Run out of Saint Paul, MN, by food guru Lindsay Ostrom, Pinch of Yum began as a side project. According to Ostrom, she was working as a fourth-grade teacher at the time, and updated her blog late at nights or over the weekend.

“When Bjork and I got married, bought a house, and got ‘real jobs’—cooking regularly started to become a normal part of my life,” she recalled in an interview with the Mediakix blog. “I loved having someone to cook for and always loved trying new recipes.”

Cooking for someone would soon become cooking for everyone, with her online following growing steadily over time. “It’s amazing to me that we can just be in our house in our pajamas and doing some random video posts that will be viewed by more than 50,000 people,” reflects Ostrom.

“If I were to go in front of 50,000 people in real life, it would feel so intimidating. But I can talk to that many people from my pajamas, on my couch, without showering, and not feel nervous about it at all,” she jokes.

According to Ostrom, her goal now is to get you excited about cooking, rather than treating it as another chore: “I want you to be so excited about these recipes that you eagerly await 5 pm when you can go home from work and start cooking,” she stresses. Sounds like a plan to us!

The post All The Foodies Are Following Influencer “Pinch of Yum” appeared first on TettyBetty.

Considered the Western world’s most influential writer on regional Chinese, Dunlop’s articles and recipes have appeared in publications such as The Financial Times and The New Yorker, and she’s dedicated five books to this cuisine including the autobiographical Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper.

The first westerner to train as a chef at the Sichuan Institute of Higher Cuisine in Chengdu, Dunlop also leads expert culinary tours of China (at least when traveling is possible), and is considered somewhat of an authority on the subject.

“China really was the original foodie culture, and people over the centuries have written about food,” she stated in an interview with Eater. According to Dunlop, cookbooks are part of Chinese history, and there is even a 12th century cookbook by a man called Lin Hong. “It’s very esoteric, lyrically titled dishes, foraged ingredients, an interest in closeness to nature,” she explained.

Dunlop’s recent book, Land of Fish and Rice: Recipes from the Culinary Heart of China, is an introduction to the food and flavors of Shanghai and the Lower Yangtze or Jiangnan region, and has won the UK Guild of Food Writers Cookbook of the Year Award and the Andre Simon Food Book Award.

The book includes classic dishes such as Beggar’s Chicken and sumptuous Dongpo Pork, as well as fresh, simple recipes such as Clear-Steamed Sea Bass and Fresh Soybeans with Pickled Greens. 

You can purchase it on Amazon or follow her on Instagram for more:

The post Rediscover the Chinese Kitchen with Fuchsia Dunlop appeared first on TettyBetty.

Having adopted a gluten-free diet, she creates and shares recipes of elaborate cakes that have zero gluten. “I transitioned to a gluten-free diet about a year ago, and while I still love over-the-top cakes, I want to create recipes for every day as well as for special occasions,” remarked Howard in an interview with le buzz.

Her blog and accompanying Instagram, Oh Honey Bakes, are filled with mouth-watering desserts that will have you gagging (even without the gluten). Recent recipes include a gluten-free apple cinnamon cake and a pumpkin cake with gingersnap toffee and cream cheese buttercream filling.

“I fell in love with baking about ten years ago,” says Howard. “I started baking insane cakes after I had my son, and friends started asking for the recipes. When we moved to Seattle, my friend Holly of The Modern Proper encouraged me to start posting the recipes somewhere, so I did! I really had no expectations, it was just something fun for me to do.”

Her food photos are beautifully curated, adding an overall atmosphere of coziness and comfort, which is exactly what we seek this winter.

The post Tiffany Howard’s Gluten-Free Cakes Look Delicious appeared first on TettyBetty.

“I believe enjoying beautiful food with the people I love is one of life’s simple pleasures,” writes Alexander on her website. “Many of my fondest memories are from around the kitchen table; meaningful moments spent while sharing a meal with others.”

Indeed, when it comes to her upbringing, she admits to spending a lot of her formative years in the kitchen, cooking up a storm with her mum. A self-taught cook, Alexander recalls preparing three-course meals for dinner parties by the time she was 12!

“Whether it’s a quiet night in with friends or an extravagant Christmas lunch celebrating with extended family, these moments are treasured and are almost always centered around food,” she reflects.

According to Alexander, her love for food has inspired her to try new things and push her cooking skills, which now puts an emphasis on baking (her cakes alone have got us drooling!). With most of us homebound these days, now is a great time to refine our cooking skills and head to the kitchen!

The post Try New Recipes with Ashley Alexander appeared first on TettyBetty.

With her occupation and passion tied strongly with food, “missing it” is an understatement. Known for her bubbly personality and down to earth approach when it comes to dining, Kazim is the mastermind behind The Cutlery Chronicles, where she shares her global culinary stories from around the world.

Her travels and food exploration also came to fruition with the Lonely Planet guide The Ultimate Eatlist, The World’s Top 500 Food Experiences, which Kazim published in 2018. In other words: Kazim understands the importance of eating out. “I’m so thankful for the places that have been able to reopen with all the necessary social distancing measures in place,” she writes, “and appreciate the huge amount of planning and hard work that’s gone into that.”

Inspired by the exceptional cooking she was brought up with by her Mauritian mother and Turkish-Cypriot father, this is one multicultural food blogger that knows to appreciates the huge range of flavors available in the culinary world.

And while it might take some adjustment to travel in the days after COVID-19, Kazim acknowledges the importance of supporting small restaurants and local eateries in the meanwhile. “Remember, the big chains will be better equipped to make it through the other side of these strange times,” she writes. “The small places are fighting every day to stay afloat, and it’s us – their customers – that can throw them the lifeline they need by giving them our business”

You’d want to join in on her journies (either around the world or around London).

The post London-Based Foodie Reflects on Eating Out During Covid appeared first on TettyBetty.

Based in Hong Kong, the Chinese Canadian blogger hopes to inspire others to try different things and eat out of the box. “That Food Cray !!! started as a passion project,” she shared with Suitcase Magazine. “When I first started writing, I honestly wasn’t expecting anyone to read it. I had just moved to Hong Kong from Canada and wanted to document my travels as well as everything I ate along the way.”

Now back in Hong Kong, her multicultural makes Fung the ideal guide for both local and international foodies. “Hong Kong is a very transient place and is extremely multi-cultural,” she reflects. “There are people from all over the world, which makes the food selection very diverse. You can find everything from classic French to halal Chinese food.”

“My family is from Hong Kong, so I’ve always felt a connection to the city,” she admits. Her perfectly curated Instagram page is worth alone your likes and follows.

The post Nicole Fung’s Instagram is a Feast for the Eyes appeared first on TettyBetty.

YouTube celebrity Mark Wiens knows best. A traveling foodie, he treats food as a means to connect with other people – a sort of bridge, if you will. “I believe when you travel, there’s no better way to connect with people than through food,” Wiens reflects on his website. “No matter what culture or country you’re from, or wherever you choose to travel, the one thing you and I have in common is that food is a huge part of our lives.”

A fan of spicy food in particular, his travels around the world (when travelling is possible, that is), have taken him to places like Thailand, Japan, Israel, and Mexico. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, and now based in Bangkok, Wiens’ down to earth approach has attracted close to 7 million subscribers and well over 1 billion views on YouTube alone.

“I’m fully grateful for what I’m able to do, and I am having fun for sure,” he shared with Entrepreneur. “I post two videos per week—so that means two days of filming per week—but then the other four days of the week I’m probably sitting at my computer for 14 hours either editing or marketing or researching. That’s the part that is not publicized. You’re always thinking about it.”

His hard work seems to have paid off. Scroll down to see some of his recent vlogs:

The post Mark Wiens Explores the World’s Spiciest Cuisines appeared first on TettyBetty.

Sue Reddel and Diana Laskaris know best. The married culinary travel professionals run the Food Travelist blog, where they share their experiences one dish at a time. “We like to consume an entire destination when we visit and expect that you do too,” they write on their bio.

“Because we all do more than just eat while we’re traveling, we also explore the culture of destinations, transportation, attractions, accommodations and much, much more,” they note. Indeed, their posts have got you covered from Michelin starred restaurants to street food on a stick and anything in between.

Recent posts take into account the pandemic and its unpleasant effects on travel. But according to the two seasoned travelers and foodies, not all travel has to be far away. “We love exploring what’s closer to home and uncovering hidden gems that are worth sharing,” they write.”We like to cook and entertain and look for ways to share the tastes of travel.”

Their blog also includes recipes and other tips and tricks that will delight both foodies and protentional adventurers.

The post These Bloggers Will Help You Be a More Informed Food Travelist appeared first on TettyBetty.

A foodie first and foremost, she has amassed more than 550k followers on Instagram alone, and at least two of her recipes (one for Cookies, another for a Stew) turned into a viral sensation. “If I had maxed out [Instagram followers] today, that would be fine,” she remarked in a recent interview with The New Consumer. “If I maxed out last year, that would have been fine, too. That’s never been my objective. It’s never been my goal. I have never done anything to try to amass followers. It’s happening organically.”

According to Roman, her tactic is pretty straight forward: letting her own appetite and hunger dictate when and what she makes. “I’m not looking to reinvent the wheel every time,” she stressed. “I just want to make people happy, honestly, and give them a reason to feel good about making food.”

Variety is also important, and also – accessibility, when it comes to choosing her ingredients. “I’m trying to be more accessible and more everyday for that, and then, for things like my books, I can really expand what that means,” she says. “I think it’s nice to be able to, in the same book, publish a recipe for lamb shoulder and also for a sheet pan chicken. And both belong in the same book because I want the book to have a range.”

You’d want to join in on the hype:

The post A True Foodie Follows Alison Roman on Instagram appeared first on TettyBetty.

Run out of Saint Paul, MN, by food guru Lindsay Ostrom, Pinch of Yum began as a side project. According to Ostrom, she was working as a fourth-grade teacher at the time, and updated her blog late at nights or over the weekend.

“When Bjork and I got married, bought a house, and got ‘real jobs’—cooking regularly started to become a normal part of my life,” she recalled in an interview with the Mediakix blog. “I loved having someone to cook for and always loved trying new recipes.”

Cooking for someone would soon become cooking for everyone, with her online following growing steadily over time. “It’s amazing to me that we can just be in our house in our pajamas and doing some random video posts that will be viewed by more than 50,000 people,” reflects Ostrom.

“If I were to go in front of 50,000 people in real life, it would feel so intimidating. But I can talk to that many people from my pajamas, on my couch, without showering, and not feel nervous about it at all,” she jokes.

According to Ostrom, her goal now is to get you excited about cooking, rather than treating it as another chore: “I want you to be so excited about these recipes that you eagerly await 5 pm when you can go home from work and start cooking,” she stresses. Sounds like a plan to us!

The post All The Foodies Are Following Influencer “Pinch of Yum” appeared first on TettyBetty.

Considered the Western world’s most influential writer on regional Chinese, Dunlop’s articles and recipes have appeared in publications such as The Financial Times and The New Yorker, and she’s dedicated five books to this cuisine including the autobiographical Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper.

The first westerner to train as a chef at the Sichuan Institute of Higher Cuisine in Chengdu, Dunlop also leads expert culinary tours of China (at least when traveling is possible), and is considered somewhat of an authority on the subject.

“China really was the original foodie culture, and people over the centuries have written about food,” she stated in an interview with Eater. According to Dunlop, cookbooks are part of Chinese history, and there is even a 12th century cookbook by a man called Lin Hong. “It’s very esoteric, lyrically titled dishes, foraged ingredients, an interest in closeness to nature,” she explained.

Dunlop’s recent book, Land of Fish and Rice: Recipes from the Culinary Heart of China, is an introduction to the food and flavors of Shanghai and the Lower Yangtze or Jiangnan region, and has won the UK Guild of Food Writers Cookbook of the Year Award and the Andre Simon Food Book Award.

The book includes classic dishes such as Beggar’s Chicken and sumptuous Dongpo Pork, as well as fresh, simple recipes such as Clear-Steamed Sea Bass and Fresh Soybeans with Pickled Greens. 

You can purchase it on Amazon or follow her on Instagram for more:

The post Rediscover the Chinese Kitchen with Fuchsia Dunlop appeared first on TettyBetty.

Having adopted a gluten-free diet, she creates and shares recipes of elaborate cakes that have zero gluten. “I transitioned to a gluten-free diet about a year ago, and while I still love over-the-top cakes, I want to create recipes for every day as well as for special occasions,” remarked Howard in an interview with le buzz.

Her blog and accompanying Instagram, Oh Honey Bakes, are filled with mouth-watering desserts that will have you gagging (even without the gluten). Recent recipes include a gluten-free apple cinnamon cake and a pumpkin cake with gingersnap toffee and cream cheese buttercream filling.

“I fell in love with baking about ten years ago,” says Howard. “I started baking insane cakes after I had my son, and friends started asking for the recipes. When we moved to Seattle, my friend Holly of The Modern Proper encouraged me to start posting the recipes somewhere, so I did! I really had no expectations, it was just something fun for me to do.”

Her food photos are beautifully curated, adding an overall atmosphere of coziness and comfort, which is exactly what we seek this winter.

The post Tiffany Howard’s Gluten-Free Cakes Look Delicious appeared first on TettyBetty.

“I believe enjoying beautiful food with the people I love is one of life’s simple pleasures,” writes Alexander on her website. “Many of my fondest memories are from around the kitchen table; meaningful moments spent while sharing a meal with others.”

Indeed, when it comes to her upbringing, she admits to spending a lot of her formative years in the kitchen, cooking up a storm with her mum. A self-taught cook, Alexander recalls preparing three-course meals for dinner parties by the time she was 12!

“Whether it’s a quiet night in with friends or an extravagant Christmas lunch celebrating with extended family, these moments are treasured and are almost always centered around food,” she reflects.

According to Alexander, her love for food has inspired her to try new things and push her cooking skills, which now puts an emphasis on baking (her cakes alone have got us drooling!). With most of us homebound these days, now is a great time to refine our cooking skills and head to the kitchen!

The post Try New Recipes with Ashley Alexander appeared first on TettyBetty.

With her occupation and passion tied strongly with food, “missing it” is an understatement. Known for her bubbly personality and down to earth approach when it comes to dining, Kazim is the mastermind behind The Cutlery Chronicles, where she shares her global culinary stories from around the world.

Her travels and food exploration also came to fruition with the Lonely Planet guide The Ultimate Eatlist, The World’s Top 500 Food Experiences, which Kazim published in 2018. In other words: Kazim understands the importance of eating out. “I’m so thankful for the places that have been able to reopen with all the necessary social distancing measures in place,” she writes, “and appreciate the huge amount of planning and hard work that’s gone into that.”

Inspired by the exceptional cooking she was brought up with by her Mauritian mother and Turkish-Cypriot father, this is one multicultural food blogger that knows to appreciates the huge range of flavors available in the culinary world.

And while it might take some adjustment to travel in the days after COVID-19, Kazim acknowledges the importance of supporting small restaurants and local eateries in the meanwhile. “Remember, the big chains will be better equipped to make it through the other side of these strange times,” she writes. “The small places are fighting every day to stay afloat, and it’s us – their customers – that can throw them the lifeline they need by giving them our business”

You’d want to join in on her journies (either around the world or around London).

The post London-Based Foodie Reflects on Eating Out During Covid appeared first on TettyBetty.

Based in Hong Kong, the Chinese Canadian blogger hopes to inspire others to try different things and eat out of the box. “That Food Cray !!! started as a passion project,” she shared with Suitcase Magazine. “When I first started writing, I honestly wasn’t expecting anyone to read it. I had just moved to Hong Kong from Canada and wanted to document my travels as well as everything I ate along the way.”

Now back in Hong Kong, her multicultural makes Fung the ideal guide for both local and international foodies. “Hong Kong is a very transient place and is extremely multi-cultural,” she reflects. “There are people from all over the world, which makes the food selection very diverse. You can find everything from classic French to halal Chinese food.”

“My family is from Hong Kong, so I’ve always felt a connection to the city,” she admits. Her perfectly curated Instagram page is worth alone your likes and follows.

The post Nicole Fung’s Instagram is a Feast for the Eyes appeared first on TettyBetty.

YouTube celebrity Mark Wiens knows best. A traveling foodie, he treats food as a means to connect with other people – a sort of bridge, if you will. “I believe when you travel, there’s no better way to connect with people than through food,” Wiens reflects on his website. “No matter what culture or country you’re from, or wherever you choose to travel, the one thing you and I have in common is that food is a huge part of our lives.”

A fan of spicy food in particular, his travels around the world (when travelling is possible, that is), have taken him to places like Thailand, Japan, Israel, and Mexico. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, and now based in Bangkok, Wiens’ down to earth approach has attracted close to 7 million subscribers and well over 1 billion views on YouTube alone.

“I’m fully grateful for what I’m able to do, and I am having fun for sure,” he shared with Entrepreneur. “I post two videos per week—so that means two days of filming per week—but then the other four days of the week I’m probably sitting at my computer for 14 hours either editing or marketing or researching. That’s the part that is not publicized. You’re always thinking about it.”

His hard work seems to have paid off. Scroll down to see some of his recent vlogs:

The post Mark Wiens Explores the World’s Spiciest Cuisines appeared first on TettyBetty.

Sue Reddel and Diana Laskaris know best. The married culinary travel professionals run the Food Travelist blog, where they share their experiences one dish at a time. “We like to consume an entire destination when we visit and expect that you do too,” they write on their bio.

“Because we all do more than just eat while we’re traveling, we also explore the culture of destinations, transportation, attractions, accommodations and much, much more,” they note. Indeed, their posts have got you covered from Michelin starred restaurants to street food on a stick and anything in between.

Recent posts take into account the pandemic and its unpleasant effects on travel. But according to the two seasoned travelers and foodies, not all travel has to be far away. “We love exploring what’s closer to home and uncovering hidden gems that are worth sharing,” they write.”We like to cook and entertain and look for ways to share the tastes of travel.”

Their blog also includes recipes and other tips and tricks that will delight both foodies and protentional adventurers.

The post These Bloggers Will Help You Be a More Informed Food Travelist appeared first on TettyBetty.

A foodie first and foremost, she has amassed more than 550k followers on Instagram alone, and at least two of her recipes (one for Cookies, another for a Stew) turned into a viral sensation. “If I had maxed out [Instagram followers] today, that would be fine,” she remarked in a recent interview with The New Consumer. “If I maxed out last year, that would have been fine, too. That’s never been my objective. It’s never been my goal. I have never done anything to try to amass followers. It’s happening organically.”

According to Roman, her tactic is pretty straight forward: letting her own appetite and hunger dictate when and what she makes. “I’m not looking to reinvent the wheel every time,” she stressed. “I just want to make people happy, honestly, and give them a reason to feel good about making food.”

Variety is also important, and also – accessibility, when it comes to choosing her ingredients. “I’m trying to be more accessible and more everyday for that, and then, for things like my books, I can really expand what that means,” she says. “I think it’s nice to be able to, in the same book, publish a recipe for lamb shoulder and also for a sheet pan chicken. And both belong in the same book because I want the book to have a range.”

You’d want to join in on the hype:

The post A True Foodie Follows Alison Roman on Instagram appeared first on TettyBetty.