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!

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Best Food Blog by a Chef: The winner of this category will receive a Digital Scale provided by the good folks at CalorieLab. The Nominees are:

• EggBeater
• Ideas in Food
• Knives Edge
• Marisa Baggett
• Movable Feast

Best City Blog: The Winner of this category will receive Two cookbooks, Alan Wong's "New Wave Luau" and Roy's "Feasts from Hawaii" plus a mystery prize from 'ono kine grindz. The Nominees are:

• Amateur Gourmet - New York, NY
• Bay Area Bites - San Francisco, CA
• Becks n Posh - San Francisco, CA
• David Lebovitz - Paris, France
• Noodle Pie - Saigon, Vietnam

Best Non Blogging Food Site: The winner of this category will receive a Digital Scale provided by the good folks at CalorieLab. The Nominees are:

• eGullet
• Epicurious
• Gilded Fork (formerly Gastronomic Meditations)
• Leite's Culinaria
• Slow Food USA

Best Group Food Blog: Winners of this category will receive 4 1/2 pound bags Blue Bottle Coffee provided by Jen at Life Begins at 30. The Nominees are:

• Gastronome
• A Good Beer Blog
• Ideas in Food
• LA FoodBlogging
• Too Many Chefs

Best Food Blog - Writing: The winner of this category will receive a Digital Scale provided by the good folks at CalorieLab. The Nominees are:

• Chocolate & Zucchini
• Deep End Dining
• Molly's Madeleine
• Orangette
• Traveler's Lunchbox

Best Blog Covering Wine, Beer or Spirits: The winner of this category will receive a prize sponsored by Jack and Joanne at Fork & Bottle. The Nominees are:

• Fermentations
• A Good Beer Blog
• Lenn Devours
• The Scotch Blog
• Vinography

Best Food Blog - Theme: The winner of this category will receive a prize from Barrett and Meg over at Too Many Chefs. The Nominees are:

• 18th Century Cuisine
• Gluten Free Girl
• A Hamburger Today
• MeatHenge
• Small Farms

Best Food Blog - Restaurant Reviews: The winner of this category will receive a Digital Scale provided by the good folks at CalorieLab. The Nominees are:

• Becks & Posh
• The Delicious Life
• Grab Your Fork
• NYC Nosh
• Tasting Menu

Best Food Blog - Recipes: The winner of this category will receive a Digital Scale provided by the good folks at CalorieLab. The Nominees are:

• 101 Cookbooks
• Chocolate & Zucchini
• Delicious Days
• Mahanandi
• Traveler's Lunchbox

Best Food Blog - Photography: The winner of this category will receive a Tea Gift Pack from Adagio Teas. The Nominees are:

• 101 Cookbooks
• Chubby Hubby
• Delicious Days
• Kuidaore
• Nordljus

Best Food Blog - Humor: The winner of this category gets a Tea Gift Pack from Adagio Teas, and a "Pull My Finger Gift Set" from hotsauceblog.com. The Nominees are:

• Amateur Gourmet
• Belly Timber
• Bruni Digest
• The Food Whore
• Waiter Rant

Best Blog Covering the Food Industry: The winner of this category will receive a digital scale provided by CalorieLab. The Nominees are:

• Fast Food News
• The Food Whore
• News You can Eat
• Saute Wednesday
• US Food Policy

Best New Food Blog: Winners of this category will receive a prize from Too Many Chefs. The Nominees are:

• Chubby Hubby
• Delicious Days
• Jam Faced
• Nordljus
• Traveler's Lunchbox

Best Post - Reader's Choice: Winner of this category will receive the "Ring of Fire Hot Sauce Set" provided by Nick over at hotsauceblog.com as well as a Prize from Adam Kuban over at Slice. The Nominees are:

• Chocolate vs. Chocolate: The Ultimate Showdown - Traveler's Lunchbox
• Meat comes from Animals; Deal with it, or eat Vegetables - Tigers & Strawberries
• Rude Food. Live Octopus Tentacles. The Prince. Los Angeles, CA - Deep End Dining
• The Truffle Don - Chez Pim
• What is a Chef's Responsibility? - Eggbeater

Best Overall Food Blog - Reader's Choice This winner of this category wil receive a provided by the good folks at CalorieLab, as well as a prize provided by Jack and Joanne at Fork & Bottle. The Nominees are:

• Becks & Posh
• Delicious Days
• Domestic Goddess
• Orangette
• Traveler's Lunchbox

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