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Feeding the Sixth… Blogiversary

Feeding the Sixth… Blogiversary

I’ve been The Food Girl in Town for two thousand, one hundred and ninety days. Here’s what happened in the 6th year. You’ll never guess how many restaurants I ate in this year… yes, I counted.

Phonetic Eyewear: A Blogger’s New Best Friend

Phonetic Eyewear: A Blogger’s New Best Friend

As a blogger and writer I’m constantly staring at screens and my eyes needed help! Enter Phonetic Eyewear computer glasses, plus a giveaway!

The Fifth Blogiversary Roundup: Five Top-5 Lists

The Fifth Blogiversary Roundup: Five Top-5 Lists

 

Five years ago I was lost. Adam and I had just moved to Halifax while he went to law school, and I had no job, no friends, and no direction.

Deep down I had always wanted to write and I shyly started The Food Girl in Town as a hobby, to secretly pursue a dream I’d pushed down because I thought I wasn’t good enough to be a “real writer.” The blog was something to occupy my time (and my stomach).

So I ate my way through the city.

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Where I’ve been and where the hell am I going?

Where I’ve been and where the hell am I going?

To say there have been changes going on is an understatement. The past few months have been a whirlwind — I finished my journalism degree, Adam finished law school, and most importantly, we moved to Toronto! I have beyond neglected the blog, BUT I’M BACK 

Why do food blogs matter?

Why do food blogs matter?

I just finished my first semester of journalism school. It was a fast-paced tough kind of fun, but my extracurriculars took a beating: Ethics class called food-blogging unprofessional, slamming bloggers for accepting free food, guest-speakers labeled bloggers as “amateurs,” and professors rolled their eyes when they found out I was a food blogger.