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| Jay Friedman |
Gastrolust.com and Seattle Weekly |
Jay Friedman is a freelance food writer who's been published in the USA Today, Serious Eats, Northwest Palate, and more. He writes regular columns for Seattle Weekly's Voracious blog, and is the co-editor/author of the Fearless Critic Seattle Restaurant Guide. Most of his writing can also be found at his Gastrolust.com website. |
www.gastrolust.com |
| Maile Bohlmann |
Al Dente Blog
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Maile launched and managed Al Dente, Amazon.com's food and cooking blog. She is also an amateur chocolatier and has attended every Seattle Chocolate Salon and been a judge for the last two years. |
www.aldenteblog.com/ |
| Zee Grega |
Art by Zee |
Zee Grega is a long time blogger who covers art, food, culture and all aspects of modern life in Seattle and the West Coast. |
www.artbyzee.com |
| Mina Williams |
NorthWest Stir |
Mina Williams has written and edited articles for food and fashion trade magazines for twenty years. With her industry insider perspective, she brings a new insight to culinary topics and gives food enthusiasts a peek into the inner workings of restaurants and food retailers. A native of Shoreline, Wash., Williams has worked for publications based in New York, San Francisco and Chicago reporting on restaurants and retailers. |
www.nwstir.com |
| Julia Harrison |
Sweet Travel |
It comes as no surprise to my friends and family that I write about sweets and the roles they play in different cultures: I've been obsessed with sweets since birth (first word? “Coo-kie.”) and with travel since my first steps. Many sugar-fueled trips later, I firmly believe that calories don’t count as long as you’re carrying your own bags. |
www.sweet-travel.blogspot.com |
| Connie Adams |
Seattle DINING! |
Connie Adams is the editor of Seattle DINING!, an online magazine about dining in the Puget Sound. Seattle DINING! has been sharing information about food, beverage, chefs, restaurants, chocolate and all things culinary since 1999. |
www.seattledining.com |
| Joann Natalia Aquino |
Lifestyle Journalist |
Joann Natalia Aquino is a freelance writer covering lifestyle, travel, food and the arts. She has written for Seattle P-I, Seattle Times NWsource, KOMO News, Citysearch, DailyCandy, Seattle Dining and other publications. |
www.seattlepi.com
downtownseattle.komonews.com
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| Richard Malia |
Ponti Seafood Grill |
Ponti Seafood Grill opened in 1990. Owners Richard and Sharon Malia have a long history in Seattle’s restaurant history starting with The Snug (1972-1983), followed by Malia’s Northwest/Mrs. Malia’s (1978-1983). Ponti's Mediterranean-style villa is the place for fresh seafood, innovative and traditional dishes. |
www.pontiseafoodgrill.com |
| Eagranie Yuh |
The Well-Tempered Chocolatier |
Eagranie Yuh is a writer, chemist and chocolatier. Her work has appeared in Edible Vancouver, Northwest Palate and on Foodists.ca, and she’s the voice behind The Well-Tempered Chocolatier (http://thewelltemperedchocolatier.com), the award-winning blog where she writes about chocolate and food science. She has been a guest contributor to CBC Radio One’s On the Coast and she teaches artisan chocolate tasting classes. She lives in Vancouver, Canada. |
thewelltemperedchocolatier.com |
| Eric Rivera |
Eric Rivera Cooks |
Cook, Culinary Student, and Blogger. |
www.ericriveracooks.com |
| Myra Kohn |
Seattle Bon Vivant |
Myra Kohn is a Seattle based writer and photographer, a columnist for Edible Seattle and the voice behind the multiple award-winning food blog, Seattle Bon Vivant. Myra grew up in a food loving family, with parents who kept a kitchen garden, cooked from scratch, ate at the dinner table together and instilled in her, from a very early age, a deep love for all things edible; cooking, baking, preserving, buying local, eating with the seasons, entertaining at home and of course, loving chocolate. Find Myra on Twitter: @bonnevivante. |
seattlebonvivant.typepad.com |
| Amanda Simpson |
FoodPornDaily.com |
Restaurant-trained cook, food pornographer and stylist for FoodPornDaily, and cookbook author |
www.FoodPornDaily.com |
| Traca Savadogo |
Seattle Tall Poppy |
Traca is the founder of FEAST: Emerging Conversations in Food (fall 2011). A freelance writer, photographer, and author of the blog, Seattle Tall Poppy, she is food industry veteran with a documentary-style approach. This is her fourth year judging the Seattle Luxury Chocolate Salon. |
seattletallpoppy.blogspot.com |
| Alicia Arter |
Zagat Survey |
Seattle food writer and editor who's worked for MSN, Seattle magazine, Citysearch, Northwest Palate, and is IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals) Grassroots asst. chairperson. |
www.zagat.com |
| TJ Williamson |
Adventure TV |
"Adventure TV" features local events [(Seattle area) such as this event], weekend getaways and travels across America. A 2nd weekly program features 38 different "Cultural Festivals" in the Seattle area. |
adventuretv.bravehost.com |
| Carly Little |
QFC Wine Steward |
Currently a wine steward for QFC, Carly has also worked at a wineries in the Woodinville area, as well as resided in the legendary Napa Valley. Her nose knows: chocolate and wine are heavenly together |
blog.seattlepi.com/nowinesnobs |
| Siiri Sampson |
Seattle Weekly
A Half Cup |
As a vibrant 20′s something food fiend, home cook and culinary enthusiast, Siiri blends down-home comfort food, modern techniques and worldly ingredients with fearless experimentation. As a food blogger, former restaurant Jill-of-all-trades and now food journalist for Seattle Weekly, she still strives to get in the kitchen, entertain small groups of friends throughout the year on a budget and without much fuss. She’s now focusing on sharing her tricks, tips, hands-off hints, and how to keep it local, without spending more time, money or energy than ordinary. |
www.aHalfCup.com |
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