Top 50 Australian Food Blogs
I started this list back in February 2009 with the hope of adding more meaning and recognition behind publishing a top Australian food blog. Many are unaware of the number of hours that goes into producing one blog post, let alone maintaining the interest of readers over several years.
The system I've used looks at more than just audience numbers and hopefully gives an almost accurate measure of the blog's popularity. The total score is a calculated by multiplying a blog's Google Page Rank, with its number of Google Back Links and its number of Technorati Blog Reactions and then I add on the unique number of Twitter followers (that is, followers minus following).
I'm recognising Twitter as an extention of the blog, as many Aussie food bloggers are active micro-bloggers.
My inner-geek loves tracking how the Australian food blogging scene is growing and changing... so I hope you will join me in congratulating these fabulous foodies.
Last updated: 30th September, 2009 (this list is updated quarterly)
*** Note: No further updates yet as I am working on a better algorithm! ***
Position |
Rank | Blog name | State | Twitter name | PR | BL | BR | TF | Total |
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1 | Cook (almost) anything at least once | VIC | haalo | 6 | 1,880 | 764 | 121 | 8,618,041 |
+1 |
2 | Grab Your Fork | NSW | grabyourfork | 5 | 1,760 | 345 | 847 | 3,036,847 |
-1 |
3 | Not Quite Nigella | NSW | notquitenigella | 3 | 678 | 519 | 1,077 | 1,056,723 |
new |
4 | winos and foodies | QLD | winosandfoodies | 5 | 1,620 | 108 | 389 | 875,189 |
+10 |
5 | The Stone Soup | NSW | jules_stonesoup | 5 | 1,760 | 84 | 127 | 739,327 |
+4 |
6 | Souvlaki for the soul | NSW | souvlakiman | 5 | 884 | 163 | 67 | 720,527 |
+2 |
7 | Morsels & Musings | NSW | MorselsMusings | 5 | 866 | 145 | -8 | 627,842 |
+8 |
8 | Tomato | VIC | tomatom | 5 | 925 | 113 | 796 | 523,421 |
+4 |
9 | LemonPi | NSW | Lemonpi | 5 | 854 | 110 | 339 | 470,039 |
+4 |
10 | Fig & Cherry | NSW | figandcherry | 4 | 848 | 134 | 470 | 454,998 |
-5 |
11 | The Food Pornographer | WA | TFPtweets | 5 | 983 | 88 | 313 | 432,833 |
+9 |
12 | Chocolate Suze | NSW | chocolatesuze | 4 | 370 | 204 | 532 | 302,452 |
+5 |
13 | Abstract Gourmet | WA | abstractg | 5 | 644 | 55 | 188 | 177,288 |
-2 |
14 | Last Appetite | VIC | phil_lees | 4 | 427 | 82 | 43 | 140,099 |
+2 |
15 | where's the beef? | VIC | 4 | 416 | 83 | 0 | 138,112 | |
+4 |
16 | Spice Blog / Man that Cooks | WA | manthatcooks | 5 | 1,370 | 19 | 17 | 130,167 |
-9 |
17 | Kitchen Wench | VIC | kitchenwench | 2 | 1,040 | 55 | 392 | 114,792 |
+1 |
18 | Spicy Icecream | NSW | spicyicecream | 4 | 261 | 94 | 110 | 98,246 |
-15 |
19 | Melbourne Larder | VIC | 4 | 192 | 127 | 0 | 97,536 | |
+2 |
20 | Tummy Rumbles | VIC | tummyrumbles | 4 | 606 | 36 | 189 | 87,453 |
new |
21 | A Table for Two | NSW | atablefortwo | 3 | 320 | 81 | 239 | 77,999 |
-17 |
22 | Limes & Lycopene | NSW | KathrynElliott | 1 | 648 | 111 | 556 | 72,484 |
- |
23 | Progressive Dinner Party | ACT | crazybrave | 4 | 418 | 42 | 86 | 70,310 |
new |
24 | Sarah Cooks | VIC | sarahcooks | 4 | 293 | 55 | 83 | 64,543 |
+5 |
25 | At my table | VIC | 4 | 821 | 19 | 0 | 62,396 | |
-2 |
26 | Nourish me | VIC | LucyNourishMe | 3 | 399 | 46 | 2 | 55,064 |
- |
27 | Syrup and Tang | VIC | 4 | 292 | 46 | 0 | 53,728 | |
-3 |
28 | Eat, Show and Tell | NSW | howardt | 3 | 156 | 101 | 88 | 47,356 |
new |
29 | Melbourne Gastronome | VIC | mutemunkey | 4 | 486 | 23 | 172 | 44,884 |
-4 |
30 | Jenius | NSW | jenius | 3 | 174 | 73 | 277 | 38,383 |
+2 |
31 | Cafe Grendel | WA | 4 | 288 | 26 | 0 | 29,952 | |
+2 |
32 | Vicious Ange | VIC | 5 | 453 | 12 | 0 | 27,180 | |
+2 |
33 | Gourmet Worrier | VIC | msgourmet | 4 | 218 | 31 | 1,456 | 28,488 |
+4 |
34 | I am Obsessed With food | NSW | reemski | 4 | 142 | 47 | 64 | 26,760 |
+7 |
35 | Pikelet & Pie | NSW | pikeletandpie | 3 | 228 | 39 | 130 | 26,806 |
new |
36 | Almost Bourdain | NSW | almostbourdain | 3 | 188 | 46 | 209 | 26,153 |
-9 |
37 | confessions of a food nazi | VIC | 4 | 267 | 23 | 0 | 24,564 | |
-7 |
38 | A few of my favourite things | VIC | 4 | 458 | 8 | 0 | 14,656 | |
-7 |
39 | I eat therefore I am | VIC | 3 | 222 | 21 | 0 | 13,986 | |
new |
40 | Here Comes The Food | NSW | Ffichiban | 2 | 125 | 52 | 13 | 13,013 |
+5 |
41 | put it in your mouth | NSW | fooderati | 3 | 122 | 34 | 695 | 13,139 |
new |
42 | Raspberri Cupcakes | NSW | stephcookie | 3 | 96 | 42 | 36 | 12,132 |
+3 |
43 | Eat (almost) anything at least once | VIC | haalo | 3 | 287 | 13 | 121 | 11,314 |
-3 |
44 | Deep Dish Dreams | VIC | stickifingers | 4 | 219 | 11 | 617 | 10,253 |
+2 |
45 | A Goddess in the Kitchen | VIC | divinepurple | 3 | 161 | 12 | 85 | 5,881 |
new |
46 | Pigged-Out | NSW | piggedout | 2 | 82 | 26 | -2 | 4,262 |
-10 |
47 | Gel's Kitchen Blog | NSW | gelskitchen | 3 | 45 | 30 | 189 | 4,239 |
-9 |
48 | Very Cheap Eats | (All) | 3 | 100 | 13 | 0 | 3,900 | |
new |
49 | Foraging Otaku | NSW | forager | 2 | 53 | 36 | 114 | 3,930 |
-6 |
50 | Flagrant Food Fawning | VIC | 3 | 153 | 8 | 0 | 3,672 |
JENIUS is Jennifer Lam's gourmet logbook covering restaurant reviews, thoughts on trialled kitchen appliances & gadgets, tested and tasted recipes & cookbooks, travel stories and her quest to discover and preserve her family heritage and its cuisine.
Jennifer is a twenty-something Sydneysider living the dream - having switched her successful career in advertising for the life of a Gen-Y entrepreneur. Her current business interests include I Ate My Way Through food tours and The Bamboo Garden boutique digital agency.
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