The Best of Blogs

Thank you for the privilege of being a finalist, especially in this list of outstanding blogs. It’s an honor to be on the list.

By Kalyn on Jan 8, 2006

I’ll echo that – thanks very much for putting Gastronomy Domine on your list as well. I’m enormously flattered and feeling a little sheepish – there are some very good blogs on that list!

By Squeezeweasel on Jan 8, 2006

Congratulations to all the finalists, good luck to all (well, specially to Kalyn!). Happy New Year

By melissa_cookingdiva on Jan 8, 2006

Wow, this is great! I know 3 of the finalists here. Well done Kalyn, Naughty Curry and Squeezeweasel! Congratulations everyone…

By mae on Jan 9, 2006

Congratulations to all the nominees – especially Kalyn. How do we get to vote?

By Ruth on Jan 9, 2006

Thanks to everyone that voted for Cake Fun and congratulations to all the finalists!

By Lisa on Jan 9, 2006

I’m so jazzed! Thank you so much, for the nomination, I feel honored to be in the finalists, among such good company, thank you!

By Christine on Jan 10, 2006

Love the vegan cooking blog!

By running2ks on Jan 10, 2006

I’m new to the world of online cooking and recipes. What is the criteria taken in store when judging these cooking web sites. (or blogs I suppose)

By Betty on Apr 5, 2006

Congrats to the winners! This contest helps keep the quality of many recipe blogs high.

By tim on Jun 26, 2006

Oh, what a great list of blogs.

I am going to have to try out a few of those lovely looking recipes.

thanks

By Lesley Price on Nov 19, 2006

Congratulations to the finalists! Npw – to get off the computer and get back to the kitchen!

By Ina Ducasse on Nov 20, 2006

Yes, what the hell does a vegan eat! Only joking… Not vegan myself, though don’t touch meat… only fish. To be honest, since I started looking at other cuisines (ie not just European food), there’s a huge amount of vegetarian stuff out there. Unfortunately, some of the more exotic vegetables can be a bit difficut to get hold of.

Some great food blogs on here.

By steve on Dec 5, 2006

We at the Winecask Blog are a bit baffled as to why we made the list at all given the category of cooking and recipes but we are none-the-less, honored. Thanks you and “Raise a glass!”

By (PB) on Dec 13, 2006

I especially like “Morning Coffee & Afternoon Tea”. Not to mention their chocolate treats recipes. Although I am find Naught Curry to be interesting.

By Chocolate Cowgirl on Feb 20, 2007

Once again, the Wine Cask Blog is honored and we pledge to bring you just more and more reviews of mostly affordable wines. Raise a glass as we celebrate another year of your trust.

By (PB) on Feb 21, 2007

Very nice site Domestic Diva. Check out http://www.recipepouch.com

By Maria on Mar 5, 2007

Good sources of cooking sites.

By How To Become A Chef on Jun 21, 2007

Good sources of cooking sites. Post more Links About Cookings

By How To Become A Chef on Jun 21, 2007

Good sources of cooking sites. Post more Links About Cookings, I’ll be back later

By Become A Chef on Jun 21, 2007

Congratulations to all of the finalists. I never knew there were so many cooking blogs on blogger.

By cook on Jul 10, 2007

This is a great site. Thanks

By Leanne Ridley on Sep 10, 2007

I am new to cooking sites. Ia m very impressed ! Congratulations to everybody ! Check this out, there is something about culinary vacation in France by a chef from the Ritz : http://www.wineandprestige.com

By Nathalie Delalande on Sep 19, 2007

Cool BLOG, very informative contents. I also have a blog similar like yours. Would you mind if I ask you for a link exchange?

By Chicken Recipe on Sep 27, 2007

Please check out my new website and submit some of your favorite recipes.

Thanks,

Leanne Ridley

By Leanne Ridley on Sep 28, 2007

Nice list here, Diva! Some really good blogs here. I’d like to add in this one, too:
http://www.cookbookpeople.com/blog/

By Ted on Sep 28, 2007

here is another good recipe blog:

http://recipesofmine.blogspot.com

Enjoy!

By Kim on Jan 16, 2008

Congratulations all for great websites!!. Check out http://www.recipepouch.com

By Maria on Jan 17, 2008

Wonderful sites and congratulations to all the winners.
Visit this new website that will go live shortly and will features recipes prepared by Italian grandmothers: http://www.cookingwithnonna.com

Thanks,

Vito

By Vito on Mar 4, 2008

Well done to all the nominated sites. Fingers crossed we get the nod for the newslettter awards.

By Gastro Team on Mar 8, 2008

I read all the blogs that you posted my favourite been naughtycurry.com. It was cool and had some very nice recipes on it. Thanks!!

By Navtej Kohli on Mar 11, 2008

i like naughtycurry.com, the contents are so cool. tanx for posting these sites.

By fox on Apr 15, 2008

Great sites! I’ve never visited most of them. They all deserved the award. Hopefully one day my site can be on such a list. Congrats all!!

By Caleb on Jun 5, 2008

Eish!!It’s great to know about cooking sites and congrats to all 10 winners especially for Kalyn and also not least for all the nominees im really impressed by this well done!
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By nancy on Jun 17, 2008

Wow, i am late for this but i found out all the finalist website are superb and congratulation for the webmaster.

By joelwyn on Jul 13, 2008

Great to know there are nominations and people getting there, how do people apply for it in the first place and what are the areas considered for this ranking?

By Amarnath on Jul 21, 2008

very interesting

By steven on Aug 4, 2008

i am going to be a fatter fat boy after i leave these sites

By Dr. Doc on Sep 17, 2008

hi there

By moo on Sep 26, 2008

Congrats!

By Dutch Oven on Oct 7, 2008

Congratulations!

By Dana on Oct 15, 2008

Oooh, there’s some yummy looking sites here! We need some good gluten free sites though, along with the vegan. Louis Kestenbaum has a blog somewhere out there with gf recipes but I can’t seem to locate it again. Louis Kestenbaum, if you’re out there, come check out these blogs and get yourself included. GF Goddess as well!

By Annette on Oct 19, 2008

Hi, I am Tennen-Perman,E-mail from Japan.
I visited your site sometimes so far.
You have a cool site.
I linked your site in my blog.
I administer a blog talking about cooking.
Please link to my site in your ones if you like it.

http://impact-cook.blogspot.com/

thank you!

By tennen-parman on Oct 25, 2008

Love to see so many good blogs being selected.

http://ricocoffeeshop.blogspot.com

By Rico on Nov 13, 2008

oOOo i cant wait to check them all out, being hungry and all
-jack

By Salt lake city catering on Dec 3, 2008

Thank you for the list.

By Shalini on Dec 13, 2008

Anyone checked http://www.heatandknives.com
Cool blog

By Elvira on Dec 24, 2008

Thanks for the list.

By Pune Business Directory on Jan 9, 2009

If anyone wants to grow their own vegetables to use in any of the recipes listed on the blogs, please check out

http://www.urbanvegetables.co.uk

Thanks

By mark on Jan 10, 2009

I like this blog.have a look here,
http://gutenappetitindia.blogspot.com/

By reena rane on Jan 13, 2009

Here’s Louis Kestenbaum’s blog:

http://louiskestenbaums.blogspot.com/

By Angelina on Jan 22, 2009

Louis Kestenbaum’s gluten free goodies, mmmmmmm. Wish he’d put some new entries on his website, though!

By Shayna on Jan 28, 2009

Louis Kestenbaum and Joel Kestenbaum/Fortis Property Group Land $880M Sale in Boston

The Fortis Property Group is leading the “Northeast-based private real estate investment group” that has agreed to acquire the 1 million-square-foot State Street Financial Center at 1 Lincoln Street in Boston for more than $880 million, or $880 per square foot, according to sources familiar with the sale.

The Brooklyn, NY-based Fortis and a group of other New York investors are expected to close on the 36-story office tower from a joint venture led by American Financial Realty Trust (NYSE:AFR) and an affiliate of IPC US Income REIT by the end of this year or early 2007.

Fortis apparently set its sights on Boston following several high-profile Dallas deals where it agreed to pay about $280 million for the three-building, 1.4 million-square-foot office complex known as Galleria Office Towers in Dallas.

Earlier in the year, Fortis teamed with Trimarchi Management, also from New York, on the nearly $100 million acquisition of two other Dallas office properties, Harwood Center and Saint Paul Place. It also invested in the $282.5 million purchase of JPMorgan International Plaza in Dallas.

The addition of State Street Financial Center will build out Fortis’ portfolio considerably. The privately held firm headed by CEO Jonathan Landau is controlled by the Kestenbaum family. Joel Kestenbaum is the son of Louis Kestenbaum. Fortis manages some 3 million square feet in commercial properties and about 454 residential units.

The group of investors joining Fortis in the Boston deal could not be learned. American Financial announced the pending sale last week, but did not identify the buyer.

American Financial, a Jenkintown, PA, REIT decided to formally shop the 36-story tower in the last couple of months. The company is pruning its portfolio and repositioning itself. The REIT paid $705.4 million or $688.84 per square foot in February 2004 to acquire the property. Later that year, it sold a 30% stake to an affiliate of Canadian REIT IPC US Real Estate Investment Trust, for $60.3 million.

The building is fully leased with triple A credit tenant State Street Corp. occupying most of the building under a lease that runs until 2023. State Street also leases the property’s 900-space garage on a 20-year triple-net lease.

By Jim on Mar 5, 2009

Looks like I will have to toss my hat into the ring in the future—Kitchen’s Ahoy!

By Kitchen Cooking Food Recipes on Mar 11, 2009

Louis Kestenbaum…The same Louis Kestenbaum that owns the Main Street Grill? Mmmmmmm, love those steak tips!

By Dolores on Mar 11, 2009

Great information thanks for sharing this with us.In fact in all posts of this blog their is something to learn . your work is very good and i appreciate your work and hopping for some more informative posts . Again thanks

By Gator on Mar 22, 2009

thanks. this was very useful.
very nice indeed

By Recipe man on Mar 30, 2009

Cool!

By Aneka Resep Lezat Sehat on Apr 15, 2009

Louis Kestenbaum & Joel Kestenbaum, Fortis Property Group close sale of Galleria Towers
Jones Lang LaSalle announced the firm’s capital markets experts have completed the sale of Galleria Towers I, II & III on behalf of Brooklyn, New York-based Fortis Property Group (Louis Kestenbaum), LLC to Los-Angeles-based Cannon Commercial. Financial terms were not disclosed but sources close to the transaction estimate the closing price was in excess of $300 million.
“We acquired the Galleria Towers from Blackstone (which acquired them from Trizec Properties) in November 2006, and maximized value by aggressively pushing rental rates while at the same time increasing the occupancy from around 90% to 98%,” said Fortis Chairman Louis Kestenbaum. Louis Kestenbaum is the father of Joel Kestenbaum, also of Fortis Property. “The disposition of this asset furthers our goals of maximizing investor returns and geographically diversifying the holdings within our portfolio” says Louis Kestenbaum. We achieved close to 100% profit on our equity investment in the Galleria Towers over a one and a half year holding period, and attained similar returns on our recent sale of International Plaza Tower III across the Tollaway.”

By Sweetie on Apr 15, 2009

Louis Kestenbaum & Joel Kestenbaum, Fortis Property Group close sale of Galleria Towers
Jones Lang LaSalle announced the firm’s capital markets experts have completed the sale of Galleria Towers I, II & III on behalf of Brooklyn, New York-based Fortis Property Group (Louis Kestenbaum), LLC to Los-Angeles-based Cannon Commercial. Financial terms were not disclosed but sources close to the transaction estimate the closing price was in excess of $300 million.
“We acquired the Galleria Towers from Blackstone (which acquired them from Trizec Properties) in November 2006, and maximized value by aggressively pushing rental rates while at the same time increasing the occupancy from around 90% to 98%,” said Fortis Chairman Louis Kestenbaum. Louis Kestenbaum is the father of Joel Kestenbaum, also of Fortis Property. “The disposition of this asset furthers our goals of maximizing investor returns and geographically diversifying the holdings within our portfolio” says Louis Kestenbaum. We achieved close to 100% profit on our equity investment in the Galleria Towers over a one and a half year holding period, and attained similar returns on our recent sale of International Plaza Tower III across the Tollaway.”

By Sweetie on Apr 15, 2009

Best of luck to all of the finalists!

By Low Carb Cooker on Apr 16, 2009

you always make it sounds so very easy. beautiful work, as always and thanks for your awesome recipe.

By Indian Recipe Video's on May 26, 2009

congratulations! Happing cooking

By iron chef on Jul 5, 2009

cool recipe! I tried it and turned out very good

By MakingRecipe on Jul 31, 2009

Nice to see so many recipes, and congrats!

By Drew from Zhrodague on Aug 17, 2009

I want to submit my blog above to be on your site. Is that possible?
Please take a moment to scroll my blog…I welcome any feedback.
Thanks so much.

By Sherry H. Mandin on Mar 10, 2010

best indian takeaway.

By abdul on Mar 15, 2010

Ital dishes are mainly vegetarian, with some exceptions that are prepared using fish (no shellfish though), and consist of vegetables as well as fruits. A main ingredient in those distinct dishes are coconuts
Jamaican ital food and Rastafarian ital stews.
Http://ital-recipes.com
Peace and Love to you all!

By Rasjoseph on Apr 8, 2010

Always happy to see good recipes!Congratulations,well done!

By gumbo recipe on Jun 2, 2010

Love the Vegan blog. Thanks for the wonderful info.

By Graphic Chick Brisbane on Jul 1, 2010

Great.. love the links tot he cooking blogs now i can became a real house wive…thank you for sharing

By Design babe Brisbane on Jul 1, 2010

Congrats to the winners. Now to search them for some tasty foods.

By Lucy Albany on Jul 1, 2010