In the past few months a bunch of food bloggers went on along their blogging way, while we waited for something special to happen. Behind the curtains one of us, Owen, decided food and blogs would make a great theme for the first book ever published from his new company, A Press for Change. Owen asked us to join in this effort and submit a handful of our
best posts. 24 of us did and today the book has finally arrived from the printer.
Food Blogs might have been a little niche phenomenon over a year ago but they are now a full fledged part of gastronomic sources on the web. They (we) have been in newspapers, magazines even TV in the past year. Congratulations to Owen for having the guts of taking a risk bringing Food Blogs into books first. Inside Digital Dish you will find the passionate and original writing and cooking of Food Bloggers from around the world. Reading the book you'll be carried away around the globe by the stories or will die to try out those special recipes.
A word about ordering the book. You could easily order the book from amazon, but it would be great if you didn't. Digital Dish hopes to become a yearly collection of the Food Blog writing. To do this it A Press for Change, being a new company, needs to make some profit from the sales. By buying the book through the buttons present on the left column a greater share of the book's sale price will go to A Press for Change (and you'll also be supporting this site).
So what are you waiting for go on, place your order and enjoy the read!
When will the Digital Dish's italian translation be?
Ciao!
Posted by: rusvitt | May 14, 2005 at 05:19 PM
rusvit, who knows? If DD becomes a success we might ask Owen about that ;-).
Posted by: Alberto | May 15, 2005 at 11:20 PM
Well, we shall have to see. Initial sales are slow, but I am hopeful that the launch and associated publicity will help. I have a friend who is an EU translator (although I don't think Italian is one of hers) and she has lots of good translation contacts. But we need some sales and success first...
Posted by: Owen | May 16, 2005 at 03:14 AM
Alberto,
It didn't take me long to decide on this purchase! I am tremendously impressed with the quality of your blog and the other food blogs that have made your list. These are all excellent reads on their own, with the added advantage of email help and discussion. Cooks on your computer, ready to delight and instruct. After about a decade on hiatus from cooking for myself and my family, it's wonderful to have this resource. Best of success to Digital Dish.
DF
Posted by: DF | May 17, 2005 at 04:27 AM
David,
thank you for the extremely nice words and best wishes. And always happy to "delight and instruct" :-). I know my copy is on its way and I really cannot wait to see the finished book.
Posted by: Alberto | May 17, 2005 at 12:23 PM
can I buy a digital version with PayPal?
Posted by: soobrosa@f!lter | June 30, 2005 at 06:26 PM
No idea, you should contact Owen directly to know that:
www.pressforchange.com
Posted by: Alberto | July 08, 2005 at 11:48 AM