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New Fiona Beckett blog!

Some might say (and they’re probably right) I have more than enough do do on this site without adding a blog to it and while it’s true I’ve dropped a couple of blogs over the past year or so I still have two I try - not wholly successfully - to keep up. (The Frugal Cook and Wine Naturally)

But there are things you can write in a blog that just don't work quite the same way in any other format.

* when you discover something you want to flag up without a full review - like a good ingredient or a dish in a restaurant or an article you want to comment on

* when you spot a trend

* when there’s a hot news story you want to chip in on

* when you want to rant or say something contentious

* when you want to comment on something in your own industry like journalism, blogging, publishing or food photography

* and when you want to ask readers what they think. Yes, I know I can do that at the end of a post but a blog is a much more inviting way of doing it.

In short a blog is a vehicle for writing about anything you takes your fancy without worrying whether you’re sticking to the knitting*.

Will I be able to keep it up? Who knows? More importantly, will any of you read it? I hope so. If I can’t or you don’t I’ll probably just resume Recent Posts (now flagged up in the LH menu) as my main vehicle for news and views.

Although you may find the odd post (like round-ups of supermarket wines) there too.

First post tomorrow. Hopefully. (And it materialised! Hooray! See here)

* I gather from comments on Twitter others aren't as familiar with this expression as I am. It means stick to the stuff you're good at - in my case food and wine pairing. But sometimes it's fun to go off-piste . . . Indulge me!

 

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