So, this follows on from the annual ‘Top 10 Restaurant critics on Twitter‘, as I got a bit of flack about bloggers not being on the list. This, despite it saying what the criteria was in the post:
The criteria for being included in the list is that you’re a published (ie in a newspaper or magazine; blogs & own websites aren’t allowed) restaurant critic, on an at least semi regular basis.
The problems with adding bloggers to the list are numerous to say the least; bloggers for a start tend to play by far more fluid rules that the traditional journalist. But more importantly how do you measure an importance/relevance/influence? Writer & blogger Andy Hayler suggested using Klout as a method of scoring, but this reaches beyond Twitter, as it uses not only one social media site, but utilises:
The other problem with using Klout as a basis, is that everybody has to be signed up to it. So it was back to my original idea of using the formula of, followers divided by people that they’re following. This would eliminate those people that follow 20,000 tweeters, and by the very essence of human nature, amass an unusually large following based on the follow back theory.
The criteria then for ‘The top 10 UK Restaurant bloggers on Twitter 2014’, is the following:
- The blog must contain an average of 1 restaurant review per month, over a 12month period.
- The content of said posts, should be controlled by the blogger, not an editor or a third party.
- Data was taken from Twitter, via Hootsuite, on May 13th 2014. So may differ at the time of publishing.
- ChefHermes.com cannot be held responsible for bloggers ‘buying’ followers, as the time taken to check & conclusively prove it had happened would be too long.
Please feel free to submit in the comments section at the foot of this post, any bloggers you think should be considered for next years list.
| Name |
Number of followers |
Number following |
Ratio (Following 1person= x followers) |
Bio |
User name |
| Tweat_Up |
12661 |
32 |
395.66 |
Eating, meeting, tweeting' #TacoWars #CraftBeerBattle http://t.co/oCy02bR4nK http://t.co/B34iHDFQG6 @StreetFeastLDN #HawkerHouse #Vibes |
@Tweat_up
|
| Matthew Fort |
28012 |
71 |
394.54 |
Guardian Food and Drink editor for 15 years, author of several award-winning books on food and expert judge on popular TV series, The Great British Menu. |
@MatthewFort
|
| Bitten & Written |
14867 |
317 |
46.90 |
London restaurant scene. From the inside... |
@bittenwritten
|
| Popup London |
4966 |
180 |
27.59 |
Up-to-the-second guide to the trendiest gobholes and noshpits in and around London. |
@Foodpit
|
| Chris Pople |
20849 |
900 |
23.17 |
Food blogger, food writer, Londoner, blagger, freeloader and timewaster. |
@ChrisPople
|
| Helen Yuet Ling Pang |
3717 |
239 |
15.55 |
Food & travel blogger with iPhone app featuring best of traditional London. Former BBFC Film Examiner. Guild of Food Writers New Media Award 2009 shortlistee. |
@Foodieguide
|
| Niamh Shields |
33104 |
2739 |
12.09 |
Irish Gal in London | Cook | Traveller | Food & Travel Blogger | Writer |
@eatlikeagirl
|
| Fuss free Helen |
9645 |
842 |
11.45 |
Freelance food writer, recipe developer, food stylist, photographer. I like food, cooking and eating. Former financial analyst. |
@FussfreeHelen
|
| Luiz Hara |
10539 |
948 |
11.12 |
Former investment banker now a Le Cordon Bleu-trained Chef, food, wine (Adv WSET) & travel writer, huge Japanophile, & host of #JapaneseSupperClub in Islington |
@thelondonfoodie
|
| Helen Graves |
22232 |
2056 |
10.81 |
Food writer. PhD student. Love Peckham & sandwiches. Author of 101 Sandwiches, out now. 3rd book Oct 2014. Winner YBF fresh faces in food writing 2013 |
@FoodStories
|
| The Skinny Bib |
5626 |
547 |
10.29 |
another kind of gastrophile... |
@theskinnybib
|
| Food Urchin |
13492 |
1316 |
10.25 |
Father and food writer. |
@FoodUrchin
|
| Hollowlegs |
14382 |
1499 |
9.59 |
Food. Drink. Swears. Mainly Asian. South East London. That kind of thing. |
@hollowlegs
|
| Chef Hermes |
5835 |
612 |
9.53 |
Maverick, but according to restaurant critic Jay Rayner-an annoying little toad. Make of me what you will :D |
@ChefHermes
|
| Daniel Young |
16572 |
1931 |
8.58 |
comfort food beyond its comfort zone. |
@youngandfoodish |
| Kang |
9583 |
1153 |
8.31 |
food and drink in london, mostly |
@LondonEater
|
| Cook Sister |
7332 |
919 |
7.98 |
Food & travel writer and photographer. South African by birth, Londoner by choice. |
@cooksisterblog |
| Rosie Birkett |
18244 |
2483 |
7.35 |
Freelance food and travel writer, columnist and author. I do restaurants, food and travel. Cook a lot. London mostly |
@Rosiefoodie
|
| Rocket and Squash |
6592 |
953 |
6.92 |
All the time Food: writing, filming, cooking ... But sometimes just Meat: wholesale manager @cannonandcannon |
@rocketandsquash
|
| Andy Hayler |
6974 |
1134 |
6.15 |
Food Writer, Restaurant critic for Elite Traveler magazine |
@wyahaw
|
As a courtesy for emailing me about a tweet, it seems only fair to mention:
