Joy The Baker

21 Responses to Goodbye Tastespotting.com

1. peabody
   June 13th, 2008 at 4:37 pm

   Yeah, I will miss it too.

2. kate
   June 13th, 2008 at 6:21 pm

   so what happened to it???
   is this it forever?

3. Stephanie
   June 13th, 2008 at 6:46 pm

   I read a few theories about it but apparently it is definitely shut down for good. There is a site called Recipes 2 Share that is in the process of trying to create a website like Tastespotting to fill the void. Not sure how good it will be or the details behind it, but I’m crossing my fingers it will be at least half decent.

4. linda
   June 13th, 2008 at 7:08 pm

   Tastespotting.com introduced me to so many good blogs including this one. I have only recently found this world of food and recipes and am sad to see it gone. I thank it for all that it has given me especially your brownies.

5. Mike
   June 13th, 2008 at 7:56 pm

   lol, that’s a great reply. But yea…sad to see it go. :-/

6. MO
   June 13th, 2008 at 10:07 pm

   I too am so sad to see it go. I noticed there were no new postings Thursday and thought there was a glitch until I checked again and got the note of it being closed. SOOO bummed - I loved looking at all those food pictures and it was such a resource to find great food blogs and recipes (it’s how I found this site as well).

7. Kelsey
   June 13th, 2008 at 10:26 pm

   I couldn’t believe it. I was initially puzzled when Tastespotting ceased being updated these past few days, and when it finally showed that the much beloved site was no more I just about broke my computer. Legal complications? Seriously? Can’t they ameliorate whatever damage has occurred and bring the site back up? It was my foodo-blogo-sphere(o) cornerstone. Practically my laptop’s homepage. Sheesh. Makes me want to pick up and start my own site.

8. Maja
   June 13th, 2008 at 10:47 pm

   Nooooo … :(

9. latifa
   June 14th, 2008 at 2:42 am

   oh……no. i’m really sad to hear this.

10. Stephanie
    June 14th, 2008 at 6:48 am

    The people over at Recipes 2 Share have in fact created a new food photography gallery in hopes of allowing us food bloggers to come down from the Tastespotting withdrawal shakes. I’m all about encouraging any site that is trying to fill the Tastespotting void because I think food bloggers really need such a forum. Check it out!

11. Amanda
    June 14th, 2008 at 8:02 am

    how crappy, eh?

12. Bob Parry
    June 14th, 2008 at 8:05 am

    TASTESPOTTING - This is what my Saturday mornings were all about. Catch up on email and search for some of the best ideas and recipes to be found. Greatest way to find the best blogs and new people and places. Too bad the lawyers had to destroy something else we all shared. Why is it when there are good things that so many people enjoy that do not harm someone that it must be taken away. For me, I will go back to data mining and locating the recipes and ideas the hard way and remember that someone did a fine job of presentation and sharing of ideas only to be taken away by some scrooge. The only profit I got from using the site was the pleasure of sharing the good things in life….

13. Kara
    June 14th, 2008 at 9:57 am

    I cannot believe this has happened. And I know this may seem a little pathetic, but this almost makes me sick. I just can’t believe it. I am 18 years old, and cooking has just recently for the past year and a half been a passion of mine. To find this website was like the light at the end of the tunnel for me. And to have it taken away? Over someone who had the nerve to take away and personally offend me and many others source of passion. This person obviously didn’t like cooking if they made this much ruckus and caused the website to shut down. Finding good recipes to cook was so easy with tastespotting, and it really inspired me more and more each day to cook with passion. I have over 200 recipes from tastespotting in my e-mail. And all I can think about is to pray they will bring it back. If they do, it will be harder for people to copyright, or do whatever was done. Maybe this will help, having saved so many recipes, somehow.

14. Robin
    June 14th, 2008 at 11:45 am

    Hello! I started up a blog—Food Porn Daily—in response to Tastespotting’s shutdown. I’ll be featuring photos of drool-worthy foods daily. I added your site to my reader for considerations… check it out at http://fpdaily.net. Let me know any feedback, I’d love to hear it!

15. Melody
    June 14th, 2008 at 2:06 pm

    I feel the same way…I am so devastated to see it go. It was one of my favorite sites and I checked it every day….this is just too sad!

16. giz
    June 14th, 2008 at 8:21 pm

    So sad to see it go - I always found so many interesting dishes and blogs. Sniff Sniff.

17. Holly
    June 15th, 2008 at 7:47 am

    I was so sad! It looks like someone is trying to get a replacement going that looks pretty good at http://foodgawker.com/

    Hopefully it can fill the void!

18. linda
    June 16th, 2008 at 8:24 am

    Thanks Joy, Robin and Holly!! Thank you Joy for allowing us to post our thoughts and thank you Robin and Holly for the links to two wonderful sites! And a big thank you to the owners of these sites for stepping up to the plate to give so generously to our passion. My heart is again smiling.

19. Amanda
    June 17th, 2008 at 7:26 am

    The foodgawker.com site is actually pretty close to the tastespotting that we all loved. Check it out.

20. Astrid
    June 17th, 2008 at 8:07 am

    Oh I didn’t know how Tastespotting is gone, how sad! I looked briefly at the alternative sites mentioned in your comments, and while each has its qualities, it was really the layout of Tastespotting that I liked. I did a quick search and found this site which looks similar, no idea though if it will be the same quality in terms of selecting good photos: http://foodgawker.com/

21. Mary
    June 29th, 2008 at 1:42 pm

    It’s back! Haven’t studied it yet, but look!

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