A lot’s been going on in the Eat My City Bunker. You may have noticed a temporary drought in new posts on the site. That’s because your’s truly had a newborn in late September and I have had little time to write in these last four months. But with the semblance of a routine in place, things are looking up!
A new look, a renewed focus
As you can see, I finally had a chance to refresh the look of the site. The old design was always a temporary one as I looked to build a cleaner, more minimalist design that would focus on content. That’s a crucial part of the redesign. Eat My City is not the website you’ll come to to get breaking news about Toronto’s food scene. There are other bloggers out there who do this very well, TasteTO among them. Instead, think of us as a magazine, with long-form articles that tell a story. Our very popular Illicit Latté column, written by Bill Ostrander, is an example of the type of content we’re looking to focus on as we grow this site, as are Steve Abra’s mad-scientist experiments, which make for fascinating reads.
We want more writers!
The motley crew here in the bunker all have day jobs, so food writing is just a hobby we squeeze into our busy lives. We can definitely afford to grow the team. If you’re interested, email me jl[at]josephlavoie.com. All you need is a passion for food, an uncontrollable curiosity and a knack for good story telling.
We want you to get a free meal at Fabbrica
Next week, Toronto will play host to the Almost Famous competition. Eight of Canada’s top culinary students will converge in our great city to duke it out for title of Almost Chef. They’re looking for a food blogger to serve as a judge, and I’ll opine on why I make a good one tomorrow. In the meantime, the organizers are willing to give out a free meal to loyal Eat My City Fans to celebrate this event.
What’s the catch? It’s pretty easy: reply in the comment thread below with one of your best recipes, something you think would win if you were a participant in the competition. The winner, determined by a random draw, will win dinner for two to Mark McEwan’s new resto, Fabbrica, and will have their recipe featured right here on Eat My City. (I wish I was eligible – this is a pretty sweet prize).
And all it takes is a recipe. All recipes must be received by Friday February 4, 2011 at 11:59pm..
UPDATE: February 5, 2011: It’s official – we’re happy to announce that Ashley Watkins has won the contest. Congrats Ashley! Stay tuned for a future post in which Eat My City showcases Ashley’s recipe. As a bonus to our awesome participants, we’re also going to showcase each recipe. Thank you everyone!
Fabbrica image: Flickr user zv15.
