Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Following L.A. foodies: Twitterers with good appetites

Who are you following on Twitter? For many of us, finding out where @KogiBBQ was parked was the first time we really used Twitter. I follow some non-L.A. based food folks like @ruthreichl, @davidleibovitz and @clothildenet, but most of my follows are local.
Here's a few that have something interesting to say, whether once in a while or every day.
Please add any other L.A.-based Twitterers with good food content in the comments and I'll post a complete directory page with live links.

Food and other L.A. bloggers who Twitter
, in no particular order:
@foodgps -- lots of links to the blog, with some additional tweets
@eatfoodwithme -- Miles Clements writes for the L.A. Times food section
@LAOCFoodie -- strong on cocktail observations especially
@pleasurepalate -- a veritable Twitter machine and food events planner
@typefiend - Apartment Therapy blogger and Silver Lake dweller
@thedelicious -- founder of Tastespotting is a voracious Twitterer
@angelenic -- one of the best for news about Downtown L.A.
@Tunatoast -- Tokyoastrogirl is a Highland Park-based foodblogger
@sinosoul -- TonyC is a very opinionated fellow with a love of many ethnic foods
@mattarmendariz -- food photographer and generally lucky guy
@foodeater -- Vegan from the To Live and Eat in L.A. blog. Read the blog too or you'll the great photos.
@quarrygirl -- also vegan, also takes nice photos on her blog
@mylastbite
@mattatouille
@wanderchopstick
@whiteonrice
@oishiieats
@eatlosangeles

LATimes-connected foodie writers:
@elinashatkin
@jessicagelt
@bettyhallock
@denisemartin
@latimesfood
@sirenevirbila is protected, and doesn't update anyway

Restaurants, chefs, and shops:
@kogibbq -- 17,000+ followers of oddly capitalized tweets
@evankleiman
@locali -- new products and daily specials
@tendergreens -- lots of updates on daily specials at different locations
@twohatfields
@8ozburgerbar
@letsbefrank
@verdugobar -- beer specials and music nights
@rushstreetcc
@pacerestaurant
@tradervicsla
@purgatorypizza
@bottegalouie
@joansonthird
@akasharichmond
@lagrandeorange

Twits we're just not that into:
@LAFoodie has tons of followers, but the Google-ad clogged blog isn't that appealing.
@EaterLA seems to have given up on Twittering

20 comments:

  1. Thanks for the SHOUT OUT! And for the list! I'm missing a few...

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  2. Thanks for the great list, Pat! So many good blogs and restaurants to follow.

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  3. We are also on twitter

    popchampagnebar

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  4. Thanks for the mention! :)

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  5. thanks for mentioning me as well. twitter is both a blessing and a curse, as many people are finding out.

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  6. Pat,

    Good job of assembling a solid list. I follow the majority of the tweeters you mentioned. Here are some other people I've been tracking:

    LOCAL FOOD BLOGGERS
    @FoodMarathon
    Gourmet Pigs @burumun
    Choi Sauce @olivejina
    The blogger formerly known as Teenage Glutster @glutster

    LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND MORE
    @barbrix
    @eaglerockbrew
    @Intelligentsia
    @silverlakewine

    NATIONAL
    John T. Edge @johntedge
    Chris Cosentino @offalchris

    Some of the better local bloggers don't seem to care about Twitter, but they should. It's much easier to navigate than Facebook and easy to scan (or scan past).

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  7. I too follow many of the ones you mention. Here are a few more:

    Burbank food:
    @PhoCiti
    @burbanksoup
    @DinosBurbank - Though they never post

    Non-local:
    @Foodalert - Food recalls and such
    @cpkimball - Chris Kimball of Cooks Illustrated
    @edlevine - Yup, Ed Levine
    @bittman - Mark Bittman
    @linecook - Richie Nakano in San Francisco

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  8. How hypocritical of me to start tweeting on a more regular basis after I wrote this rant about tweeting. LOL! @dailygluttony if you care to add.

    there's also @gastronomyblog from the gastronomer of gastronomer/astronomer fame.

    @dotscupcakes tweets about new products and the occasional free cupcake giveaway :)

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  9. Anonymous2:44 PM

    Yay Pat, great list!

    I'm a lousy twit, but when I remember, I tweet about food:

    Lesleyb

    (LA Magazine)

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  10. Anonymous3:02 PM

    Nice list, Pat. Might as well add me to the list...the OTHER Lesley B (former Eater, now Tasting Table): @LesleyLA. I tweeted the whole Peabble Beach weekend, and will continue on. I'll also be adding stuff to TastingTableLA as soon as they make it pretty. xo

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  11. Great list. I now have some more really cool foodies to follow. We also write a food blog and try to tweet often about food, you can find us @tasty_morsel we are based out of the L.A area, so most of the restaurants and writing adventures are in L.A.

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  12. twitter.com/bigmista

    helpful for knowing when mrs. mista is making mac n' cheese.

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  13. I'm there too, even though I haven't fully embraced tweeting like the others. I tried messaging you via Twitter, which maybe didn't work, showing how clueless I am on that site. Anyway, I'm @RitzBites. Thanks, Jess

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  14. I'm just starting out, but I'm blogging about burgers. You can follow me @ laburgergirl. I'd love your recommendations!

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  15. Oh heck, I may as well throw myself into the mix:

    @resforthree

    Thanks Pat!

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  16. Anonymous10:01 PM

    Room for one more??

    @disguisedfoodie

    aka foodie in disguise

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  17. Great idea! I love Twitter and am always happy to find more LA folks.

    I am: @verymarie

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  18. Great list. love the blog...

    You could also add Cybele @candyblog

    after all candy is food...

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  19. Hey, what about me? :)
    @alli411

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