Accidental Hedonist

Several Days ago, I linked to a story about the Hershey Corporation suing a book publisher Simon & Schuster Inc. over images using Hershey images to market the book “Hershey: Milton S. Hershey’s Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire and Utopian Dreams”. The lawsuit has been settled. The verdict? The images stay on the book cover. [...]

This is the first time I had been noted by the local Seattle Press. It gave me a warm fuzzy when I found out about it, because I had no idea I would be mentioned. From their year-end round up A year of organics, blogs and cheese, glorious cheese, Accidental Hedonist is mentioned as a [...]

In a side bar to the aricle called More cooks say ‘blog appétit!’, Accidental Hedonist was mentioned as a Food Blog worth a taste test. Accidental Hedonist: Seattle writer Kate Hopkins is a champion of the food-blogging community. She launched the first Food Blog Awards in 2004 and is hosting them again this year. Her [...]

A little over a month ago, I found myself on the wrong end of a flu bug. Tara, being the ever willing participant to ensure my comfort in my time of need, demanded I eat something, as I had forgone a regular meal for a day or so. I hemmed and hawed a bit and [...]

A USA Today (in their 6/26 version of the Hip Clicks column) follow up on the Time posting, but they said that Accidental Hedonist was a keeper. Again, very cool and very nice! Prepare to bookmark: Sure, some of the picks on Time magazine’s list of the “50 coolest Web sites” are obvious (most people [...]

In writing about food blogs, Beau Jarvis (of the Gay site Salt Lake City Metro), lists his favorites, including a nice write up of Accidental Hedonist. Accidental Hedonist (www.accidentalhedonist.com)—Managed by Kate in Seattle. This blog is part cookbook, part culinary history textbook, and part social commentary. Aside from offering mouthwatering recipes such as Pollo Trifolata, [...]

If you wish to read the original article, click here Food bloggers chronicle their delicious obsessions By Ethan Gilsdorf, Boston Globe Correspondent They’re known as FatMan Seoul, tastee, Splendid Spatula, and Sal Monella. And they like to hang out in places like the Accidental Hedonist, Hungry Tiger, and Food Porn Watch. Sometimes they chime in [...]

See the orginal article here. Cooking up a batch of food blogs to fatten up your on-line reading By Nick Smith Publish Date: 10-Mar-2005 There are some unalterable laws of the universe dictating that certain things be kept separate from one another: toddlers and cassette tapes; cigarette lighters and long bangs; food and computers. So, [...]

(To see the original article, click here, and ignore the fact that they referred to me as Kate Hudson *grin*. Oh, and you may need a login) Stirring Commentary: A Food Blog for Every Taste By Renee Schettler Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, March 9, 2005; Page F01 A few years ago, specialty food magazines, [...]

Original article found here…brief mention about the site when talking about Clotilde of C&Z. Young Parisian puts her heart into a cordon-blog Eric Wahlgren, Special to The Chronicle Wednesday, March 9, 2005 Contrary to popular belief, most French aren’t born good cooks. Just ask Clotilde Dusoulier, creator of the popular food blog Chocolate & Zucchini. [...]

To read the original article, click here – Login: loginATaccidentalhedonistDOTcom Password:1newspaper) Time to ring in the new Attitudes, that is — put some adventure in your dining for 2005 HELEN SCHWAB – Charlotte Observer Restaurant Writer Fitness, schmitness: If you’re reviewing resolutions for 2005, do something good and luxuriant. Commit yourself to trying new foods, [...]

Read the original post here. Foodies aim for a slice of the pie With the launch this week of a new award site, Graham Holliday argues that food blogs are not a flash in the pan Thursday February 24, 2005 The Guardian Foodies are ditching Delia, turning off TV chefs and blogging their own shows. [...]