As some of you have been wondering it has been some time since my last post. While I try to keep this site updated 2 or 3 times a week unfortunately my computers hard drive decided it was high time to quit.

While this has not kept me out of the kitchen, it has however, set me back a couple of weeks as I have now lost all of the pictures and posts that I had prepared in advance for the next two weeks. So please bare with me as I try to bring my computer back to life and re-bake all of the delicious things I had made for my posts already…. See there are silver linings to all clouds after all~!

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I am sorry that I don’t have a new food related post for you today… however, I have a shiny new toy that you just might like a little better…. FLICKR! That’s right I have added a group for followers of The Gourmet Foodie Blog! It’s open to everyone so if you got some great food porn please don’t be stingy and share it with the rest of the world! To join this group just click the link on the sidebar and start uploading today!

In that this is our first blog post, I wanted to welcome everyone (who actually found this website) to The Gourmet Foodie! Congratulations on being one of the few food crazed individuals lucky enough to stumble upon our website! The Gourmet Foodie website was create to share our passion and enthusiasm for everything food. Our ever so important goal in life here at The Gourmet Foodie is to bring the exciting world of gourmet and specialty food cooking to your home. We want to show you how with the right information gourmet cooking can be a fun and exciting adventure that can be enjoyed by everyone and isn’t nearly as scary as most people believe! Please join us as we navigate the fun and exciting world of gourmet cooking by giving you the information you crave to debunk the myths that surround the world of gourmet food.

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Foodie 101 – Articles to help you choose Quality food ingredients and shop like the gourmet chef you are!

Perfect Technique – Cook like the pros by reading articles to perfect you cooking techniques!

Product Highlights – Stay up to date with some of the latest and greatest food products on the market!

You Should Try This –Weekly posting of recipes that are actually worth cooking! Using your newly
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Food Fight! – After cooking our delicious recipes vote for your favorite recipe to let others know what they were missing out on!

Cooking The Books– Get great recipe ideas as we review some of the latest and greatest gourmet cook books!

Food In The News – Get up to date information on food related news!

In Review – Know what’s hot and what’s not as we review some of the hottest fine dining establishments throughout the U.S.

In Season – Keep your grocery list fresh and exciting with articles on foods that are in season each month!
Company Spotlights – Learn about new and exciting food companies focused on brining you quality food and ingredients.

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