Those in the Twitter world already get tipped off to articles that are posted on various sites in the cyber-sphere. Although Twitter 'suggests' not tweeting a link to your latest blog post (everyone out there is doing it), it can be a quick way to shout a head's up to your followers when something new comes 'flying off the presses.'
Many of us blog today. There used to be many food blogs, and very little chef blogs. That has changed dramatically. During my daily blogroll reading over a cup of coffee, I seldom ever have the time to scroll through all of the information out there (some good, some very very good, some 'well not so' good). That's the beauty and the horror of it.
Aside from blogging, there are a small handful of chefs out there who put pen in hand by actually authoring informative and opinionated articles. Two of these great chefs come to mind immediately. If you follow them on Twitter, you will get 'tipped off' right when the articles are released.
Grant Achatz has (in my mind) pioneered an environment of openness into his kitchen, mind, and personality (and he really does not have to, but he does... that warrants immediate respect). Putting out the best cookbook of all time (well, for sure the best of last year) was not enough. Grant created an online forum where he and his remarkable team answer questions and interact with readers. As if that weren't enough, he started to Twitter... in effect opening more of himself up to both admirers and critics. A more formal example of his thought processes come out in his regular musings for The Atlantic. You can keep up with his releases here in the Back of the House section.
Daniel Patterson is as prolific as a chef can hope to be. He is a veritable wordsmith. Whether fully agreeing with his opinions or not, they are well worth reading (i. e. his thoughts on Alice Waters whose popularity and position of reverence escapes me... honestly, my childhood eating was more influenced by Muddy Waters than Alice Waters). He writes for real publications, and links the articles to the Coi website here.
I was going to end it there, but how can I leave out Alex and Aki's well drafted informative writings for Popular Science. Once again, treading new waters... damn there I go on Waters again.
