Preview of Wikio's January 2011 Gastronomy Blog Ranking

Wikio.co.uk - January Gastronomy Ranking

As you may know, Wikio publishes Top Blog Rankings every month on various categories including Gastronomy, Politics, Sports, to name just a few. These rankings are compiled by taking into account the number and weight of incoming links from other blogs or articles. In other words, the ranking position will depend on how well "linked" up a particular blog is within a certain category.

Lovely to see Sarah of Maison Cupcake topping the ranking for the first month of 2011, followed by Helen of Fuss Free Flavours and Hollow Leg's Lizzie.

A full listing will be published on Wikio this coming Friday.

1	Maison Cupcake
2	Fuss Free Flavours
3	Hollow Legs
4	Cheese and Biscuits
5	The English Can Cook
6	meemalee's kitchen
7	eat like a girl
8	London Eater
9	He-Eats
10	Cook Sister!
11	Chocablog
12	Food Stories
13	The Pink Whisk
14	Chocolate Log Blog
15	A Slice of Cherry Pie
16	Kavey Eats
17	Essex Eating
18	The Good Mood Food Blog
19	a rather unusual chinaman
20	Tinned Tomatoes

Ranking made by Wikio.co.uk

Win One of 10 Pairs of Tickets to MasterChef Live and The Wine Show – A Must Visit for Lovers of Food and Wine

To celebrate MasterChef Live’s return to Olympia for its second year, The London Foodie has TEN pairs of tickets to give away worth £41 per pair – and this year it includes entry to The Wine Show too!

Many MasterChef celebrities are taking part including John Torode, Gregg Wallace, Dhruv Baker and this year’s Celebrity MasterChef winner Lisa Faulkner. Rick Stein and James Martin will be cooking live at the show in the Chefs’ Theatre. MasterChef Live will also host a speciality market with over 120 producers from all over the UK. Slow Food, Great Taste and Foodloversbritain.com will all have a collection of the best producers of artisan food and drink.

New this year, MasterChef Live runs alongside The Wine Show where you can learn how to choose wines in tasting sessions at the Drinks Tasting Theatre with experts including Oz Clarke and Tim Atkin.

For more information about MasterChef Live and The Wine Show click here.

How to enter the competition - leave a comment in this post with your full name and e-mail if I haven't already got it, and stating your preferred date: 12th November (Friday) or 14th November (Sunday).

The 10 lucky winners will be randomly selected using random.org and their names will be announced on Monday, 8th November at midday, so keep your eyes peeled!

The winners of this competition were randomly selected using random.org and are as follows:

Susan Haddleton @LondonFoodFinds
Roisin (roisin.hanratty@gmail.com)
Jo (jokruczynska@hotmail.com)
charliepoww@aol.com
Matt Heath (Manchild815@hotmail.com)
Ute@HungryinLondon
paul.burrows@clearcast.co.uk
Rick Reiley (rydidian@yahoo.com)
Cooking the Books - becky@thorn.me.uk
jenn-m-w@hotmail.co.uk

PLEASE ENSURE YOUR COMMENT HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE BLOG POST BELOW TO ENTER THIS COMPETITION.

Terms and Conditions: Tickets are general admission only excluding Saturday, Non transferable, non exchangeable for cash. Entries for competition to close by November 8th.

A Sneaky Preview of Top 20 London Blogs

London Blogs - A New Blog Category by Wikio

As you may know, Wikio publishes Top Blog Rankings every month on various categories including Gastronomy, Politics, Sports, to name just a few. These rankings are compiled by taking into account the number and weight of incoming links from other blogs or articles. In other words, the ranking position will depend on how well "linked" up a particular blog is within a certain category.

Wikio is now launching a new London Category which will include blogs that reflect the many facets of London Life - culture, haunts, clubs, eateries and more. As with other categories, this aims to create a community that will be the home for similarly themed blogs (including The London Foodie) and a great place to discover some exciting news about the Capital.

I was asked to present you with a sneaky peek at the very first ranking for the Top 20 London Blogs (November 2010), and surprised to find The London Foodie listed. Thanks Wikio!

A full listing will be published on Wikio this coming Friday.

1	dezeen
2	IanVisits
3	Going Underground's Blog
4	853
5	MayorWatch
6	Brockley Central
7	diamind geezer
8	London Reconnections
9	Spitalfields Life
10	Transpontine
11	LondonNet -
12	HOOKED
13	Tired of London, Tired of Life
14	The Blackheath Bugle
15	Londonist
16	The London Foodie
17	The Great Wen
18	The Greenwich Phantom
19	Baroque in Hackney
20	Visit London Blog

London

Ranking made by Wikio