If you were to ask your best friend what they ate for dinner last Monday, do you think that they would remember? In my experience, many people wouldn’t.

               To me, eating food has never been a chore or a mindless activity, but rather my favorite parts of the day. I don’t want to forget what I ate last Monday for dinner because it probably was amazing! That is why I chose to create a log of the meals I enjoy every day so that I can look back and remember the experience.

               My Instagram food blog, what I call my “Foodstagram”, was started my freshman year in college. My original intentions for creating this account was to keep myself accountable for making healthier choices in the dining hall (I’ve always had a sweet tooth). What it has become is a place to record the restaurants I tried for the first time, share the recipe I found online that I thought was amazing, and show off the newest foods from the grocery store I picked up that week. I found that this Instagram blog became therapeutic and I found a passion for reviewing restaurants and products that I am trying for the first time. Because of this, I believe my topic for this blog couldn’t be anything less than reviewing restaurants in the Pullman-Moscow area.

               Within this blog I will be able to include original photos of the food I’m eating, videos of my meals start to finish, as well as audio stories about my experiences, good or bad, with these restaurants. Here are some photos that I have previously taken that give a basis of what that could look like.

               Some examples of projects that can be completed with this topic are a logo design in Unit 2 that establishes myself as an aspiring food critic and that will add a sense of professionalism to my blog. For Unit 4, I would be able to create a video of my experience at a new local restaurant and I would be able to share how I believe they shape up against their local competitors.

Some of my inspiration for my topic choice comes from other bloggers who have successfully created careers with similar ideas.

Roadfood is a blog that has reviews of restaurants all over the United States and even includes routes you can take to visit the best restaurants in a particular region or state.

Much Ado About Fooding is another great example of what I aim to accomplish. This specific blog has an extra sense of professionalism and even goes as far as to interview chefs at certain restaurants.

Lastly, My New Roots is a blog that shares the design intent that I am striving for with my blog. I enjoy the clean, easy to navigate, and aesthetically pleasing layout and look of this blog.

I hope to share my passion and joy about food with more than just my instagram following, and look forward to the creative assignments that follow this course.

Best,

Addison