While searching for similar blogs, I came across a few devoted to food in Los Angeles.  “Los Angeles Foodie” stands out from the rest for it’s similarity to what I envision my own blog to be.  The blog states, “Eating the stuff you like” under the title.  The site is devoted to reviewing Los Angeles restaurants, from coffee shops to fine dining, with an emphasis on the “classics.”  The site describes itself as “devoted to a special kind of eatery.  They go by many names- grandpa restaurants, time machines or, simply, classics.”  However, it goes on to state that there are also new restaurants opening that are worthy of being included for review. 

            Although there is no information of the blogger’s identity, it can be inferred from the writing that he/she is a local Los Angeles resident.  I tried finding a post about the author, but was only able to find a short post about the blog in general.  The blog was started in January 2008 but only posted a couple of entries every other month.  From the beginning of 2009 until current, the blog has consistently had about two to four blog entries per month.  Although I was not able to find this blog’s technrati.com rank, each of the blog entries had an average of two to three comments.  Indicating that there is some outside traffic.   

            The restaurant and food reviews on LA Foodie are very detailed.  One of the more recent entries from August 2010 is a review of Ford’s Filling Station in Culver City, CA.  This post is a great example of a clear and concise method of setting up a review.  The post is divided into five different categories: details, summary, the place, the food, and the service.  The details are at the top of the post and include general information like the business hours and address.  The summary is a short paragraph that sets the stage for the rest of the review.  In it, the blogger gives a slight history and expresses his reason for reviewing this particular restaurant.  Under the section titled “The Place,” a short description of the restaurant’s atmosphere and chef.  Then we get to the main course of the review, the section about the food.  This review uses seven pictures of the food items tasted and offers a short description of each.  The last part of the review is a blurb about the service, “Our chef was funny, helpful, attentive, and excited about every aspect of the meal”.  This review is easy to understand but lacks any type of scholarly or professional content. 

            One of the entries from March of this year is a comparison and ranking of LA’s top ten hamburgers.  The reason I enjoyed reading this post was because it included some information on many of the historic hamburger joints that made it into the top ten.  Places like Apple Pan and Father’s Office are some of my own favorites and it was good to see them included in this blog.   

Although this blog shares some similarities to my own idea for a blog, I will hopefully be able to diversify my topics from only reviews.  It seems that the audience of this blog will naturally be other LA residents that are searching for new restaurants to experience.  I feel that by including other topics related to the restaurant/food industry, I may be able to create a more academically stimulating blog.  It seems that the nature of LA Foodie, by only being reviews, does not foster much interaction with it’s readers.