The Well Fed Network announced the nominations for the 2007 Food Blog Awards yesterday and we here at Slashfood were happy to discover that we have been nominated in the Best Group Food blog category. The other nominees in our category are all regular reads of mine (Cook Think, the Ethicurean, Ideas in Food and Serious Eats) so I know just how stiff our competition is. You can vote for us (or any one of these nominated group blogs) here. Make sure to check out the rest of the categories, as it's a terrific way to discover a new food blog or two.

The Well Fed Network, which was started by the Accidental Hedonist, took over the hosting duties of the Food Blog Awards last year and has just announced a call for nominations for the 2006 awards. The awards were started as a way to recognize excellence in what was once a very tiny niche of the blogging world. In the past few years, the category has expanded immensely and the awards are a bigger deal than ever before. Nominating your favorite blogs/bloggers is a great way to let them know you appreciate their hard work and checking out the lists of nominees will introduce you to some great new sites. Nominations will close on Friday, December 15th by Midnight EST. The categories include Best Writing, Most humorous, Best Photography, Best Restaurant Reviews, Best New Food Blog, Best Original Recipes, Best Recipes, Best Blog by a Chef and Best Overall, among others.

By the way, we would love to send a big "thank you" out to the person who nominated Slashfood in the Best Group Blog category!

Kate just announced the 2005 Food Blog Award winners on her new site. Congratulations to all the nominees and thanks to everyone who voted. Without further ado, the winners are:

• Best Chef's Blog: Eggbeater
• Best City Blog: David Lebovitz
• Best Blog Covering the Food Industry: Food Whore
• Best Blog Covering Wine, Beer or Spirits: Vinography
• Best Food Blog - Humor: Food Whore
• Best Food Blog - Photography: Nordljus
• Best Food Blog - Recipes: Chocolate & Zucchini
• Best Food Blog - Restaurant Reviews: Becks & Posh
• Best Food Blog - Theme: Gluten Free Girl
• Best Food Blog - Writing: Chocolate & Zucchini
• Best Group Food Blog: Too Many Chefs
• Best Non Blogging Food Site: Epicurious
• Best New Blog: Delicious Days
• Best Post: Meat comes from Animals; Deal with it, or eat Vegetables
• Best Overall Food Blog: Orangette
  

Please take a chance to review all the nominees, as the competition was stiff this year and everyone nominated does a fantastic job all year long.

The Accidental Hedonist has just announced that the voting is now open for the 2005 Food Blog Awards. The polls will be open from January 5th through January 18th, with the winners to be announced sometime shortly thereafter.

The list of finalists was compiled from large lists of nominees by a panel of judges, who selected their favorites. The favorites were compared and narrowed down even further in a second round of judging until there were five finalists in each category. Each blog that made it to the finals is excellent, though many of the nominated blogs are at least equally good, so review all the nominees if you have a chance. 

Click here to place your votes!