Food Gal Blog Named Second Best In the Nation
I’m thrilled to announce that my 1 1/2-year-old blog, Food Gal, snagged second place in the “best food blog” awards category of the 2009 Association of Food Journalists competition.
In this case, Goliath did trump David. But if I had to lose out to first place to another blog, I can’t think of a better one to be edged out by than the one written by the mighty Michael Bauer, the San Francisco Chronicle restaurant critic. His “Between Meals” blog on SFGate.com took the grand prize.
Third place went to Florida food journalist, Jan Norris, for her JanNorris.com blog.
The awards were announced Thursday night at the annual food journalists conference in New Orleans. To see a full list of award winners in all the other categories, including newspaper food feature writing, restaurant criticism, and food photography, visit AFJ.com.
Huzzah! Congratulations, Carolyn! Well done indeed.
Congrats to you. I also read your “About” page….Bravo on your awesome-ness!
PS: I’d love to sneak some food out of that Bake-off. hehehe.
Congratulations! The honor is well-deserved!
Double hurrah! I love it when the awards go to deserving writers.
HOO-RAH!!!! I raise my glass of morning O.J. to you, and your fine work. Proud to know you. And wondering what you and your passel (passle?) of fellow food journalists enjoyed eating most while in the holy city of New Orleans….
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Congrats! Well deserved! (Um, I bet Bauer won partly on reputation because I find your blog more interesting because you actually bake and cook things! I think Bauer blogged about cooking one dish at home?)
Muchos congratulations Carolyn! I agree with The Single Guy, your blog IS better than Michael’s! I wish you many more awards in the future.
Woohoo! I know a good thing when I see it and I spotted yours from way off. Congratulations on a well deserved honor.
Congratulations! You completely deserve it! I love your blog.
OH, EXCELLENT!!!!! Warmest congratulations to you, Carolyn. Clearly we, your loyal and appreciative readers, have (ahem) excellent taste 🙂
Well done my friend. I am excited for you! Congratulations!
HUGE congrats to you! That’s so big time. You’re famous!
Excellent! Next year, they’ll get it right 😉
Congratulations. You’re in good company. I love your blog so it’s always my #1 read.
Adding my voice to your other fans’: Well-deserved honor, Carolyn! Keep up the good work!
Congrats!..that is really great.
Yay! Congratulations, I hope you celebrated well in New Orleans! I so enjoy reading Foodgal and having seen you in action, know the award is well deserved.
My wife, Victoria, and I extend our whole-hearted congratulations to you on receiving this most coveted award. You have provided us readers with most informative and interesting articles. We think your blog is the absolute maximum 10 eye-poppers! Confectionately yours, Ron and Victoria.
Awesome, congrats Carolyn, well deserved indeed! Keep up the great work and keep us drooling over your fabulous photos & food descriptions!
Congratulations on your great honor! It is well deserved and then some!
Congratulations on the award, how wonderful and definitely well deserved!
Wonderful news! Congratulations, Carolyn!
You guys are too wonderful! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the kind words. Actually, I didn’t make it to New Orleans for the awards ceremony. When you’re only semi-employed (gulp, yes, that would be me), you can only take so many vacations. And New York was our big trip for this year. My friend and former Mercury News restaurant critic, Sheila Himmel, did attend, and assured me she cheered and clapped loudly in my stead. 😉
HOORAY!!!! Congratulations, Carolyn! We’re all so proud of you! I look forward to celebrating on our next Woohoo luncheon!
Congrats – what an achievement!!!!! Definitely well deserved.
I’m so proud of you! I feel like a mother! You have introduced me to so many fun restaurants, chocolates, websites, organizations, and I have so much fun reading your posts. It’s not just what you’re telling me, but the way you write is a true gift. Congrats! Mazel tov! Felicitaciones. And all that jazz!
Congratulations, Carolyn – you’re the best! Your blog is a great read even for non-foodies.
Congratulations! Your blog is awesome!
Congratulations! Well deserved!!!!
Congrats, Foodgal! You’re #1 in my book.
Hi Carolyn, It is amazing I just bumped into your awesome blog! Congratulations, your dedication and passion for food is very well deserved. Thank you so much again for being the first to review my organic flaxseed spreads in SJ Merc.
I am literally new to blogging http://danceofspices.blogspot.com/ learning every day.
Keep up the great work!
GREAT news!! On the patented scale of 1 to 10 lip-smackers, with 1 being “blog, schmog, same old, same oldâ€; 5 being an “Interesting, maybe I’ll read this later” response; and 10 being the “News I can use and I can’t wait to try that,” I give Food Gal a rousing 10 lip smackers!!!
Eagerly looking forward to next year when you’re number one! 🙂
Congrats Carolyn! Well-deserved!
Congrats Carolyn! Well-deserved! You are not only a fantastic writer with memorable posts, you are also a genuinely sweet person, and you inspire me to spend more time cooking (and eating!).
woo hoo! congratulations! glad that everyone else recognized what we readers already know! 🙂
I had always looked forward to reading your Wednesday column when you were still with SJMN. I felt sad when you had to leave.. but was truly happy when I found your very own blog. I am still a faithful reader even after moving to different states!
Congratulations, Carolyn. Your faithful readers are so very proud of you and your wonderful work. Keep up the excellence!
Cheers
congrats!!!! your blog is amazing though, so it’s well-deserved
Your blog is amazing and you deserve all the kudos! You are a star! And some day I hope you’ll get paid like one! Hee hee
Congratulations!!! That’s wonderful!
Congratulations Carolyn! Your blog is definitely my favorite food blog out there, hands down. Keep up the good work and delicious blog entries since your recommendations always guide me to new places to try.
I’m not at all surprised. But CONGRATULATIONS!!! 😀
Nicely done Carolyn! Your work is excellent!!!
Congrats! You’re blog is my favorite and has been a total inspiration to me. Thank you!!
P.S. I should spell check…
YAY! Congratulations, Carolyn! I’m thrilled for you!
You (and your award winning website) are a class act! Congrats Carolyn! Beignets all around.
Wow!! Congrats! That’s great news!!
Carolyn,
Was offline for a few days so just saw this. How wonderful. Congrats.
FAB. I knew there was a reason yours was the first site I checked when I got back from vacation. Well deserved!