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Introducing Good Bite

Posted by Elise on Jun 23, 2009

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For the last few months, I and several other food bloggers have been working away on a nifty video project which launched today, Good Bite, produced by Deca TV, the same folks who are behind Momversation. The idea is simple. Just get a bunch of passionate food bloggers to talk about, well, FOOD, cookware, recipes, and cooking. It's sort of a no-brainer. Get any of us together and that's all we talk about anyway. Then, have talented professional chefs cook the food we talk about, and prepare the foods with how-to videos in a gorgeous studio kitchen. The idea is "Delicious Made Easy", making good cooking accessible to all.

I'm absolutely tickled to be talking food and recipes with some of my favorite food bloggers on the planet. The blogger team includes:

Shauna and Daniel Ahern, glutenfreegirl.com
Matt Armendariz, mattbites.com
Diane Cu and Todd Porter, whiteonricecouple.com
Jaden Hair, steamykitchen.com
Jeanne Kelley, jeannekelleykitchen.com
David Lebovitz, davidlebovitz.com
Catherine McCord, weelicious.com
Deb Perelman, smittenkitchen.com
Julie Van Rosendaal, dinnerwithjulie.com
(And me) Elise Bauer, simplyrecipes.com

Every week we will be producing new video episodes focusing on a particular ingredient, a cooking challenge, or a seasonal dish. The videos, and their accompanying recipes, can be found at the Good Bite website.

Here's one of the first episodes I shot with Deb of Smitten Kitchen and Jaden of Steamy Kitchen, about chicken:

Chef Dave Lawrence goes through the steps on the roasted chicken with mango chutney sauce on the recipe page. All of the dishes discussed in the Good Bite videos will have accompanying how-to videos and recipes.

I have to admit, I'm a lot more comfortable behind the camera than in front of it. That said, this is turning out to be a fun project. I showed the videos to my 11-year old nephew this morning and he gave me a high five while saying in a deep voice, "now you're a MAJOR ROCKSTAR" (the humor of which you would get if you had seen the Chipmunks movie as many times as we have.) By the way, you may notice the background of the new kitchen. Yes, the kitchen is finished, a post describing it will be coming along soon.

Anyway, when you get a chance, check out Good Bite!

Links:
Deca press release
Announcements from Matt, Diane and Todd, Jaden, Julie, and Shauna

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31 Comments

Of that long list, you're the only one I read, and I only vaguely recognize one or two of the other URLs. I tried reading Jaden several months ago, but she didn't hold my attention. Oh well.

When it comes to food blogs, if a post stays in my Google Reader for more than 2 or 3 days, then it's time to delete that feed.

Love your blog Elise! I always search your site for recipes first before I go to epicurious.com or saveur, et al.

Posted by: angela on June 23, 2009 3:37 PM

This is so cool...some of my very favorite food bloggers are involved. Thank you!!

Posted by: dancing kitchen on June 23, 2009 3:41 PM

You're all rockstars! I'd never guess you didn't feel comfortable in front of the camera, you're a natural. I love the concept, it's fantastic. Congratulations to you all, I can't wait to see the rest of the videos!

Posted by: Bri on June 23, 2009 3:56 PM

Hey!

Sounds great- congrats on all the hard work. I do have a question, though- isn't this the same thing as chowhound.com? All of the same people are there, and everyone talks about the same things... seems like this is just chowhound in apartment therapy format.

I'd love to hear more, though- please prove me wrong!

No idea about Chowhound, I don't keep up with it. Good Bite is video-based and focused on simple foods, featuring food bloggers. ~Elise

Posted by: Kate on June 23, 2009 4:03 PM

Oh, great, another food-related time-sink of genius. Should I just have my employer send you the bill?

Posted by: ben on June 23, 2009 4:12 PM

Fabulous bunch of folks and a fabulous idea! So this is what happens when you fly off to Club Med. I can't wait to see what the future holds for Good Bite. I'll be following closely :)

Posted by: Madeline on June 23, 2009 4:25 PM

I love the idea of this, and I love the bloggers involved. Can't wait to see more of it!

Posted by: Faith on June 23, 2009 6:03 PM

So this is what I miss when my power goes off and I'm offline for 10 hours? Sounds interesting; good luck with the new project.

Posted by: Kalyn on June 23, 2009 6:16 PM

Congratulations to all of you! I'm already faithfully reading the blogs of four of you, and from the looks of the videos you posted, I may never get away from the computer. Off to bookmark Good Bite...

Posted by: Patty on June 23, 2009 8:15 PM

Pretty stinking cool!

Good luck on this, I'll be watching.

Posted by: Greg on June 23, 2009 8:38 PM

What a fabulously fun project! Can't wait to see more videos! Love the different perspectives.

Posted by: Michelle on June 23, 2009 8:57 PM

This is awesome! Love it, and I hope I just discovered some great new food blogs to follow.

Posted by: sparklytosingle on June 23, 2009 10:25 PM

Fantastic! What a fun idea.

Posted by: Karina on June 24, 2009 12:02 AM

Loved the site. You guys did a great job and I look forward to seeing more. I was very impressed by the quality of the video.

Posted by: The Italian Dish on June 24, 2009 4:17 AM

Congrates on the new website, its really good, I just watched a few vedios for your recipes Elise, and oh I gotta tell you finally seeing and hearing you live (My favourite online cook) was really thrilling, keep it going, you're the best.

Posted by: Sherihan on June 24, 2009 4:39 AM

Oh my gosh! I'm so excited about Good Bite! How can I participate?

Posted by: Blake on June 24, 2009 5:46 AM

Neato!

I want to be one too! :)

Posted by: Deb Schiff on June 24, 2009 6:01 AM

Fantastic idea. I already follow a lot of you so this is going to be a lot of fun.

Posted by: Fresh Eats on June 24, 2009 6:55 AM

It's good to see all these bloggers from blogs I have been following come together on Good Bite! Very exciting :) Can't wait for more

Posted by: jeesho on June 24, 2009 7:09 AM

Now all you have to figure out is smell a vision! Best of luck to everyone involved in this joint venture.

Posted by: Charlotte on June 24, 2009 7:56 AM

Bravo! What a great idea!

Posted by: Awake At The Whisk on June 24, 2009 8:14 AM

Congratulations! What a super fun project & a fabulous idea. Can't wait to see more.

Posted by: June on June 24, 2009 8:36 AM

Love it. There has been a need for something like this in the food blog world. Really awesome.

Posted by: Nick on June 24, 2009 8:58 AM

Nice job! Did they just have you record the vids yourself, or did they send a crew (video, lighting, makeup) to shoot them?

We shoot the videos ourselves, most of us with a little Kodak Zi6 video camera. I propped up the camera on a tiny tripod on top of a stack of my thickest cookbooks. Still working on getting the lighting right. ~Elise

Posted by: Nate on June 24, 2009 8:58 AM

This is fantastic. I read several of these blogs already (you and Deb and Jaden are my favorites, incidentally!) and I'll definitely have to check out the others. Plus, I'll be checking out Good Bites.

Posted by: M on June 24, 2009 11:37 AM

Yes, I saw the site! It's terrific...and congratulations on being a part of it.

Posted by: unconfidentialcook on June 24, 2009 12:22 PM

What a fan club. Are you ready for your close up, Ms. Bauer?
Great job. Be proud.
Rock star, indeed. ;^)

*blush* ~Elise

Posted by: jonathan on June 24, 2009 1:04 PM

Oh this looks like it is going to be a great project!! Looking forward to seeing how it progresses. Twitter it up lady!!

Colleen

Posted by: Colleen Dewis on June 24, 2009 7:29 PM

What a wonderful idea! It's so nice to see these food bloggers chatting about and getting excited about food. I can't wait to view more of the episodes.

Posted by: Erica from Cooking for Seven on June 25, 2009 7:07 PM

Oh, my goodness, what a fabulous thing...Good Bite...wow! Kudos to one and all. Loved, loved, loved the chicken "show." More, more! I want more.

Posted by: Jean Prescott on June 26, 2009 4:26 PM

I LOVE this. I've already spent quite a bit of time watching videos. You guys rock.

Posted by: Abby on June 28, 2009 7:58 PM

I apologize for the inconvenience, comments are closed. ~Elise

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