My name is Katie, and I live in Bristol. I left university with little idea of what to do with my life (other than that I didn’t want to go down the default English graduate route and become a teacher). So I started a food blog. This blog is a record of my exploration of and experiments with my two passions: food and photography. The name ‘A Fanatical Foodie’ popped into my head one night, when I was lying awake at 2am agonising over the decision of whether to put fresh or sun-dried tomatoes in a pasta dish. There has been many a night’s sleep disrupted by such thoughts. So the word ‘fanatical’ just about covers it.
I have been doing this blog for over a year now. It has helped me immensely in finding a direction in my career, leading to internships with food magazines and food festivals. I now work as the marketing manager for Cafe Grounded, a group of cafes in Bristol. This involves, among other things, food photography, and I’m amazed everyday that I get paid to do it.
Most of the recipes on here are my own creation, but some are inspired by/adapted from my favourite cookbooks, and this will be noted.
Beautiful blog Katie..and believe me you will know your calling when it comes along x
Gorgeous pix Katie, can’t believe you’re not shooting good professionally. Keep up the great work.
Thanks Simon!
Hi Katie,
What beautiful pictures and recipes! I am drooling! Particularly at your honeycomb toffee and pavlova with summer berries! I’m new to blogging and really hoping to learn from you, your photos are incredible!
Take care,
Gen
Hi Gen,
Thanks for your comments, that makes it all worthwhile! I love your blog too – some really interesting recipes on there. What camera are you currently using?
Katie
Hi Katie, I use the camera on my BlackBerry. It’s soooo not ideal but I have to make do for now. Hope you’re having a good weekend!