Welcome to the first Food Blogger Challenge on Grokker hosted by Loyd Grossman, where eleven food bloggers display their culinary talents to be crowned Grokker’s Food Blogger of the Year, 2014.

After starting his food blog in 2010, Ed decided to leave his job as a lawyer, and pursue a career following his cooking passion. He now writes for a number of magazines, hosts supper clubs, offers tuition and catering services, and was shortlisted for the ‘Best Online Food Writer’ in the 2013 Fortnum and Mason Food Awards.

Asma discovered her love of cooking when she came to the UK in the early 90’s. She soon after returned to her ancestral kitchens in India, to learn the techniques of Indian cuisine and master traditional family recipes. Since then her love for cooking has grown from strength to strength, and she has recently started hosting supper clubs and blogging regularly.

Danny Kingston is, in his own words, a “food adventurer, an enthusiastic allotmenteer, a supper club host and the writer of the entertaining and quirky epicurean blog, Food Urchin”. Between pit-roasting lambs and hanging marrows, he is very active on social media and was recently listed as one of MSN’s ‘top twenty foodies to follow on Twitter’.

Emanuelle found her love of cooking at big family events, where food was always the most important feature. Since then, she has developed a wide repertoire from a mix of backgrounds, cultures, and countries. She loves nothing more than to make homely food that will never be a burden on your waistline.

Having started out peeling potatoes in a restaurant, Joudie has held almost every job in the cooking industry. She now owns her own catering business, making modern Middle Eastern food for people across the UK. She learnt to cook at home with her family, where the kitchen was the social hub of the household.

Regula is a Belgian graphic designer and photographer, who loves Britain. Her passion for all things British extends to her culinary interests, and her blog explores traditional and forgotten British recipes dating back to the 14th century. She has recently begun her chef’s degree at culinary school, where she is also training to be a beer sommelier.

Sumayya is on a mission to put Pakistani cuisine on the culinary map. She has written for numerous publications, is a Member of the Guild of Food Writers, and is currently working on her memoirs of Pakistani cuisine. She also hosts her own cookery classes, and is frequently a guest teacher at a number of famous cookery schools across the UK.

In 2010, Sage left his job as an architect so that he could explore the great food cultures of the world. He loves nothing more than sharing a good meal with friends, and writing about his culinary travels in his blogs and books. He also runs successful cookery classes teaching a number of world cuisines. A true food pilgrim!

Vicki is a “food loving, tea drinking, absolute geek”. She loves cooking up fantastic dinners, and putting her own personal twist on classic dishes from around the world. Living in Cumbria, she has access to an amazing variety of local produce, including some that she grows in her own garden, and so her ingredients never come from far away.

Jeremy’s earliest childhood memories involved cooking and enjoying food, as his family all suffer from ‘an addiction to great taste’. After going through classical training at Le Cordon Bleu, Jeremy decided to start a cookery school called the School of Wok, in London, and in his spare time blogs about the food he loves to eat and cook.

Uyen moved to London at a very young age, but Vietnamese cuisine was never far away. When she was young, she loved helping her mother cook traditional family recipes, and this love affair with Vietnamese cooking never left her. She has recently published a successful Vietnamese cookbook and holds regular supper clubs and cookery classes at her home.