Oh hai! Here are a couple of common questions we get asked over and over again. If you’re curious about anything, feel free to ask!
Q: What theme do you use?
A: We use a custom WordPress theme that Mike designed specifically for I am a Food Blog. You can see past I am a Food Blog themes here & here, and here.
Q: Who is Steph?
A: Food and cute obsessed, recipe creator and tester, voice, and b-roll photographer, Mike’s one true love.
Q: Who is Mike?
A: The photography and lighting expert, chief taste-tester, Steph’s one true love.
Q: Who shoots the photos?
A: Mike, usually, but sometimes Steph will hop in :)
Q: Which lens do you use?
A: We switch between a 35mm 1.8, 20mm 1.8, and 85mm 1.8.
Q: Do you shoot in natural light?
A: 98% of the photos are shot with artificial light. We have an SB500 and we LOVE it. The other 2%, the travel shots, are shot in natural light.
Q: Do you Instagram?
A: YES! You can follow us here.
Q: What’s your cooking style/food philosophy?
A: Steph – I like simple, delicious, honest food. Most of my recipes are straight-forward and don’t have fussy ingredients. That being said, LOVE combining different foods together. Some very I am a Food Blog recipes are: Crab Rangoon Deviled Eggs, Banh Mi Tacos, Okonomiyaki Burgers, and Mac and Cheese Pie. I use a lot of Asian flavors, partially due to nostalgia and partially because they are just so darn delicious.
A: Mike – trashy, drunk food that is obviously too messy to eat but you’re gonna do it anyway because it’s that good.
Q: Are you that girl that…?
A: Yup, I cooked, Mike photographed, and we ate through the entire Momofuku cookbook! It was a delicious ride. You can read all about our adventures at MM42.
Q: Can I use your images and recipes on my site?
A: We work really hard to provide unique content. All of the content and images are copyrighted, which means you need permission to use them. If you want to share a recipe please limit yourself to one image and link back to iamafoodblog.com or to the post directly. If you’d like to repost the recipe on your site, please re-write it so it’s in your own words. When in doubt, just send an email to ask. Thank you!
Q: How can I reach you?
A: You can contact us right here!
Hi Stephanie,
As a passionate cook I started to write my own stories on a blog about two months ago. I have to admit I selected yours amongst many others as a great source of inspiration. The way you present your recipes with these vibrant and oh so inviting photos, I’m still very impressed! Good to see how you inspire so many people to get back in their kitchens and to share meals with their friends and family, that’s really great!
Wish you all the best, keep enjoying the good food!
Charles
Please add me to your email subscription list! Thanks — I’m looking forward to seeing your recipes and pix on a regular basis!
I don’t see where to be added to your subscription list. Love your blog!
I just discovered MM42 and love it, than by chance (and not by link on mm42) found this site.
I love the recipes but your writing voice is fun and will bring me back to both sites.. (I am late to the party so I certainly hope you don’t plan on taking down MM42 any time soon).
Thanks you rock
Suddenly in love with your blog, I just try to find food blog reference because I just started my own food blog, it was still new and look so ugly comparing to yours. But your blog inspired me to be a good food blogger. There are a lot of recipe I want to try from your blog. But i can’t find a follow me button in your blog, is it not exist or is it just me cannot find it? Thanks before.
Elegant looking blog. Great content with enticing recipes and very engaging photographs. As a newbie blogger but big foodie I’ll definitely be following. All the best.
Hi Stephanie! I am a beauty blogger from |South Africa…and I do love food… especially the colours and tastes, but also the textures. And being Capetonian, I adore wines that pair well with various meals. I enjoy your blog, and may just share some of your recipes on my blog…because, well, your recipes are certainly styling!<3
This is my favourite food blog
For this blog there are working different persons I guess. At least a graphic designer, a photographer, and obviously (I hope so) she. The caligraphy on the main banners are done in a very profesional way and you need a lot of typographic skills to do something like this in such a variety for each post. It seems to be an editorial project camouflated as a blog and I would prefer if they would be honest.
Interesting comment. Remember that post about sangria and injured boob? Yah, that was me. It was painful….pretty honest here.