Beer
- Blah… Blah… Beer!
An online friend’s beer blog. Mostly beer reviews, but some good stuff around releases and what it means to be a beer drinker.
- Girls Like Beer Too!
Jessica Murphy keeps up on the beer scene, homebrewing (w/crazy new setup!) & politics of beer. Very fun blog.
- Imbibe Magazine's Blog
Imbibe Magazine’s blog. Not just beer, all beverages, but this is the best category. I subscribe to the magazine & this is a nice supplement.
- Michigan Beer Blog
Two folks in Michigan blog about their state’s AMAZING beer and food they make with it. I envy this beer.
Blather
- Antijenic Drift
My good friend Jen’s blog. She’s a Canadian, married to an American & now living in the Mid-Atlantic US. Medical technician work. Gardening. Food. Basically, life.
- i am a liver
A very well-written blog by a young woman living with neuroendocrine cancer. Often sad. Always touching. Lots to think about.
- Northwest Edible Life
Quite possibly my favorite blog. Full of common sense, understanding, gardening, food and generally good stuff.
- We Need Your Help and/or Pies
My very good friend Jessie’s blog. It’s occasionally about TV, often about her hysterical father, & an all-around good read. Infrequently updated.
- When I Grow Up Coach Blog
Michelle, the When I Grow Up Coach, maintains a blog. Mostly about finding your new career or similar, but also about her “boob cancer” and other assorted things in her life.
Food
- 52 Meals
A Chicago based woman decided she doesn’t host enough. So she committed to hosting company once a week, and posting about it and what they ate.
- Afroculinaria
A Jewish man learning about his ancestors, slaves and slave-holders, by touring and cooking and working in the Southeast US. Amazingly educational about where some of our food traditions come from.
- Aunt Clara's Kitchen
I mostly read this for the photos and the interesting Dominican stories “Aunt” Clara & “Aunt” Ilana post. Good looking recipes too, though.
- Food Through the Pages
Combines two things I love: fiction and food. It’s got some fun ideas and some really good looking recipes.
- NPR's "The Salt"
Food blogging from NPR. Brings a lot of issues relating to food to my attention. Also, “Sandwich Mondays” are loads of fun.
- One Hundred Meals
My friends Ellen and Grant have embarked on a journey to have 100 meals with various people “in the food system”. Bill and I were accidentally the first meal.
- Smitten Kitchen
Recipes that make me drool. Clean-looking blog. A cookbook I’d buy, if I knew if I was buying cookbooks. Gorgeous photography.
- The Bitten Word
Zach & Clay are a D.C. couple who wanted to put their cooking magazine subscriptions to use. Sound familiar? Posts are usually pretty short, but rather informative about any given recipe.
Science
- Anthropology in Practice
Showing us how anthropology applies in real life. Infrequent posting, but always fascinating.
- Botanist in the Kitchen
Recipes and science? Oh, my! A truly fascinating look at what we know about various edible plants. With ways to eat them. Win-win.
- Context and Variation
An anthropologist looking at human behavior, often “ladybusiness”, evolution and other assorted awesomness.
- Nothing In Biology Makes Sense
Looking at biology and life through the lens of evolution, with a solid amount of ecology in there. My former field, so this allows a lot of personal geeking out.
- Retraction Watch
A blog about retractions in scientific publishing. Weirdly interesting, though most of it is pretty complicated. Keeping science publishing transparent. Worth skimming, at least, daily.
- The Urban Scientist
I have a soft spot for urban ecology. DNLee does it well. She’s also worked in Tanzania. She has a lot to say about Hip-Hop education, being a minority in science, and just being awesome.