Top Ten: Food(ie) Sites

Of the top ten list of things to write about on a blog, number one has to be a Top Ten post. If it's not number one, then its in the top 3 (possibly being beaten out by a "favorite things" post (similar) or Obama posts.  

The big question is whether to count them down David Letterman style, or start with the best.  I think Top Ten style is more dramatic, don't you?  So here to present Food(ies) For Thought's Top Ten food sites is Joaquin Phoenix :

10)  Chez Pim - LA food blogger that has one of the most visited blogs on the internets!  Recipes, reviews, and other food(ie) knowledge flows forth.  Best Recent Post: Thai Fried Bananas

9)  FX Cuisine - Spectacular Recipes and Memorable Food Experiences ... 'nuff said.  Best Recent Post:  Japanese Bladesmiths

8)  Food & Wine / Epicurious - Tie - My two favorite places on the 'net for recipes on the fly.  Yeah Food Network is fine... if you love Rachel Ray and Sandra Lee!  Ohhhhhh!

7)  Delicious Days - The only food blog to crack the top 150 on Technorati's Top 100 blogs (you know its serious when it's on a top 100 list).  German Foodie Nicky Stitch mixes her own recipes with cookbook adaptations and German efficiency and a cool, clean Bavarian web design.  Best Recent Post: Roasted Red Pepper Risotto with Chorizo

6)  101 Cookbooks:  One of the most established food blogs on the planet (over 5 years!  can you say Live Journal?).  She's got an addiction to buying cook books and who doesn't like reading the mindless rantings of an addict?  Best Recent Post: Brussels Sprout Salad (Brussels are so hot right now)

5)  Not Quite Nigella - Australian food blogger.  Great photography.  Fantastic photography.  I probably follow this blog for the pictures more than anything.  The fact that this is #5 should tell you a lot about the photography... seriously good food photography.  Best Recent Post: Taste of Sydney Media Launch (great photography!)

4)  Eat Drink or Die - Food video instructional website co-founded and frequently posted on by Tom Colicchio.  It is really fun to watch this guy cook.  He really does have the right to rip apart the contestants on Top Chef.  Fantastic cook.  Best Recent Post: Roasted Tomato Risotto

3)  Coconut & Lime - Another blog with fantastic photography.  This site is geared more towards recipes, fantastic all 100% original recipes.  Most of them are ethnic food recipes too.  Big plus for me.  Yes, there are bigger, more polished blogs out there, but this is an up-and-comer.  Best Recent Post: Hawaiian Pulled Chicken

2)  jamieoliver.com - If I could switch lives with one chef it would be Jamie Oliver.  He lives on an organic vegetable farm and has a house with 3 kitchens and an outside wood burning oven.  He has several award winning restaurants and television shows AND he dresses wacky and pulls it off.  I'd rather not have his teeth, he's British.  

1)  Serious Eats - Hundreds of updates a week.  Dozens of contributers.  Top Chef commentary.  Batali and Bourdain rappin' about food.  Burger reviews.  It is my one stop shop for food(ie) updates.  Best Recent Post: Too many to count... but if I have to choose, The McNuggetini HA!

There you have it folks!  Go forth, cook, eat, and enjoy!