Look over there to the right. No.. your other right. On the right hand side of this screen you should see the 2004 Food Blog Award Ballot. It should allow you to vote for your favorite food blogs. So, as of now, voting has started.
Your votes will be tabulated and then held in a secret location somewhere deep in the bowels of Mt. Rainier. Voting will be closed at midnight, Dec 31st, PST.
If you have any difficulties in voting, or have any general questions, please contact me at Kate AT accidentalhedonist DOT com or leave a comment below.
And many, many thanks to Tara, who did all of the coding to get the poll software up and running. It was my idea, but Tara was the one who made this a reality.
The results have been tabulated. Decisions have been made. And we have a list of nominees for the of hopefully many Food Blog Awards.
The response for the Call for Nominations has been more than I could have wished. Over 700 comments gave over 800 nominations. In all honesty, had we recieved half these numbers, I would have considered this a success. What this tells me is that we love our food, and we love our sites.
Below the cut is the final list of the 2004 Food Blog Award Nominations. Voting for these nominees will take place in the next few days when a voting poll will be posted. The voting will go from when the post is made, until midnight Dec 31st, 2004. Winners will be announced no later than Jan 8th, 2005.
A little about how the list of nominations were determined: The plan called for five nominees in each of the sixteen categories, pulled from the sites nominated most often in the comments. In case of a tie, it was my own choice that broke any tie. My decisions were based off of the following criteria (in no particular order):
Will this please everyone? Probably not, but it was the best I could do given the constraints I had imposed upon this process. If anyone wishes to dispute my choices, feel free to e-mail me at Kate AT accidentalhedonist DOT com.
And, as always, if you want to sponsor a prize or two, feel free to contact me and I'll set it up.
And now, what you all have been waiting to read...
The 2004 Food Blog Award Nominees!
*Best Food Blog - Restaurant Reviews*
*Best Food Blog - Food Industry* Prize sponsored by Chez Pim
*Best Food Blog - Theme*
*Best Food Blog - City*
*Best Food Blog - Chef*
*Best Food Blog - Wine, Beer and other Spirits* Prize Sponsored by the folks at Too Many Chefs
*Best Food Blog - Photography* Prize of a copy of Digital Dish provided by Press for Change Publishing
*Best Food Blog - Humor* Prize of a copy of Digital Dish provided by Press for Change Publishing
*Best Food Blog - Recipes*
*Best Food Blog - Writing* Prize of a copy of Digital Dish provided by Press for Change Publishing
*Best Site Design* Prize Sponsored by the folks at Too Many Chefs
*Best Non-Blogging Food Site*
*Best Post* Prize sponsored by the folks at Gastronome
*Best Group Blog* Prize of $20.04 provided by Elise's simple Recipes
*Best New Blog* Prize of a copy of Digital Dish provided by Press for Change Publishing
*Best Overall Food Blog* Prizes include $20.04, a To be Named Cookbook from Accidental Hedonist, and a copy of Digital Dish from Press for Change Publishing
The Call for Nominations for the 2004 Food Blog Awards has now been closed. The Ballots for the awards should be released later this week, no later than Thursday, hopefully sooner.
Many thanks to overwhelming response that you, the reader have given to this community. No one has been more surprised than me in regard to the passion and dedication that many of you have demonstrated for your favorite food reads.
More later, as I have much to say about all of this.
There are only five days (and some hours) left to nominate your favorite food blogs in one of the following categories:
Nominate today! Before it's too late!
And we could use some folks to sponsor a category or two. It would be kind of cool to have prizes for the winners of these awards. If you wish to sponsor a category, contact me at Kate AT accidentalhedonist DOT com.
Many thanks to those who have contributed items already!
Thanks!
This is an open category. Food, wine, recipes, restaurant reviews? It matters not. Nominate your favorite. Yes you can nominate yourself. Please put your nominations for this category in the comment section of this post only!
Nominations will be closed at midnight, Dec 19. Pacific Standard Time.
This category is for any food site that has been introduced this year (2004). You must have at least 4 posts in a month, for more than one consecutive month. It would be nice if the site has recently posted, but it's not a requirement. Yes you can nominate yourself. Please put your nominations for this category in the comment section of this post only!
Nominations will be closed at midnight, Dec 19. Pacific Standard Time.
This category is for the food blogs out there who have more than one contributor. Yes you can nominate yourself. Please put your nominations for this category in the comment section of this post only!
Nominations will be closed at midnight, Dec 19. Pacific Standard Time.
This category is for that one post that you remember over the course of the past year. It may have educated you.. it may have made you think, it matters not. It just has to have been posted on a food blog. Yes you can nominate yourself. Please put your nominations for this category in the comment section of this post only!
Nominations will be closed at midnight, Dec 19. Pacific Standard Time
This category is for the one site we all go to taht deals with food. It can be corporate if you wish, or it could be run by one guy out of a garage in southwest Peru. It just has to be food related, and not be a blog.Please put your nominations for this category in the comment section of this post only!
Nominations will be closed at midnight, Dec 19. Pacific Standard Time.
This category is to celebrate the web designers out there. Nominate the Food Blog which you think looks real purty. Yes you can nominate yourself. Please put your nominations for this category in the comment section of this post only!
Nominations will be closed at midnight, Dec 19. Pacific Standard Time.
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