Winners in the 10Best Readers’ Choice New Media Award for Best Travel and Food Blogger have just been announced after a four-week voting period ended earlier this week. The winners are as follows:
- Lindsay Anderson and Dana VanVeller (FEAST)
- Cameron Stauch (A Global Kitchen)
- Cristina Sciarra (The Roaming Kitchen)
- Ayngelina Brogan (Bacon is Magic)
- Rachelle Lucas (The Travel Bite)
- Joanna Hutchins (Accidental Epicurean)
- Kim Pham and Philip Shen (Behind the Food Carts)
- Jessica Rigg (Lonely Palate)
- Andi Fisher (Misadventures with Andi)
- Mike Sutter (Fed Man Walking)
A panel of experts picked 20 initial nominees, and winners were then determined by popular vote. Experts Jason Anello (Forking Tasty), Jodi Ettenberg (Legal Nomads), Brian Freedman (Drink Me), Akila McConnell (The Road Forks) and Kim Sunée (Kim Sunée) were chosen based on their extensive experience in social media and focus on epicurean travel.
It was a tight race throughout the month of voting. Additional nominees included Nelson Carvalheiro (Nelson Carvalheiro Blog), Karen Coates (Rambling Spoon), Andrea Gentl (Hungry Ghost Food and Travel), Adam Goldberg (A Life Worth Eating), Melissa Kronenthal (The Traveler's Lunchbox), Patti Londre (Worth the Whisk), Aiste Miseviciute (LUXEAT), Scott and Laura Rosen (Eat Your World), Danielle Rubi-Dentzel (The Trail of Crumbs), and Mayssam Samaha (Will Travel For Food).
10Best and USA TODAY extend their congratulations to all the winners. The contest was promoted on 10Best and USA TODAY. Upcoming New Media Awards include Best Business Travel Blogger, Best Hiking and Outdoors Blogger, Best Travel Photography Blogger and Best Traveling Vagabond Blogger.
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The Experts
Jason Anello
Jason Anello is all about tasty. As he and his... Read More
Jason Anello is all about tasty. As he and his brother live, explore and travel they're never far from their next meal. On a mission to bring back family dinnertime, their travels intend to uncover hidden gems and charismatic characters giving you a hit list of people and places to visit. Who sits around the table, how the food was made and where it came from are all equally important parts of any meal. Follow the brothers gastro-social adventures at Forking Tasty and try and land a seat at their Brooklyn Suppers if you are in the area.
Jason Anello
Jason Anello is all about tasty. As he and his brother live, explore and travel they're never far from their next meal. On a mission to bring back family dinnertime, their travels intend to uncover hidden gems and charismatic characters giving you a hit list of people and places to visit. Who sits around the table, how the food was made and where it came from are all equally important parts of any meal. Follow the brothers gastro-social adventures at Forking Tasty and try and land a seat at their Brooklyn Suppers if you are in the area.
Jodi Ettenberg
Jodi Ettenberg is a writer, photographer, and... Read More
Jodi Ettenberg is a writer, photographer, and food-obsessed traveler exploring the world since she quit her job as a lawyer in April 2008. Jodi founded Legal Nomads to tell the stories of the places she visits, often through food. She is also the author of The Food Traveler’s Handbook: How to Eat Cheap, Safe, and Delicious Food Anywhere in the World, and runs small-group food walks in Saigon, Vietnam during the winter months. She has been featured in the New York Times, National Geographic, BBC Travel, Singapore Airlines, CNN Travel and more. She gets the shakes if she goes too long without sticky rice.
Jodi Ettenberg
Jodi Ettenberg is a writer, photographer, and food-obsessed traveler exploring the world since she quit her job as a lawyer in April 2008. Jodi founded Legal Nomads to tell the stories of the places she visits, often through food. She is also the author of The Food Traveler’s Handbook: How to Eat Cheap, Safe, and Delicious Food Anywhere in the World, and runs small-group food walks in Saigon, Vietnam during the winter months. She has been featured in the New York Times, National Geographic, BBC Travel, Singapore Airlines, CNN Travel and more. She gets the shakes if she goes too long without sticky rice.
Brian Freedman
Brian Freedman is a food, wine, spirits, and... Read More
Brian Freedman is a food, wine, spirits, and travel writer, restaurant and beverage consultant, drinks educator, and event host and speaker. He is Editor-in-Chief of Drink Me, contributing writer for John Mariani’s Virtual Gourmet and Philadelphia Style, restaurant critic and beverage columnist for Philadelphia Weekly and Suburban Life, and contributes to others. He hosts beverage-focused dinners and seminars through On The Front Vines, his gastro-consulting company. Brian also writes The Food, Drink & Travel Report.
Brian Freedman
Brian Freedman is a food, wine, spirits, and travel writer, restaurant and beverage consultant, drinks educator, and event host and speaker. He is Editor-in-Chief of Drink Me, contributing writer for John Mariani’s Virtual Gourmet and Philadelphia Style, restaurant critic and beverage columnist for Philadelphia Weekly and Suburban Life, and contributes to others. He hosts beverage-focused dinners and seminars through On The Front Vines, his gastro-consulting company. Brian also writes The Food, Drink & Travel Report.
Akila McConnell
Akila McConnell's mind (and waistline) expands as... Read More
Akila McConnell's mind (and waistline) expands as she travels and eats her way around the world. Currently, she’s eating mule-ground grits and sweet fuzzy peaches in Atlanta, Georgia, where she introduces guests to the diversity and history of Southern cuisine on food tours with Atlanta Food Walks. You can find her food and travel writing at The Road Forks and About.com Food Travel, as well as numerous magazines and websites.
Akila McConnell
Akila McConnell's mind (and waistline) expands as she travels and eats her way around the world. Currently, she’s eating mule-ground grits and sweet fuzzy peaches in Atlanta, Georgia, where she introduces guests to the diversity and history of Southern cuisine on food tours with Atlanta Food Walks. You can find her food and travel writing at The Road Forks and About.com Food Travel, as well as numerous magazines and websites.
Kim Sunee
Kim Sunée was born in South Korea, adopted, and... Read More
Kim Sunée was born in South Korea, adopted, and raised in the Southern U.S. She is the author of the national bestseller, “Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love, and the Search for Home” and “A Mouthful of Stars.” She has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Ladies’ Homes Journal, People, ELLE, and Glamour. She ate and lived in Europe–mostly France–for ten years before working as a food editor for Southern Living magazine and Cottage Living magazine. Her writing has appeared in Food & Wine, The Oxford American,Cooking Light, and Asian American Poetry and Writing. Sunée has appeared several times as a guest judge on the Food Network’s Iron Chef America. She is currently a food columnist for Alaska Dispatch and a freelance recipe tester, editor, and food stylist. For more food and travel, please visit kimsunee.com and instagram/kimsunee.
Kim Sunee
Kim Sunée was born in South Korea, adopted, and raised in the Southern U.S. She is the author of the national bestseller, “Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love, and the Search for Home” and “A Mouthful of Stars.” She has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Ladies’ Homes Journal, People, ELLE, and Glamour. She ate and lived in Europe–mostly France–for ten years before working as a food editor for Southern Living magazine and Cottage Living magazine. Her writing has appeared in Food & Wine, The Oxford American,Cooking Light, and Asian American Poetry and Writing. Sunée has appeared several times as a guest judge on the Food Network’s Iron Chef America. She is currently a food columnist for Alaska Dispatch and a freelance recipe tester, editor, and food stylist. For more food and travel, please visit kimsunee.com and instagram/kimsunee.
