6819 views • Categories: Nominations This post is designed to be your handy-dandy reference guide to all of the 2005 Food Blog Awards. Below the jump are listed every category that are to be voted upon by you, the readers of the blogs, as well as all of the sites who made it though the initial nomination process and the judging rounds.
To vote for your sites, please visit the poll booth for this year.
But I want to point out that this post is more than a reference guide. It is a starting point. There are several sites listed below, which I promise you've never heard of before. Trust me, these sites are good. Blindly vote for your favorite if you must, but don't be afraid to discover a new site. All of these people deserve to have a wider audience.
And while we're at it, don't forget to visit the sponsors of each category. They've been kind enough to volunteer prizes. They deserve traffic too.
Now, prepare to waste a few good hours reviewing these sites!
1890 views • Categories: Nominations In the immortal words of U2, "Hello Hello! Ola!". Welcome to the voting round of the 2005 Food Blog Awards. The judges have finished with their voting and judging, and after these are the final nominees that we were able to shake from the tree.
Let me tell you, this was more difficult than anticipated, for two reasons:
This, mixed in with the holiday season, has left me with a bit of egg on my face, as we had to delay the announcement of nominees by two weeks. For that, I apologize.
Let me quickly explain how the final list was determined. Soon after the nominations were complete, I sent an Excel Spreadsheet to all the judges, with a list of all the nominees for each category. I asked the judges to determine their choice for the top 5 sites in each category, and then send the list back to me.
From there, I compiled their choices into one large list, per category. Due to similar tastes in some categories, and vast differences in others, the lists were as small as 12 sites in one category, to over 20 sites in another. I then returned the lists to them, and had them rank them from most favorite to least favorite. I then averaged out the results, and the five lowest scores in each category made it the the voting round.
This is where you, the reader come in. The Polls will remain open until 12 midnight PST on January 18th. We will then review the database to check for any ballot stuffing, and then announce the winners at some point during the following week. My hope is to announce the winners on January 23rd, but I'm a tad skittish at setting dates at the moment, due to my earlier faux pas.
We will be announcing the winners of the polls on WellFed.net, in order to promote the Well Fed site, as well as to move these awards to a more professional arena.
Thank you so much for your patience, and for your readership. I'm quite sure that the owners and writers of the blogs listed here would say the same thing.
Without Further delay, the voting begins....NOW!
If you'd like to link to the voting page, please use the following URL: http://www.accidentalhedonist.com/index.php?disp=arcdir
Also, please leave a comment on this post if you use a shared internet connection and have problems voting, or if a poll says "Thank you for voting" and you haven't yet voted.
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I am completely overwhelmed by the response to the awards so far. We have easily over 700 nominations and it has been a labor of passion to review each site nominated by you readers out there.
So this is a reminder...Nominations will be accepted until Midnight this Friday. Comments for the below posts will close at that time and we will then start the judging process.
Feel free to nominate your favorite food blog sites for the categories below the jump.
7971 views • Categories: Nominations It's back! You've spent precious time working on your blog. You've traveled 175 miles in order to find that one special ingredient for a recipe. You've eaten food at less than reputable institutions. You've been hammered by requests from Hefty-Trash bags to pimp their plastic plates.
We think you need to get some kudos for all of your hard work.
It's time for the 2nd annual Food Blog Awards! Here's the chance to say "Hey, my food blog is worthy of attention!" Conversely, it's also the chance to say "Hey! My favorite food blog is also worthy of attention!"
Over the month of December, we're going to ensure that people recognize the quality writing and photography that go on in our community.
Here's how it's going to work - Between now and Friday, December 16th, we're accepting nominations in several categories, that are listed below. After the 16th, a group of judges will review the nominations, and submit five sites for your approval. From Dec 21st through December 31st, the polls will be open for people to vote.
We're excited about these awards. Last year, the awards and some of the winners were featured in dozens of newspapers and magazines world-wide.
We will announce the judges in a post later this week, as well as explain their duties, in order to maintain a fair amount of transparency.
So, here are catgories . Start nominating as the 2005 Food Blog Awards begin...now!
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3354 views • Categories: Nominations This category is for any blog that deals with wine, beer or spirits. The site must have 4 posts per month covering wine, beer or other spirits for seven consecutive months. Yes you can nominate yourself. Please put your nominations for this category in the comment section of this post only!
The winner of this category will receive a prize sponsored by Jack and Joanne at Fork & Bottle.
The Call for Nominations will close at Midnight on Friday, December 16 2005 Pacific Standard Time.
A person may nominate more than one web site.
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2330 views • Categories: Nominations This category is for the Food Blog Site which consistenly makes you laugh. The site must have at least 4 posts per month, for seven consecutive months. Yes you can nominate yourself. Please put your nominations for this category in the comment section of this post only!
The Winner of this blog will receive a prize from Fork & Bottle, Tea Gift Pack from Adagio Teas, and a "Pull My Finger Gift Set" from hotsauceblog.com.
The Call for Nominations will close at Midnight on Friday, December 16 2005 Pacific Standard Time.
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3198 views • Categories: Nominations This is for the site that consitently posts the best recipes that inspire you to cook. The recipes should be either their own, or should acknowledge the source of the recipe in the posts. The site must have at least 4 posts per month that are recipes, for seven consecutive months. Yes you can nominate yourself. Please put your nominations for this category in the comment section of this post only!
The winner of this category will receive a Digital Scale provided by the good folks at CalorieLab.
The Call for Nominations will close at Midnight on Friday, December 16 2005 Pacific Standard Time.
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2929 views • Categories: Nominations This is the category for the Food Blog Site which consistently writes high quality posts. Quality can be defined in any way. The site must have at least 4 posts per month, for seven consecutive months. Yes you can nominate yourself. Please put your nominations for this category in the comment section of this post only!
The winner of this category will receive a Digital Scale provided by the good folks at CalorieLab.
The Call for Nominations will close at Midnight on Friday, December 16 2005 Pacific Standard Time.
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1911 views • Categories: Nominations This category is for the one site we all go to that 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!
The winner of this category will receive a Digital Scale provided by the good folks at CalorieLab.
The Call for Nominations will close at Midnight on Friday, December 16 2005 Pacific Standard Time.
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1917 views • Categories: Nominations This category is for the food blogs out there who regularly have more than one contributor. Regularly is defined as postings at least once every two weeks. Yes you can nominate yourself. Please put your nominations for this category in the comment section of this post only!
Winners of this category will receive 4 1/2 pound bags Blue Bottle Coffee provided by Jen at Life Begins at 30.
The Call for Nominations will close at Midnight on Friday, December 16 2005 Pacific Standard Time.
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