Dig deeper in your travel research with the food blog

One of my favorite strategies when doing my travel research is food blog crawling. Food blogs put a unique spin on a destination, have authors who are almost always social and are furthermore great places to find new places to eat. Our own blogger Jeremy Kressmann dominated the gastronomic scene in Seoul this way, and more and more food bloggers are seeping into mainstream shows like No Reservations and Bizarre Foods.

Great case in point? Cafe Fernando. The author, as one commenter puts him a “gourmet of life,” is an Istanbul resident, cooking genius, amateur photographer, and talented blogger, the product of which is a mouth watering journey into pages of crumbcakes, donuts, cheescakes and tarts.

Heading somewhere soon? Give it a try on google: plug “[your city] + food + blog” into a search and see what comes up. You’ll be surprised, delighted and hungry when you’re finished.