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Video: From Pixel to Print: Making the transition from blogger to published author

BlogNorth4, a set on Flickr. Whether it’s accidental good fortune or a planned route, for some food bloggers the online passion project they started out with ends up as an enterprise in print. The BlogNorth4 event in Leeds yesterday heard … Continue reading

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BlogNorth4 Gallery: A day of cake, fun and sharing in pictures

This gallery of some of the people – and the cake – which made up yesterday’s BlogNorth4 event for food bloggers has been drawn from the twit pics and instagram pictures shared by the participants using the hashtag. Mouse over … Continue reading

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All set for #blognorth4 Food Glorious Food

It’s nearly time for the fourth Blog North event – Food Glorious Food is being organised by the fabulous CultureVultures blog and on in Leeds all day tomorrow. There’ll be cake, there’ll be cooking talk, of course, but more than … Continue reading

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Updates to the map of northern food bloggers

Thanks to a little tweet from the ever wonderful CultureVultures blog, a few more northern food and drink blogs have been in touch and I’ve updated the map. Check out new additions: http://eatwithmeshrimoyee.com @shrimoyee http://bigspoonmylittlespoon.blogspot.com @eatlittlespoon simonohare.blogspot.com @Simon_OH, eatdrinkmanchester.com @simonbinns … Continue reading

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Bad Yelp review? No problem, tell the world!

Would you call into a cafe where the advertising told you they had ‘the world’s worst’ sandwich on offer? Seems reverse advertising might just be the way to turn that round and prove the reviewer wrong. As restaurateurs get ever … Continue reading

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The woman who is baking her way around the world

Today is, as I’m sure you’ll all know, world baking day when a global bakeathon will be taking place to share the joy of cakes. So what better day could there be to introduce you to the intrepid Lauren Prince … Continue reading

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2011 on this blog in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 14,000 times in 2011. If it were a … Continue reading

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Bakelady goes radio gaga

If you’re up and about early this morning, tune into BBC Radio Leeds Breakfast Live when the Bakelady will be telling all about her secret tearooms. For the uninitiated the get togethers of tea and fabulous looking cakes take place … Continue reading

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Marmite and mymate the long tail

It’s more than four years ago that I blogged here about the merits, or, otherwise of the new to market squeezy Marmite. So I was a little surprised to receive this comment in: “Well, it’s the 6th May 2011 and … Continue reading

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Offer: Claim a Thai curry kit for review

The Thai Curry Company has been in touch to offer fellow food bloggers the chance to try out its curry kits. Helen from the company says; “They are pretty hot and spicy and come from my Thai daughter in law’s … Continue reading

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