"curtain twitching"

Photo courtesy of Stacy Bass

How could I not write about an article that compared food blogging to the marvelously descriptive title above, "curtain twitching"?

Don't worry, I had to look up "curtain twitching" as well to confirm my hunch was on the mark.
(The term is one you associate with neighbors perched behind their parted curtains and peering down on the street below--often looking for trouble brewing.)

Julia Clark, who writes at A Slice Of Cherry Pie and is founder of the UK Food Bloggers Association (UKFBA), made the association and I believe had a more innocent dynamic in mind: food bloggers part the curtain into restaurants for the rest of us via the screen of our choice.

The Scotsman article spotlights a few key personalities in the Scottish blogging world, but also traces the rise of food blogging in North America and the growth phase it's experiencing now in the UK. It's an informative read on an industry that is growing faster than a souffle falls once out of the oven.

As the numbers of food bloggers continue to grow, it is natural that the definition of what it means to be a food blogger will expand as well. For instance, you'll rarely, if ever see a recipe or a restaurant review on my blog, but I still consider it a food blog. Happily, there is plenty of room at the table for all of us.

Keeping with the Scottish theme today, I'll wrap this up and reach for a wedge of the best Scottish shortcake I've ever eaten--homemade and I've been told, exceptional in taste thanks to one secret ingredient: love.