Last night, Parisian foodblogger Clotilde of chocolateandzucchini.com dropped by the Place Pigalle bar in San Francisco. (Hence the photo—it’s supposed to be chocolate and zucchini. Don’t laugh.) The place was packed with readers, forum participants, foodbloggers, the bar’s bewildered regulars, and their dogs. I met Clotilde, of course, Sam of Becks and Posh, and Derrick of An Obsession with Food, albeit briefly. I also met some lovely, enthusiastic readers and food forum contributors. It’s interesting to see the web-based connections between blogger and reader seamlessly materialize in real life over a glass of wine.
Foodbloggers such as those I met last night have gone beyond disseminating information, as Sam put it. Along with their readers, they’ve created a food-based community that spans continents. There’s something you won’t find by reading the paper.
