There was a food-focused panel discussion at the 92nd Street Y in NYC a few nights ago. Marco Pierre White, Thomas Keller, and William Grimes discussed celebrity chefs, haute cuisine and food bloggers. Here’s an excerpt from James Oliver Cury’s post on Epi Log.
“And finally, how do the great chefs feel about food blogs?
White resents the fact that critics ‘who know less than he does about food’ judge him. But he never reads reviews. Keller knows that bloggers are out there, but he hasn’t had the time to see what they’re really doing. Grimes admitted that people like him are a ‘necessary evil.’ Nods all around.”
Maggie, is chief tasting officer and founder of Eat Boutique. She started the site in 2007 as a way to highlight and celebrate the best pure, local and comforting handmade foods, and now sells unique and delicious handmade food in monthly tasting subscriptions and seasonal gift boxes. Fostering vibrant real world communities around food, Maggie now hosts Eat Boutique’s Local Markets, where she spotlights cookbook authors and undiscovered food makers. Maggie is a community evangelist with more than 15 years of Web community building and outreach experience, connecting millions via sites like Lycos, Tripod and TripAdvisor. She’s written for Time Out New York, the former I.D. magazine and Hip Paris, and created retail experiences for the largest floral and event design company in New England. Maggie regularly visits Paris and travels far distances to find the next great chef, farmer, food maker or host. You can follow her worldwide - and homemade - gastronomic adventures on Twitter at @mizmaggieb or @eatboutique.
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