Links
Chocolate and Chocolatiers
Amedei Chocolate Exquisite Tuscan chocolate.
Amano Chocolate Artisan chocolate, made in Utah.
Askinosie Small-scale American chocolate maker.
Bernachon Located in Lyon, a world-renown chocolate shop.
Cacao Sampaka Cacao Sampaka has the wildest selection of chocolates in Barcelona.
Charles Chocolates Chocolates from Bay Area chocolatier.
Chloe Doutre-Roussel Chocolate Expert, author of The Chocolate Connoisseur.
Choco Map Find great chocolate all over the world.
Chocosphere A virtual hemisphere of chocolate.
Christian Constant One of Paris’ best-known chocolatiers.
Claudio Corollo African chocolate producer of handcrafted bars.
Dagoba Delicious organic chocolate bars.
De Vries Chocolate Handcrafted American-made chocolate.
Domori Chocolate Sublime Italian chocolate.
Ecole Chocolate Online chocolate-making programs.
Fog City News Carefully-selected bars of chocolate from all over the world in SF.
Fran’s Chocolates Fran Bigelow is one of my favorite American chocolatiers.
Green & Black’s Organic chocolate from Great Britain.
Goss Chocolate Organic chocolate made in Belize.
Guittard Fine American chocolate & an artisanal E. Guittard line of chocolates.
Henri Le Roux The world’s best salted caramels from Brittany.
Jean-Charles Rochoux Rochoux is a must stop in Paris for exquisite chocolates.
Jean-Paul Hevin Arguably one of Paris’ most popular chocolate shops.
Joël Durand Chocolatier Joël Durand, in Provence.
La Maison du Chocolat Fine Parisian chocolates from Robert Linxe.
Laurent Gerbaud Chocolatier Specialty chocolates in Belgium.
Omanhene Dark milk chocolate grown and manufactured in Ghana.
Patric Chocolate American-made micro-batched chocolate.
Patrick Roger One of my very favorite chocolatiers in Paris.
Pralus French confectioner and chocolate-maker.
Richard Donnelly Chocolates Expertly-made chocolate in the seaside community of Santa Cruz.
Recchiuti Confections
Michael has been called the best chocolatier in America.
Rogue Chocolatier One of America’s newest bean-to-bar chocolate makers.
Saunion Thierry Lallet’s superb chocolate shop in Bordeaux.
ScharffenBerger ScharffenBerger revolutionized the American chocolate industry.
Seventy Percent A chocolate-lovers website.
Slitti Chocolate One of my favorite chocolates, from Andrea Slitti, in Italy.
Taza Chocolate Stone-ground organic chocolate, made in America.
Tcho Bay-Area chocolate maker.
Theo Chocolate Handcrafted organic and fair trade chocolate, made in Seattle.
Vosges Haut-Chocolat Katrina Markoff’s chic boutique of modern chocolates.
Valrhona Fine French chocolates, including cru and single-origin.
Wittamer
The world of Wittamer, a fabulous Belgian chocolate shop.
Culinary Tools
All Clad Cookware My favorite cookware.
Boyajian Oils Flavorful citrus oils; great for baking and candymaking.
Chef’s Shop Source for European chocolates, honey, and other products.
Cook’s Library One of my favorite cookbook shops anywhere, in Los Angeles.
Corti Brothers Darrell Corti uncovers the most exceptional foods and wines.
Cuisinart My Favorite Ice Cream Machines.
Illy Caffè Illy coffee, roasted in Trieste, Italy.
JB Prince Professional chef’s tools and equipment.
King Arthur Flour Speciality flours, fine chocolate, grains, plus baking gadgets & tools.
Kitchen Arts and Letters New York’s only store devoted entirely to cookbooks.
KitchenAid I can’t imagine baking anything without my KitchenAid mixer.
Little Flower Candy Company Handcrafted sea salt caramels and marshmallows.
New York Cake Supplies Cake decorating and candymaking supplies.
Oxo Wonderful kitchen tools, including zesters, spatulas, measuring cups & spoons.
Star Kay White A favorite baking ingredient: Star Kay White’s chocolate extract
St. George Spirits Very fine eau-de-vie and American-made absinthe.
Sweet Celebrations Outstanding source for baking & candy making supplies.
Vanilla.Com Patricia Rain’s informative site on vanilla.
Zingerman’s
Everything edible.
Parisian Pals
Adrian Moore Adrian reports on what to eat, and on occasion drink.
C’est moi qui l’ai fait! Pascale writes about food from Paris. (Fr)
Chez Lou Lou A taste of life in SW France.
Chocolate and Zucchini Clotilde writes about her culinary life in Paris.
Chien Lunatique Paris dinner club by David Tanis & Randal Breski of Chez Panisse.
Context Travel Culinary & historical walking tours of Paris.
Days on the Claise Life in the Loire.
Dorie Greenspan Cookbook author writes from Paris and New York.
Eric Kayser Eric Kayser’s excellent bakeries are scattered across Paris.
Foreign Parts Julie, your Paris correspondent.
Hidden Kitchen Underground dining experience in Paris.
Kate Hill Kate Hill’s French kitchen adventures.
John Talbott’s Paris Spot-on Paris dining reviews.
Le Blagueur à Paris Le Meg playing the Paris fool.
La Coquette Don’t hate her because she lives in Paris.
Ladurée Home of Paris’ famed macarons.
Lenôtre Where I went to cooking school near Paris.
Lucy’s Kitchen Notebook Lucy lives in Lyon.
Maitresse Reading is sexier in Paris.
Ms. Glaze’s Pommes d’Amour Edible adventures in Paris.
Mort Rosenblum Food writer & journalist Mort Rosenblum.
O-Château Wine tasting in a Parisian loft with pal Olivier Magny.
On Rue Tatin Susan Loomis teaches & writes about French cooking.
Paris Breakfasts Painting Paris dreams.
Paris Daily Photo One photo per day, from Eric.
Paris Talk Brit Gideon, in Paris.
Paris Trip Tips What to do in Paris.
Paule Caillat: Promenades Gourmandes Cooking classes in Paris.
Petite Anglaise Parts of her life in Paris.
Pierre Hermé Paris’ most-famous pastry chef.
Poilâne The world-famous pain au levain from Paris.
Polly Vous Francais? Voulez-vous a life in Paris?
Ptipois No mint leaves on desserts!
Rosa Jackson Edible adventures in Paris & Nice.
Secrets of Paris Heather’s guide to what’s happening in Paris.
Serve It Forth Cooking & eating dispatches from Paris.
Spring Daniel Rose, chef of Spring restaurant.
Too Many Chefs Meg in London & Barrett in Chicago.
Umami Have you eaten?
Vert d’Absinthe Luc-Santiago’s charming absinthe shop in Paris.
Why Travel To France?
Musings on the quirks of the French culture.
Food Blogs & Bakers
18th Century Cuisine Exploring 18th Century French cuisine.
101 Cookbooks Heidi Swanson’s beautiful food & photography blog.
Accidental Hedonist Kate dishes up opinions & dinner.
Acme Instant Food Eclectic site from funny-man Kevin in Los Angeles.
A Full Belly Eat well with Alaina in New York.
Aidan Brooks Trainee chef.
Airline Meals …fly at your own risk.
Amateur Gourmet Adam is a nice Jewish boy who eats & cooks through NYC.
Andrew Zimmern Andrew fears no food.
Andy Herbach: Eat n Drink Dining Guide Handy dining guides for France & Italy.
Anissa Helou Cookbook author specializing in Mediterranean & Arabic cuisine.
Arthur Schwartz The Food Maven, from Naples to New York.
Bakers Dozen Association of home & professional bakers in the US.
Baking Sheet Recipes for baker Nic in LA.
Becks & Posh Sam, a Brit, lives in San Francisco.
Becoming A Chef Andrew & Karen dish about chefs from New York City.
Ben Bakes A Cake! Ben bakes cakes. And more.
Better Baking.com Marcy Goldman’s popular baking site.
Bitten Mark Bittman of the New York Times.
Bron Marshall Classic & creative cuisine.
Bunrabs Bay-Area food blog that defies description.
Candy Blog Sweet! In-depth reviews of candy and chocolate.
Ceres and Bacchus Cooking, eating & living.
Chadzilla Pastry chef playing with molecular gastronomy.
Chef Jamie Gwen Chef Jamie in Los Angeles, who’s a radio star too.
Chew On That It’s a mouthful.
Chez Christine Former cooking-school student strikes out on her own.
Chez Panisse Alice Waters famed restaurant in Berkeley.
Chez Pim Call Pim a glutton as she travels the world eating.
Chocolate Alchemy Are you game to make your own chocolate? Tips and tools.
Chocolate in Context Chocolate. And more chocolate.
Chocolate Note She’s on the chocolate path!
Chocolate Obsession It’s all about chocolate too.
Chocolate Snowball Utah pastry chef Letty Flatt specializes in high-altitude baking.
Chocolate Zoom Chocolate magazine from New York.
Chubby Hubby Beautifully-photographed food site from Singapore.
Confessions of a Restaurant Whore Highly-opinionated restaurant reviews.
Cook and Eat Lara’s food & beautiful photography blog.
Cook Sister! Jeanne, a South African, nibbles on the world.
Cooking With Amy Amy Sherman in San Francisco writes about food & recipes.
Cream Puffs in Venice A Taste of Italy, via Canada.
Culinary Fool A NW native’s culinary adventures.
Culinary in the Desert Joe’s food journey.
Culinary Muse Karlotta muses about San Francisco dining and eating.
Culinate Thoughtful articles on eating well for around the web.
Curious Cook Explore the science of food with Harold McGee.
Dede Wilson Baking expert and cookbook author Dede Wilson.
delicious:days Beautiful food blog from Nicky and Oliver in Munich.
Dianne Jacob Excellent tips on food writing from a writing coach and editor.
Divina Cucina Judy’s Tuscan adventures in eating and food shopping. Check out her blog too.
Domestic Goddess Jennifer, hostess of Sugar-High Fridays.
Eating Every Day Charles’ daily food diary.
Ed Levine Food writer Ed Levine in New York City.
Eggbeater Baker and pastry chef Shuna in San Francisco.
Emily Wise Miller Adventures in eating from Tuscany.
Ethicurian Chewing the right thing.
Farm Girl Fare Susan gave it all up to live on a farm. What the heck was she thinking?
Food Blog S’cool Back to school, with headmistress Sam. No misbehaving or ouch!
Food Migration Cindy’s world of eating and cooking.
Food Musings Chitter-chatter about food from San Francisco.
Fork and Bottle Foodies with salty opinions.
French Kitchen in America A chef’s daughter looks at French cooking.
French Laundry At Home Working her way through The French Laundry Cookbook.
Fresh Approach Cooking Rachel in Los Angeles serves up her daily dish.
Gary Danko Chef Gary Danko’s excellent restaurant in San Francisco.
Gastronomie SF Fatemeh’s culinary adventures in San Francisco and beyond.
Gastropoda Regina Schrambling’s ramblings. Right on target.
Gina DePalma Pastry chef and Italian cookbook author.
Gluten-Free Girl From Seattle, all about gluten-free dining, from Shauna.
Grace Young Chinese cooking expert Grace Young.
Green Olive Tree Food from Singapore, Barcelona.
Habeus Brûlée Order in the kitchen!
Hedonia Sean, the hedonist of San Francisco.
Homesick Texan A Texan in New York City.
Hungry In Hogtown Molecular gastronomy from Rob in Toronto.
Ideas In Food Improvisation and experimentation by two chefs.
In Praise of Sardines Brett writes about sardines & less-celebrated culinary delights.
Jam Faced London food & photos.
Jean-Pierre Moullé Chez Panisse chef who lives in Bordeaux.
Joe Pastry Pastry tips, history and science.
Jojo restaurant Baking pal Mary Jo’s restaurant.
Johnny Iuzzini NYC Pastry Chef Johnny Iuzzini.
Just Hungry Maki is just hungry in Switzerland.
Kalyn’s Kitchen Kalyn in beautiful Salt Lake City.
Kitchen F#!% Ups What happens when things go wrong in the kitchen. Horribly wrong.
Kitchen Parade Alanna’s vegetable adventures.
L2O Chef Laurent Bras chronicles opening a restaurant.
La Tartine Gourmand Béa’s beautiful food blog, in French and English.
La Vie in English Babeth is cooking in America.
Lindsey Shere Former Chez Panisse pastry chef and author of Chez Panisse Desserts.
Living Tastefully Passionate for pastry.
Lynette Shirk An American pal in Texas.
Margin Notes By Casey Ellis.
Matt Bites Absolutely yummy Matt bites on everything he can.
Maureen Fant Take a Roman food holiday.
Megnut All about food, from Meg in NYC.
Mental Masala Marc cooks mostly Indian.
Michael Laiskonis Pastry chef of New York’s famed Le Bernadin restaurant.
Michael Recchiuti Confectioner and chocolatier in San Francisco.
Michael Ruhlman Michael Ruhlman’s ramblings.
Mighty Foods Organic, sustainable, and tasty.
Movable Feast Louisa Chu’s diary of an itinerant chef.
My Korean Kitchen Korean cooking—one of my favorite cuisines.
Nick Malgieri Baking guru and cookbook author Nick Malgieri.
Nami-Nami Pille, an Estonian food-lover.
Nordljus Keiko in England’s amazing photography.
Not Martha Definitely not Martha, but more fun!
Obsession With Food Derrick’s obsessed with food and wine.
‘Ono Kine Grindz Fresh food and dining from the beaches of Honolulu.
Opinionated About Dining Very opinionated about dining.
Orangette Molly is as sweet as a chocolate-dipped orange peel.
Oswego Tea
My gal-pal Michèle in Germany Paris London Canada.
Passionate Cook Passionate cooking from London.
Peter Reinhart Expert bread-maker & cookbook author.
Prepare To Meet Your Bakerina Baking with a twist.
Rasa Malaysia Malaysian cooking in southern California.
Real Thai Thai Cooking, in Thailand.
Rick Rodgers Cookbook author and teacher Rick Rodgers.
Sacatomato Ann and Co. are eating their way through the California capital.
Saltshaker Dan in Buenos Aires.
Sarah Phillips Call Baking 911.
Serious Eats Food writers sharing tasty thoughts.
Seriously Good Kevin’s not afraid of cooking.
Sherry Yard Famed pastry chef from Spago in Beverly Hills, author of Secrets of Baking.
Simply Recipes Elise’s simple recipes. Simply wonderful.
Six Hours A Week Political blog; confessions of a sudden patriot.
Small Farms All about small farms in Northern California.
Smitten Kitchen Oh Deb… how do I love thee?
Spittoon Wine-tasting with Andrew in London.
Steamy Kitchen Jaden’s steamy Asian kitchen.
Stephanie Rosenbaum The Adventurous Pie Queen.
Sticky Rice Slurping up noodles and rice in Hanoi.
Still Life With Food styling and photography tips.
Stir The Pots Big-name chef interviews, and more.
Su Good Eats Dessert should be good for you.
Syrup and Tang Candid commentary, olfactory opinion, and relishsome recipes.
Take My Mother, Please Anne Block creates one-of-a-kind tours in Los Angeles.
Tea & Cookies The intersection between food and life.
The Food Section The site for food happenings in New York, and more.
The Food Whore Funniest site in the blog-o-sphere.
The Kitchen Eclectic guide to the most important room in the house.
The Perfect Pantry What a food writer keeps in her cupboard.
The Pioneer Woman Cooks Plowing through life in the country, by recipe.
The Shot Espresso news and reviews.
Tartlette A French gourmande in America.
Think On It Philosophy From An Umbrian Farm
Traveler’s Lunchbox Melissa’s tasty essays and lovely photos.
VanillaGarlic Garrett is one sweet cupcake.
Wednesday Chef Luisa takes on the Wednesday food sections.
What Geeks Eat I dunno. The food doesn’t look so geeky to me.
And you’ll find a list of lots more Food Blogs here.
Misc and Fun Stuff
Babelfish Handy web tool which to translate any web page into other languages.
David on Flickr Lots more of my photos.
Food Blog Search Search hundreds of food blogs for recipe with this nifty search engine.
Go Fug Yourself Fugly fashion.
Fanny Pack Antics Keeping an eye on flustered tourists.
Fohboh Social networking for chefs and cooks.
Learning Movable Type Tutorials & tips to learn the Movable Type blogging platform.
Les Terms Culinaires Explanation of French cooking terms (in French).
Passive Agressive Notes Painfully polite and hilariously hostile notes.
PostSecret Brilliant blog of revealing secrets.
Ten Speed Press Publishers of The Great Book of Chocolate and The Perfect Scoop.
The Secret Diary Of Steve Jobs
The Sartorialist Well-dressed people around the world.
World Clock Find out what time it is anywhere in the world.
XE Currency converter.
