Recently on social media, I casually mentioned that I was pretty certain Canberra had the highest number of food bloggers per capita of any city in Australia. I was not exaggerating. It’s already documented that our fair city has the highest per capita density of cafes, restaurants and other types of food outlets. Apart from the fictional Tom, the kebab vendor, in The Code everyone in Canberra has only one degree of separation from a real life person in the local food business.
So if you didn’t read my last yarn about Canberra food, and you’re not aware of my slightly outdated list of 75 Canberra food bloggers and food websites, or my CBRfoodie Twitter list of Canberra foodie tweeters … Here’s a run-down of who’s who in the foodie blogger zoo.
The following list is based on a closed Facebook group of Canberra foodies. The group was established by one of this city’s most prolific and experienced food writers Liz Posmyk. If you’ve never met Liz or read her work you can easily get an insight into her love and appreciation of food and writing from her book The Barber From Budapest. Liz’s book is a powerful personal memoir of her father and mother, their lives as refugees, and how her mother nurtured the family with a delicious repertoire of Hungarian dishes – the recipes of which have been chronicled within the book. If you love European food you will love this book. If you’re a new Canberra food blogger and you’d like to join the Facebook Group – please get in touch with Liz, her contact details are at the top of the list below.
So readers, do you have a favourite Canberra food website, blogger or another source? Please share your favourite food advice sources in the comments below. And apologies if some of the links aren’t recent – they’re mostly copied straight from the sheet that the bloggers supplied to the Facebook group.
Liz Posmyk (Admin – Founder of the group)
@LizPosmyk
Blog: www.bizzylizzysgoodthings.com
Category (e.g. cooking, food/travel, dining reviews etc): cooking, travel, food
Twitter: @LizPosmyk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bizzylizzysgoodthings
Instagram: @LizPosmyk
Susan
Blog: susansumptuousuppers.wordpress.com
Category: food, produce, and cooking
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SusansOpine
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/susansumptuousuppers
Instagram: @susansumptuousuppers
Caroline
Blog: www.shrinkingsingle.com
Category: cooking, food
Twitter: @shrinkingsingle
Instagram: @shrinkingsingle
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shrinkingsingle
Amanda
Blog: http://thecinnamonscrolls.com
Category: Food & Travel
Twitter: @cinnamonscribe
Instagram: @cinnamonscribe
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thecinnamonscrolls
Serena
Blog: www.anythingbuttoast.com
Category: food/family
Cathy
Blog: http://esmefreakfood.blogspot.com/, http://feelthepowerberra.blogspot.com/
Category: vegetarian food/GF food, Canberra
Twitter: @Freak_Biscuit
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nordicesme
Serina
Blog: https://msfrugalears.com/
Category: food, culture, travel, parenting, Taiwan culture
Twitter: @MsFrugalEars
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/msfrugalears/
Lilian & Tony
Blog: lilyanoukeatfood.wordpress.com/
Category: food & travel
Twitter: @LilyOukEatFood
Instagram: @lilyoukeatfood/
Taryn
Blog: thewoodenspoons.com
Category (e.g. cooking, food/travel, dining reviews etc): food, cooking and a little bit of lifestyle
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewoodenspoonsblog
Instagram: http://instagram.com/thewoodenspoons
Gary Lum
Blog: http://YummyLummy.com
Category (e.g. cooking, food/travel, dining reviews etc): Food reviews and cooking
Twitter: @Yummy_Lummy
Facebook: http://Facebook.com/YummyLummy
Instagram: yummy lummy blog
Elias Hallaj
Blog: www.CBRfoodie.org
Category Mainly affordable food in Canberra, but easily distracted 🙂
Twitter: @CBRfoodie
Facebook: CBR Foodie
Instagram: elias_hallaj
Anna Johnston
Blog: www.shenannagans.com
Category: Events, Food, Travel, Beer, Wine & Dating
Twitter: http://twitter.com/AnnaJ31
Facebook: http://facebook.com/AnnaJ31
Instagram: http://instagram.com/annaj31
Lisa Quilty
Blog: www.bakebikeblog.com
Category (e.g. cooking, food/travel, dining reviews etc): Food, fitness, family and frolics!
Twitter: @bakebikeblog
InTolerant Chef
Blog: http://intolerantchef.blogspot.com
Category Specializing in InTolerant Food and Cooking, and growing my edible garden
Kate Freeman
Blog: katefreemannutrition.com.au
Category (e.g. cooking, food/travel, dining reviews etc): nutrition/healthy eating/recipes. I have a personal blog and a blog for my private nutrition practice.
Twitter: @kfnutrition
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katefreemannutritionhttps://www.facebook.com/healthyeatinghub
Instagram: @kfnutrition
Fran Marshall
Blog: https://thefoodandwinemarshall.com/
Category (e.g. cooking, food/travel, dining reviews etc): Food blog
Twitter: @thefoodmarshall
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thefoodmarshall
Instagram: http://instagram.com/thefoodmarshall
Michele Walton
Blog: https://fineeating.com/
Category (e.g. food/eating (especially social eating/dining out) + health/weight management, dining reviews, travel eating, some cooking and recipes):
Twitter:https://twitter.com/MicheleWalton3
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fine-Eating/309920002505679?ref=hl
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fineeating/
Kate Tweedie
Blog: http://kateamelia.co/
Category: Cooking, food/travel, beer/wine, local produce, gardening
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kateameliatweedie/
Emiko Davies
Blog: http://emikodavies.com/
Category (e.g. cooking, food/travel, dining reviews etc): cooking, food/travel
Twitter: http://twitter.com/emikodavies/
Instagram: http://instagram.com/emikodavies/
Sanjana Soni
Blog: http://feedingthesonis.wordpress.com
Category (e.g. cooking, food/travel, dining reviews etc): food, cooking
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Feeding-The-Sonis/595780520501408
Rosemarie and Joseph
Blog: www.travelandbeyond.org
Category (e.g. travel, food, culture)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TravelnBeyond
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/travelandbeyond
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travelnbeyond
Jen Phan + Frances Clark
Blog: www.lovennourish.com
Category: wholefoods cooking, positive living, foodie adventures
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lovennourish
Facebook: http://facebook.com/lovennourish
Instagram: http://instagram.com/lovennourish
Erin Bingham
Blog: http://www.mouthlessmutters.net
Category (e.g. travel, food, culture): food, life, observations, weight loss
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ErinBingham84
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/canberra_foodie
Evangeline
Blog: http://nilbarcodefood.com
Category: food blog (home cooked and dining reviews, paleo/primal, gluten free)
Instagram: @nilbarcodefood
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nilbarcodefood
Twitter (not particularly active): @nilbarcodefood
Kirsty Young
Blog: http://makeitbakeitsnapit.blogspot.com.au/
Category: food, local produce, baking, home cooking, cooking from scratch, food photography
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kirsty__young
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KirstyYoung4
Angie Wilson
Blog: http://www.gnomeangel.com
Category (e.g. cooking, food/travel, dining reviews etc): Quilting – with recipes thrown in because I love to bake.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gnomeangel
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gnomeangel
Instagram: http://instagram.com/gnomeangel
Bec Cuzzillo
Blog: http://inexplicablewanderlust.com
Category: Travel, Food, Lifestyle
Twitter: https://twitter.com/beccuzzillo
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/inexplicablewanderlust
Instagram: http://instagram.com/inexplicablewanderlust
Kaet Lovell
Blog: http://ciderteak.blogspot.com.au
Category: Lifestyle, food/wine, travel, collecting
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CiderTeak
Instagram: https://instagram.com/cider_teak/
Tara Cheyne
Blog: inthetaratory.wordpress.com
Category: Eating/drinking/exploring Canberra
Twitter: @in_the_taratory
Instagram: @in_the_taratory
Facebook: /inthetaratory
Sophia Brady
Blog: www.xpatriategames.com
Category: Food & Travel
Twitter: https://twitter.com/XpatriateGames
Instagram: https://instagram.com/sophia_brady
Facebook: www.facebook.com/xpatriategames.com
Eileen Tang
Blog: http://thefoodavenue.com
Category: Food and Travel
Twitter: @thefoodavenue
Instagram: @thefoodavenue
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thefoodavenue
Nadia McCallum
Blog: citymumrurallife.com
Category: parenting/rural lifestyle/food/cooking/travel
Twitter: https://twitter.com/citymumruralife
Instagram: https://instagram.com/nadiamcphoto/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/citymumrurallife
Brett Cashen
Blog: http://www.intheact.com.au
Category: Canberra/Dining/Shopping/Entertainment/Lifestyle
Instagram: @intheact.com.au
Facebook: /intheactcanberra
Erin Barry
Blog: www.dreamingofalmonds.com
Category: Food/Recipes/Family/A Little Social Justice
Twitter: @almond_dreams
Instagram: @erin_dreamingofalmonds
Facebook: www.facebook.com/dreamingofalmonds
Shari from GoodFoodWeek
Blog: www.goodfoodweek.com.au
Category: Recipes, Motherhood, Gardening, Life
Twitter: @GoodFoodWeek
Instagram: @GoodFoodWeek
Facebook: www.facebook.com/goodfoodweek
Emelia Vimalasiri
Blog: Andrew and Emelia’s Food Adventures – andrewandemelia.com.au
Category: Canberra Eating Adventures
Twitter: @EVimalasiri
Instagram:@whats_eating_em
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/willycocopeter
Amelia Bidgood
Blog: Eat Canberra
Category: Eat Canberra = Food/Recipes/Reviews/Canberra/World eats
Twitter: @EatCanberra
Instagram: @eatcanberra
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EatCanberra?ref=hl
Name: Elissa Steel
Blog: www.fivebeansfood.com
Category: food, recipes, recipe book reviews
Facebook: www.facebook.com/fivebeansfood/
Tenele Conway
Blog: www.hungryplanetblog.com
Cateogory: World Food/Cooking and Travel Adventures
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/hungryplanetblog?ref=settings
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/eat2043/
Twitter: @TheHungryPlanet
Brittany Lindores
Website: www.thefoodiechain.com.au
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thefoodiechain
Instagram: @thefoodiechain
Twitter: @thefoodiechain
Christine Salins
Blog: www.foodwinetravel.com.au
Category: food, wine, travel, recipes, reviews
Twitter: @ChristineSalins
Instagram: @foodwinetravel
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/FoodWineTravel
Joanne Mirtschin
Blog: www.thebalancedlunchbox.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thebalancedlunchbox
Margot Davies
Blog: www.gatherandgraze.com
Category: Recipes, Seasonal, Local, Ethical Food, Cooking from Scratch
Twitter: @gatherandgraze
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gather-and-Graze-439213412859039/
Instagram: @gatherandgraze
Margot Davies
Blog: www.thedinnerpartycollective.com
Category: Collaboration of 14 Food & Wine Bloggers from around the world, creating seasonal Dinner Party menus with wine pairings, along with tips for preparing as much as possible ahead of time.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Dinner-Party-Collective-803681429725900/
Brian Tam
Blog: http://briantamfood.com/brian-eats
Category: Reviews, Cooking, Recipes
Twitter: @briantamfood
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/briantamfood
Instagram: @briantamfood
Phillip Jones
Blog: www.martiniwhisperer.com
Category: Australian craft spirits, cocktail culture, bars, events, personalities, and Martini appreciation
Instagram: @martiniwhisper1
Facebook: facebook.com/canberramartini
Rebecca Drew
Blog: insearchofgoldenpudding.com
Category: family recipes, local food, sustainable and cooking from scratch
Instagram: @insearchofgoldenpudding
Twitter: Beck@GoldenPudding
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/insearchofgoldenpudding
Michelle Brotohusodo
Blog: via hercanberra.com.au
Category: Food reviews (though the website covers a lot of other things as well!)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hercanberrafood
Instagram: @mib19
Twitter: @la_psyche
Caiti Stevens
Blog: http://plantfuelledchaos.com/
Category: Wholesome cooking, living, reviews, chaotic living
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantfuelledchaos/
Fran Tapia
Blog: http://sofrank.com.au
Category: Lifestyle, food and wine, travel, events
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sofranksocial and https://twitter.com/frantapia_cbr
Instagram: https://instagram.com/sofranksocial/ and https://instagram.com/fran_eats/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoFrankSocial/
Sharon Traucki
Blog: www.ladysharon.wordpress.com
Category: Restaurant reviews
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharoninez16/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sharon_inez
Heidi Zajac
Blog: www.cookingcircles.org
Category: Social enterprise/not-for-profit
Twitter: @HeidiZajac
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cookingcircles/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/292095480998914/
Ellyn Bicknell
Blog: www.nourishingnetworks.me
Category: Nutrition, Local Food & Farmers, Mental & Physical Health, Gardening
Twitter: @ellynbicknell
Instagram: @ellynbicknell and also @southernharvest.association
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellynbicknell/
Erna Glassford
Category: Travel, food, coffee, culture, reviews, and little bit of everything Canberra has to offer
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimplyCheecky
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simplycheecky/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erna.glassford
Charinya Ruecha
Blog: https://charinyaskitchen.wordpress.com
Category: Thai food, Cooking, Recipies
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CharinyaR
Instagram: https://instagram.com/charinyas_kitchen
Facebook: https://facebook.com/charinyaskitchen
Elias Hallaj (aka CBRfoodie) is a part-time food blogger and full-time political staffer who has joined RiotACT as a regular contributor. All his opinions about Canberra foodies are his own. Don’t worry he is trying to cut back on social media, but insists it’s just too damned interesting. If you have any tips or feedback or advice about spending less of his Saturday and Sunday nights on social media you can add a comment below or find him most nights on Twitter @CBRfoodie.
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