Sometimes it is difficult to split food and wine bloggers because some cover both. This is the expanded list based on the link rankings from Technorati over the past couple of weeks, which means this ranking is out of date. For instance, I already know that I have dropped two places behind The Old foodie and I Love Milk & Cookies but at some point I have to stop updating as I’m a technical clutz and do this by hand – next time. I’ll post the entire list by this time next week.
There is a correlation between traffic, and therefore popularity and links. The one exception is old fashioned media such as the Sydney Morning Herald which has a food blog of sorts but only has around ten links. Because it is part of an old media property and established mass market website it will be getting the most traffic.
I’ll note three blogs with rocketing popularity, Cook Anything Once, I love Milk and Cookies and The Old Foodie. To achieve what they have takes dedication, with in the case of The Old Foodie daily updating of the blog with astonishingly original and fascinating content going back to the middle ages. The other two are up there for being social, joining in with the various weekly and monthly food events but also being regular posters, steadily building links but also admiring glances for the quality of recipes and photography.
1 (1) Eat Stuff 12,773 (8,622) 979 links from 178 blogs) Sydney April 05
2 (2) Grab your fork 13,274 (13,247) 361 links from 172 blogs Sydney April 04
3 (3) Esurientes – The Comfort Zone 19,147 (16,340) 269 links from 125 blogs
4 (7) Cook everything at least once 23,018 (42,569 ) 364 links from 107 blogs Melbourne August 2005
5 (5) Tomato 34,016 (28,352) 193 links from 80 blogs blogs Melbourne July 05
6 (12) The old foodie 36,065 (75,589) 235 links from 76 blogs Brisbane March 2006
7 (-) Milk & Cookies 39,030 (192 links from 71 blogs) Sydney May 2006
8 (6) The food palate39,726 (37,847 ) 121 links from 70 blogs) Sydney March 05
9 (4) Spiceblog 40,316 (99 links from 69 blogs) Perth July 03
10 (8) The Food Pornographer 44,698 (52,742 ) 260 links from 63 blogs Perth August 2005
11 (7) A few of my favourite things 47,236 (61,488) 151 links from 60 blogs Melbourne July 05
12 (-) Crash Test Kitchen 53,500 (82 links from 54 blogs) Based in Canada April 2005
13 (11) The breakfast blog 54,630 (63,568) 104 links from 53 blogs) Melbourne January 05
14 (-) Appelation Australia 57,268 (88,374) 91 links from 51 blogs)
15 (-) Vinosense72,665 (47,242) 79 links from 42 blogs
16 (7) Benjamin Christie 74,809 (59,635) 80 links from 41 blogs Sydney date?
17 (-) Winosapien 79,309 (159 links from 39 blogs228,894 58 links from 13 sites Perth March 2006
18 (-) Food for thought 86,985 (110,056 ) 102 links from 36 blogs
19 (16) (-) Vicious Ange 89,808 (115,388) 240 links from 35 blogs
19 (14) My Favourite Plum 89,808 (104,999) 59 links from 35 blogs Melbourne July 05
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Dear Ed, Thankyou so much for your kind words about my blog. I would not be anywhere on that list had it not been for your kind advice and support a few months ago when I started. I must say I am thoroughly enjoying the whole blogging thing very much.
Janet
Hey Ed
Great idea and a great list. As a pommie ex-pat living in Sydney I have already found a lot of great stuff in some of these (and your own) blog(s)!
Keep it up and have a great (and sunny) weekend
Ross
Hi Janet, It was a shame I didn’t get to write about you in the G–rmet Traveller thing but I was so tight on space and they almost dictated what I should say. I’m glad you’ve discovered the secret of blogging. Apart from the social aspects, it seems to be so much a better format than email that can so easily become stuck in the email clog. This way it’s a database out there for ever. And I mean it about your content. most of us all do similar things but yours is genuinely unique manifest in the rise in your popularity.
Ross, thanks for the comments and funnily enough it is sunny down here in Melbourne.
Hey thanks for the mention. It’s very encouraging. And to see how much the Aussie food blogging community is growing is great.
Hello! Just wanted to say thanks for the postcard and let you know I posted it. Great blog you’ve got here.
Thanks Julia mazel!