I'm looking for first-hand accounts of starting a food business
July 24, 2012 12:24 PM Subscribe
I'm looking for blogs that are basically first-hand accounts of starting a food business.
I love to read first-hand accounts of starting a restaurant, bakery, food truck, etc, everything from designing the menu to working with vendors. In the past I've read about Quinn Popcorn, Ruxbin Restaurant and Clover Food Lab. Are there any others out there you would recommend?
I love to read first-hand accounts of starting a restaurant, bakery, food truck, etc, everything from designing the menu to working with vendors. In the past I've read about Quinn Popcorn, Ruxbin Restaurant and Clover Food Lab. Are there any others out there you would recommend?
LA's delicious Frysmith truck has a series of posts that you may enjoy ::
How To Start A Food Truck
Starting Frysmith
posted by raihan_ at 12:44 PM on July 24, 2012
How To Start A Food Truck
Starting Frysmith
posted by raihan_ at 12:44 PM on July 24, 2012
Building a Bakery is about, well, building Retro Bakery in Las Vegas. It's a great read that really highlights the highs and achey, burnt lows of a cupcake/cake business.
Here is Day 1.
posted by ladygypsy at 1:16 PM on July 24, 2012
Here is Day 1.
posted by ladygypsy at 1:16 PM on July 24, 2012
My sister really enjoyed reading Orangette writing about opening Delancey in Seattle, but she doesn't use tags so there's a lot of not-Delancey related food blogging in there, if that bothers you.
posted by jacalata at 1:19 PM on July 24, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by jacalata at 1:19 PM on July 24, 2012 [1 favorite]
Katheats.com is a sort of interesting blog about a couple starting a Great Harvest Bread franchise store.
posted by Kriesa at 1:25 PM on July 24, 2012
posted by Kriesa at 1:25 PM on July 24, 2012
Slate has an article from a few years back by the guy who opened the charming little neighborhood coffeeshop of everyone's dreams.
posted by Ghostride The Whip at 1:27 PM on July 24, 2012
posted by Ghostride The Whip at 1:27 PM on July 24, 2012
This lady has opened 2 cafe / restaurants in London over the past few years.
She writes really well, and seems to love her food.
posted by Prof Iterole at 1:54 PM on July 24, 2012
She writes really well, and seems to love her food.
posted by Prof Iterole at 1:54 PM on July 24, 2012
Response by poster: These are so great everyone! Keep em coming!
posted by theuninvitedguest at 1:58 PM on July 24, 2012
posted by theuninvitedguest at 1:58 PM on July 24, 2012
A high school friend blogged about her candy business at sweetnapa.com (the entries related to candy start in late 2006, I think.) She also blogged a lot about her food experiences in general, so you might have to hunt a bit for the ones specifically about her candy. (Which was delicious, and the fact that she's since closed down makes me terribly sad. Though she did publish a candy cookbook, so I should probably get it and learn to make the candy myself.)
posted by Stacey at 3:12 PM on July 24, 2012
posted by Stacey at 3:12 PM on July 24, 2012
In slightly not the right order, Diary of a New Food Truck Owner from my employer, CHOW. The Food Truck in question sells ice cream.
posted by jacquilynne at 3:20 PM on July 24, 2012
posted by jacquilynne at 3:20 PM on July 24, 2012
My friends are blogging their launch of Lonestar Taco here in NYC. It's delicious.
posted by anildash at 3:53 PM on July 24, 2012
posted by anildash at 3:53 PM on July 24, 2012
The produce store I used to manage has an occasional blog. Lots of fun data, if you're into that kind of thing!
posted by bubukaba at 4:18 PM on July 24, 2012
posted by bubukaba at 4:18 PM on July 24, 2012
Foode in Fredericksburg, VA has been blogging for just over a year.
posted by SuzySmith at 7:54 PM on July 24, 2012
posted by SuzySmith at 7:54 PM on July 24, 2012
The blog for Fig Tree Farm has a couple of interesting posts about the beginnings of a restaurant - searching for a place, planning the space etc etc.
The restaurant itself is Oakleaf in Pittsboro, NC. There is more current stuff on their Facebook page including links to several articles.
(I know the owners but have no stake in the restaurant)
posted by jaimystery at 8:37 PM on July 24, 2012
The restaurant itself is Oakleaf in Pittsboro, NC. There is more current stuff on their Facebook page including links to several articles.
(I know the owners but have no stake in the restaurant)
posted by jaimystery at 8:37 PM on July 24, 2012
The Alinea Project is a thread on egullet by Kick Kokonas and Grant Achatz. There are a couple of other threads with more information; you can find them by searching for "Nick Kokonas" on egullet.
If you don't want to fool around with egullet, some of the same material is collected in the book Life, On the Line. As I recall, in the book Kokonas or Achatz talks about the decision to get involved in the discussion on egullet.
posted by BibiRose at 6:22 AM on July 25, 2012
If you don't want to fool around with egullet, some of the same material is collected in the book Life, On the Line. As I recall, in the book Kokonas or Achatz talks about the decision to get involved in the discussion on egullet.
posted by BibiRose at 6:22 AM on July 25, 2012
Friends of mine started a food truck in Appleton, WI and have blogged about their experiences. Here's their website.
posted by Twicketface at 4:15 PM on July 25, 2012
posted by Twicketface at 4:15 PM on July 25, 2012
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posted by pie ninja at 12:34 PM on July 24, 2012