Food Sites - Food Politics & Food Porn

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Some fun and interesting sites I found today. Thought I'd share here.

5 Food Politics sites http://www.foodrepublic.com/2011/11/15/top-5-food-politics-websites?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=tweet
Were you the last to know that there was a fatal E. Coli outbreak in Europe? Have you only recently learned which fish are sustainable? You, dear reader, are in dire need of food news and politics websites to keep you up-to-date with all things political in the food world. And when it comes to politics, let us assure you that the politics of food are the most entertaining kind. That's why we follow food politics closely, and feature stories regularly in our Politics tab.

Below are the five food sites that we also like, to keep you informed about the news behind what lands on your plate — or the Obamas’ for that matter.

1. Food Politics http://www.foodpolitics.com/
NYU Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health professor Marion Nestle gives her insights on the latest hot topic in the food world (be it marketing junk food to kids or Denmark’s “fat tax”). And don’t skip the often highly opinionated comments, which can be as entertaining as the posts.

2. Obama Foodorama http://obamafoodorama.blogspot.com/
Want to know what’s in Michelle Obama’s garden or what the White House’s homebrew tastes like? Obama Foodorama is the destination for anything and everything culinary in the White House including the occasional recipe from the First Family (I recommend the Obama Family Chili Recipe).

3. Civil Eats http://www.civileats.com/
Civil Eats covers a wide range of topics, but focuses heavily on the environmental aspects of food policy. The site’s comprehensive overview of energy policy, the environment, food access and life on the farm is sure to satisfy all of your food policy interests.

4. Food Safety News http://www.foodsafetynews.com/
Did the European E. Coli breakout give you the creeps? Read Food Safety News to stay up to date with food recalls and nasty outbreaks — of which there are always at least a few going on. Just this week 32 cases of E. Coli were reported in St. Louis, while broiled chicken livers made over 100 people sick in New York and New Jersey. A few words of caution: this is not the site to read while eating lunch.

5. NPR’s The Salt Blog http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/
The Salt is NPR’s newest blog that focuses solely on food news and stories. Not all posts are political (one of the latest is about a cheese sculptor), but all are enlightening and often amusing, just as you would expect from NPR.



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Top 5: Food Porn Specialists http://www.foodrepublic.com/2011/11/14/top-5-food-porn-specialists

1. Food Porn Daily http://foodporndaily.com/
Regarded as the originator of the food porn movement, Food Porn Daily is a blog dedicated to deliciousness. The high-res images will h​ave you salivating click after click. Founder Amanda Simpson has published a book, also titled Food Porn Daily, after the website's success.

2. Scanwiches http://scanwiches.com/
Although we've already introduced you to the glorious scanwich, we had to give Jon Chonko a shout out in this round-up. Chonko took his scan-do attitude to a new level when he introduced the world to scans of sandwiches sliced crosswise to reveal their delectable guts. Our favorite is the homemade fresh turkey, spouts, swiss cheese and purple onions on baguette. But after bringing you a Sandwich Of The Week every Tuesday you must have realized how sandwich-obsessed we are. Looking back, we noticed that we’ve featured quite a few sandwiches in our day. As in, over 300. So we're just going to go out there and say that, next to Scanwiches, FR might be the #1 source for sandwich porn. Thank you, thank you.

3. Fuck Yeah Pho http://fuckyeahpho.tumblr.com/
Fuckyeahpho is a visual feast that feeds our phobsession (especially at 3am.) This blog will have you running to your nearest Vietnamese joint, or perhaps inspire you to whip some up yourself for dinner.

4. Food Gawker http://foodgawker.com/
Food Gawker brings you a compilation of crisp images from all over the Internet that make everything from a plate of French fries to a stack of cookies look like they belong in the Louvre.

5. TasteSpotting http://www.tastespotting.com/
Another one of food porn’s founding fathers, TasteSpotting is a compilation of delicious food photographed at its best angle. Think virtual gourmet potluck that will make your mouth water. Proof that we do eat with our eyes first.



Enjoy!