Below, you’ll find my favorite blogs, local food resources, fascinating nutrition news articles and food photography links. Happy exploring!
Seasonal, Local and Organic Produce Resources
- Epicureous’ Seasonal Ingredient Map: Click on your state and select a month to view which types of produce are in season in your area.
- Find farmers markets and CSAs in your area on Local Harvest.
- The Dirty Dozen: Learn which types of produce are worth buying organic.
- The Year In Food’s monthly Seasonal Food Guides.
- The Giving Table: Connecting food and philanthropy.
- Whole Foods Market Food Guides: An encyclopedic resource on food of all kinds.
- Martha Stewart’s Produce Guide Index: Browse Martha’s recipes by season and produce.
- Learn how to store produce without plastic.
- Slow Food: Find a Local Chapter
Nutrition News and Commentary
- Still Counting Calories? Your Weight-Loss Plan May Be Outdated. For more details, see the full study: Changes in Diet and Lifestyle and Long-Term Weight Gain in Women and Men.
- Attacking the Obesity Epidemic by First Figuring Out Its Cause. For more details, see The Lancet’s 4 part series on the obesity pandemic and what to do about it.
- Is Junk Food Really Cheaper? No, it’s not, says Mark Bittman in the New York Times
- Is sugar toxic? asks the New York Times
- We’re eating less sugar—but still far too much. For details, read the study.
- Sugar: The Bitter Truth [YouTube video]
- The Harmful Effects of Soda [Infographic]
- Symptoms of Celiac Disease: 97% of celiacs go undiagnosed.
- Eating More Meat, White or Red, Is Bad for the Waistline
- The U.S. Wastes 40 Percent of All Food Produced Per Year. How About We Stop Doing That?
- Can we be trained to like healthy foods? Read the full study: Prenatal and Postnatal Flavor Learning by Human Infants.
- Garance Doré’s thoughts on New York Skinny vs. Paris Skinny
- The Food Writer’s Diet, by a cookbook author and a size 2, Melissa Clark
Food Photography and Styling Resources
- Principles of Photography series by White on Rice Couple
- Gourmande in the Kitchen’s Language of Photography Series
- 6 Bittersweets’ take on Food Photography and Styling
- 15 Essential Food Photography Tips from Andrew Scrivani
- Food Photography Tips from Wrightfood
- Food Photography Tips by Bella Eats
- Smitten Kitchen’s Approach to Food Photos
- Heidi Swanson’s Food Photography Tips
- 12 Edible Food Styling Tips for Bloggers on the Food Blog Forum
- Various resources on Food Bloggers Unite!
- How to Garnish Foods on How Stuff Works
- Lara Ferroni’s Guide to Food Photography Gear
- Interviews with Food Photographers at Great Food Photos
- $15 Food Photography Lighting Set-up by Taylor Mathis
- Book: Plate to Pixel: Digital Food Photography & Styling
by Helene Dujardin [Amazon link]
- A massive collection of food photography resources by Jenn Cuisine
Fun Food-Related Links
- My Drunk Kitchen: Hannah Hart is everyone’s favorite drunk cook.
- You Are What You Eat: Photo series exploring the contents of refrigerators around the country by Mark Menjivar.
- DINNER IN NY: Photo series of people eating dinner in NY by Miho Aikawa Photography.












