Wednesday, January 04, 2006

Foodblogging, the LA Times way

From "Have we gone blog wild?"
WHEN food blogging was new (about 15 minutes ago), it was fun to pore over the gastronomic musings at the Accidental Hedonist or I Was Just Really Very Hungry. In those days, reading about what someone ate for dinner or which food magazine they liked best was kind of amusing. But quicker than you could say blogosphere, the world of blogs-by-dedicated-foodies got crowded, repetitive, overly precious and just plain dull.

These days, hyper-focus is in; generalism is passé. A food blogger who wants to stand out from the rest of the pack has to be specialized. Really specialized. And more and more, specialization is taking the form of pinpoint devotion to an exhaustive coverage of a minusculely narrow food-related topic.
Okay, then, here goes:

I really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really don't care for capers very much.

1 comment:

Muslihoon said...

Oh my goodness! Star blogger! Can I have your autograph? Most of the blogs I read aren't specialized. They're conservative, yes, but not as hyper-specialized as the article makes it out to be. Wonder what blogs he/she is going to.