Everybody loves and needs food. It's always a love-hate relationship when it comes to food, don't you think? We crave it but once we have it, we hate ourselves for having too much of it.

Now don't hate me. But this is going to be a blog about food. If you can't have the food, then this is the next best thing!

Websites

1. Epicurious.com (http://www.epicurious.com)

Epicurios.com has all the recipes you will need for every occassion. And if you think they're missing your recipe, no problem! You can send it to them. It also has articles and guides on simple everyday cooking, holidays, for dinner parties and even outing out in different places. It's the ultimate for the the food lover who loves to cook!

2.The Food Network (http://www.thefoodnetwork.com)

Is your TV permanently fixed on The Food Network? Who can blame you? You watch all these chefs whip up the best dishes you've ever seen. If only you can really serve those dishes at home. Don't fret! The Food Network has all the recipes of your favorite dishes of your favorite Food Network chef.

3. The Food Section (http://www.thefoodsection.com)

The Food Section is all about food, what it is and what to do with it. You can probably call it a lifestyle food website. Josh Friedland, the man behind The Food Section, "publishes original food writing and photograph and scours the web for links to culinary news and events, recipes and gastronomical ephemera".

4. Yelp (http://www.yelp.com)

So you want to eat out tonight? But where to go? Yelp offers reviews of the different restaurants in your area. And if you're travelling to other cities in the US and want to have a nice dinner in a good restaurant, Yelp can help you with its extensive list of restaurants and recommendations.

5.Menutopia (http://www.menutopia.com)

Thousands of up-to-date menus from restaurants in different cities in the US so you can choose what to eat and prepare for what you're going to be eating.

Blogs

1. The Pioneer Woman Cooks! (http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking)

A blog about a thirty-something former-city-girl-turned-farm-girl and her cooking experiments. It's full of her own recipesand some helpful cooking tips. Her photos are absolutely gorgeous and will make you want to go and do the dish yourself. Immediately because you want to have a taste for yourself.

2. Serious Eats (http://www.seriouseats.com)

This is a blogging community about anything and everything on food. Serious Eats has different posts on the latest food news and entertainment, dining tips and advice, restaurant recommendation and food recommendations. It even has video commentaries on food, cooking and tips. Serious Eats also has partner blogs that feature pizza places, hamburger dishes and the eating in New York City.

3. Dessert Comes First (http://www.dessertcomesfirst.com)

Dessert Comes First is food critic Lori Baltazar's personal blog about food and, what else, desserts. She offers recipes of different main dishes or dessert items, reviews on the restaurants, home bakers, snacks and other food dishes. Her photos of the different dishes she eats are heavenly, making you wish you had the real one right in front of you so you can eat right then and there. She also goes on international trips every year and never fails to feature the eating community in every place she goes to.

4. EatingAsia (http://www.eatingasia.typepad.com)

A food blog on the different food dishes in Asia, mainly South East Asia. These bloggers travel through different Asian cities to sample their local delicacies. Some dishes are eat-at-your-own-risk but most of the time, they feature mouth-watering dishes that makes you want to pack up your bags and go to these cities and just feast on those wonderful dishes. Yumyum!

5. Adventures in Bento Making (http://adventuresinbentomaking.com)

She loves bento and she loves to create different bento boxes. See how creative she can get. You won't see this in your local Japanese restaurant.