Foodies You Should Follow on Twitter

In Seattle, where restaurants, chefs and food are topics discussed and debated with more fervor than politics, Twitter is giving foodies inside access to the conversation, 140 characters at a time. In our August issue, local food writer Rebekah Denn shows us how Twitter is revolutionizing Seattle's food scene.

If you're on Twitter and hungry for local culinary news, here's some folks you'll want to follow.

Follow Seattle magazine on Twitter
Interested in following the Seattle food scene on Twitter? Sign up for a free account at twitter.com. Follow Seattle magazine food and dining editor Allison Austin Scheff by clicking the “follow” button at twitter.com/allisonscheff. Follow writer Rebekah Denn at twitter.com/RebekahDenn. Follow Seattle magazine at twitter.com/seattlemag.

Here’s a taste of other Seattle food voices to get you started:
Shauna Ahern, Gluten-Free Girl: @glutenfreegirl
Brian Canlis of Canlis Restaurant: @bcanlis
Dana Cree, pastry chef at Poppy: @deensie
Maggie Dutton, food and drinks writer, including at Seattle Weekly: @wineoffensive
Jessie Oleson, “Cakespy”: @cakespy
Whitney Ricketts, editor of Seattle CitySearch: @whitneyricketts
Traca Savadogo, “Seattle Tall Poppy,” a self-proclaimed food geek who knows everyone in Seattle’s food scene and brings them together: @SeattleTallPopp
Seattle Bon Vivant, one of Seattle’s first popular food bloggers, is now almost exclusively on Twitter: @bonnevivante
Becky Selengut, cooking instructor at PCC, chef: @ChefReinvented
Surly Gourmand (warning: salty language and severe irreverence!): @surlygourmand
Lorna Yee, Seattle magazine Key Ingredient columnist, and a busy, lively presence on Twitter: @lornayee
Gourmet magazine editor Ruth Reichl: @ruthreichl