A tribute to the best to ever do it, period. What makes a great food blog? First and foremost, a recognition that food blogging is different than food writing, or even reporting on food issues. It’s not that food bloggers don’t write or report, but rather that they do so with a different (and often more relentless) rhythm. And the best ones—whether they’re scribing a link roundup or a weekly feature or a stunner of an exclusive—they put their back into it, too.