogosphere is awash with writers and opinions. How do you feel about the flourishing "blog era?" Anything you routinely read?
- John Anderes
- Chef
- Telegraph
- Chicago, Illinois
I recently discovered Tumblr and am kind of obsessed, but I use it to look at non-food related things. A lot of our staff look at Ideas In Food, and I've been looking at a lot of cheese blogs late...
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- Jennifer Plank
- Toast
- Cleveland, Ohio
Ideas in food
- Chrissy Camba
- Chef
- Bar Pastoral
- Chicago, IL
Some blogs are good, some blogs are bad. I don't really have time to routinely read any of them, but Ashlee (boyfriend) does. And, I ask him to summarize for me. :)
- Susan Goss
- Executive Chef/Owner
- West Town Tavern
- Chicago, IL
Everyone is a writer nowadays. Like everything else, I am very picky about what I give me time and attention to. I like Michael Ruhlman's blog. I'd actually rather be cooking than surfing the net.
- Brian Reilly
- Chef
- Noodlecat
- Cleveland, Ohio
I try not to take every blog I read to seriously. Unless it is from a reputable source. There is a lot of people with more time to criticize then to enjoy a meal.
- Rob Levitt
- Executive Chef/Owner
- The Butcher & Larder
- Chicago, IL
I feel like blogs are all to often a bitch forum. A place people can openly complain about some pretty silly stuff. I really enjoy reading blogs that are observational or educational. My biggest...
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- Geoff Rhyne
- Sous Chef
- The Ordinary
- Charleston, SC
Write away. There are jerks, but there are always people who "get it."
- Paul Fehribach
- Executive Chef/Owner
- Big Jones
- Chicago, IL
These are heady, whirlwind days in the global media, but clearly it's been a positive. People with real interest have more options now for reading, which usually means more reading, which is a good...
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- Cary Taylor
- Executive Chef
- The Southern
- Chicago, IL
LTH Forum
Sean Brock/Ideas in Food/Achatz
Yelp