About BlogSoop

About

BlogSoop organizes blogger restaurant reviews - formerly scattered all over the web - into a searchable restaurant database. In doing so, we provide easy access to more in depth restaurant information than any other resource.

At BlogSoop you can search for restaurants or you can browse for restaurants. By default, restaurants are sorted by the number of blogger posts - those restaurants with the most reviews will show up highest. Users are also able to browse recently reviewed restaurants. BlogSoop is regularly updated.

To access a blogger’s full review click on the summary text. We’ve provided an image count (that’s the Kodak icon) as well.

Users can rate a post based on its helpfulness and rate a restaurant based on their dining experience. Once registered, friends of BlogSoop are able to leave comments using a live chat feature we call TalkSoop.

BlogSoop was officially launched in New York City in March 2007. We've since expanded to San Francisco and more recently Los Angeles.

I hope you enjoy the site and the bloggers featured herein. I'd like to thank the food blogging community for their continued support. I've met a lot of great people in the course of this project. I'd also like to thank Maegan of Dolanite Design.

Feel free to get in touch with me.

Doug

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Comments/Questions

( 44 comments )

Great site. Please consider adding my new restaurant blog to your site - www.nysimplified.com

nysimplified 02:37:47 PM Jul 13, 2008 PST

This is awesome. Definitely great for searching NYC restaurants. I would love to have my blog added to your site - http://foodjournies.blogspot.com. Thanks! Keep up the good work!

Tychenyt 10:13:08 PM May 29, 2008 PST

What a great site, Doug. Would you consider adding my site, www.amyatlas.blogspot.com, a sweets table blog, to your site? Thank you. -Amy Atlas

amy atlas 08:10:46 AM May 14, 2008 PST

Many thanks to you, Doug, for adding Comestiblog to the marvelous agglomeration that is BlogSoop.

Comestiblog 09:54:52 AM May 04, 2008 PST

BlogSoop keeps chugging along.

blogsoop 03:27:25 PM Feb 05, 2008 PST

Thanks Marissa!

blogsoop 01:05:10 PM Sep 06, 2007 PST

Wow-- I love the addition of the map and the new view menu option. Thanks :)

RissaRachel 06:32:46 AM Aug 14, 2007 PST

Fascinating aggregation of restaurant reviews, Doug. Though some of my posts are about markets, fairs and festivals, takeout joints, street food, and whatnot, would you consider adding my blog, http://www.EatingInTranslation.com, to the mix? Thanks.

DaveCook 02:38:51 PM Aug 02, 2007 PST

Hi, Doug! Thanks so much for including my blog. And thanks for this site -- I think I just lost two hours browsing around here! ME:)

mehunt 11:15:33 PM Jul 07, 2007 PST

It is clear that Batali is a hypocritical, pompous ass. I've written a detailed response to his inane comments about bloggers on FoodMayhem: http://www.foodmayhem.com/2007/07/batali-hates-il-bloggeros.php

lonb 09:08:48 AM Jul 05, 2007 PST

Thanks for putting me on your site. I love visiting here, and I love your blog - the msg post was fascinating.

Foodette 02:15:28 PM Jul 03, 2007 PST

Hi Doug, love BlogSoop -- on both coasts. Would you consider adding my blog, swirlingnotions.com, to the mix?

swirlingnotions 11:43:44 AM Jul 03, 2007 PST

Just got your email, Doug. Thanks for allowing me into the club! Long live BlogSoop.

Virgoblue 09:53:39 AM May 31, 2007 PST

Hi Doug, Would my blog be "good enough" to be added on to your directory? www.virgoblue.wordpress.com

Virgoblue 03:15:11 PM May 30, 2007 PST

Thanks Eric. Its certainly a complicated issue which people are only starting to deal with. The woman who used to cut my hair and my dentists have both lost their leases in lieu of rent increases.

blogsoop 10:27:16 AM May 07, 2007 PST

Great piece on East Harlem. The gentrification vs. renewal debate is a favorite topic of mine. I've read some about what's going on Harlem, but the personal perspective and the well-chosen photos help to give me a better sense of this neighborhood "in transition." Thanks for the post.

shortexact 10:43:13 AM May 04, 2007 PST

thanks for the great article on east harlem. i found a map on this new development website (in neighborhood section) that shows a bunch of the new stores and buildings: http://www.casabravanyc.com

alexk 07:31:06 AM May 04, 2007 PST

Thanks for stopping by my site, Doug. I'm happy to support BlogSoop and have added your canned widget. It reminds me of the Andy Warhol I never knew, not even for 15 minutes. Good luck!

The Well-Seasoned Cook 04:20:46 PM Apr 25, 2007 PST

good to see LA up. I'm headed out there in a few weeks.

bigapple 07:54:47 AM Apr 24, 2007 PST

Hi Doug, I fell into Blogsoop and am so happy to find you! Huge congratulations. Vicki

eastside mama 12:06:56 PM Apr 16, 2007 PST

Heya, pretty fantastic collection! It'll take me a week to sift through, but I'm always up for a challege. - MikeEatsFood!

mimccl 04:44:45 PM Apr 11, 2007 PST

Hi Doug, You have a cool website yourself. What a great idea.

Michelle, The Maltese Bacon 11:50:55 AM Apr 05, 2007 PST

Hi Doug! Thanks so much for adding me onto your page. Any press and exposure is great. Happy Eating! The Food Diva

TheFoodDiva 06:05:52 PM Apr 02, 2007 PST

Hey Celine - cool site. Thanks for the heads up :) I'll add black.salt to the directory. Doug

blogsoop 05:50:38 PM Mar 26, 2007 PST

blogsoop: would my blog fit the bill? http://blackcealt.blogspot.com

blackcealt 05:28:38 PM Mar 25, 2007 PST

Hi Finicky, I came across your site a few months ago. Its already in the Directory.

blogsoop 12:26:36 PM Mar 21, 2007 PST

I found your site through Tablehopper. I hope you might consider mine among your directory of blogs: http://www.finickyeater.blogspot.com

Finicky 11:07:16 AM Mar 21, 2007 PST

We tend to include only the better blogs. If you have a recommendation I'd love to hear it.

blogsoop 10:44:43 AM Mar 20, 2007 PST

Do you post all food blogs? How do you choose what to add to your directory?

Whipped 08:31:46 AM Mar 20, 2007 PST

At least I'll die happy with my chocolate. :)

hellokitty893112 05:04:01 PM Mar 09, 2007 PST

Accidental chocolate overdoses claim thousands of victims each year. YOU MAY BE NEXT! :0

blogsoop 02:12:03 PM Mar 09, 2007 PST

Hey! Since when loving chocolate and liking to bake a "dangerous combination?"

hellokitty893112 06:28:52 AM Mar 09, 2007 PST

Blogsoop is in my TC homepage as favorite website. And that's a fact, no sarcasm to that.

RissaRachel 09:15:29 PM Mar 04, 2007 PST

Sarcasm is NOT appreciated here at Blogsoop - and that, RissaRachel, is why I was so DELIGHTED to see your happiness in being awarded this book! Congrats! (don't read it all in one place)

blogsoop 03:02:08 PM Mar 04, 2007 PST

Thanks, thanks. I am flattered beyond belief that my comments have been awarded the grand mediocre prize. I cannot wait to have my very own copy of Pepys' biography-- especially since it has been hand-picked and signed by the one and only superb Blogsoop chef, himself. Douglas Cress, you're my HERO :)

RissaRachel 08:17:29 AM Mar 04, 2007 PST

Great idea, Doug.

Word of Mouth 02:48:42 PM Feb 24, 2007 PST

But... but... that's autographed by you! You probably brought down the value by signing it! Now I can't even put it on Amazon with a 'NEW" rating. Haha ;p

feistyfoodie 06:10:43 AM Feb 23, 2007 PST

great - good luck then. if you let me know when you plan to launch in SF I'd love to write about it on my blog because i think it is a great idea..

sam 03:32:12 PM Feb 12, 2007 PST

Hi Sam. Thanks! You're in luck as San Francisco will be the next city added. We have the acquired the restaurant database and are in the process of adding reviews. We input both new and archived posts; carefully gathering the archived posts takes some time.

blogsoop 02:52:32 PM Feb 12, 2007 PST

great idea - someone tried to do something similar in SF over a year ago but clearly their system was not automated or web2.0 enough. I am curious - are you going to expand this? would love this service in San Francisco. good luck with it! sam ps - are you also inputting old posts from archives or only newly written ones?

sam 01:40:58 PM Feb 12, 2007 PST

Hi Gentleman. I first select those blogs I feel are worthy of the Soop. We then track down all the reviews and upload them. We regularly monitor the sites for all the newest reviews.

blogsoop 06:14:25 AM Feb 09, 2007 PST

how are blog posts found? search engine based or uploaded?

gentleman gourmand 06:05:45 AM Feb 09, 2007 PST

If you're using IE 6.0 you may have noticed the columns are not displaying correctly. This will be resolved shortly.

blogsoop 02:51:53 PM Feb 07, 2007 PST

Welcome! Feel free to leave comments or feedback here. I'll do my best to get back to you. Alternatively, drop me an email at blogsoop@gmail.com.

blogsoop 03:49:34 PM Jan 26, 2007 PST