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TEST KITCHEN There���s a seemingly endless number of blogs and websites devoted to food. Alyssa Shelasky mines the Web to find the best of the bunch. About five years ago, I created the food blog, Apron Anxiety, which has since turned into a successful memoir and maybe even a major television series. But the truth is, there are many food blogs and online magazines far better than mine and I���ve turned to them several (thousand) times for dinner party meltdowns, molten chocolate cake escapes and that sweet sense of culinary community. Here are five sites that inspire, educate, intimidate and satiate both simple and sophisticated palates everywhere. s s Honest Cooking Self-described as ���the food magazine,��� this beautiful, bustling site has everything from intimate chef diaries to underground gelato hangs. It���s very international, with tightly edited features to highlight the world���s most interesting, exciting perspectives on food trends, food travel and food porn. Food52 Almost every gastronome with a computer now turns to Food52���the brainchild of The New York Times food columnists Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs���for easy accessible recipes and a bubbly community of like-minded home cooks. Readers are encouraged to submit family heirloom recipes and new experiments. There are several online contests, giveaways and nonstop comments on personal hits and misses. Tasting Table The free daily email for ���adventurous eaters everywhere,��� covers the foodie-universe gamut with a fast, consolidated, in-your-face approach. Serving up hot news on restaurants, au courant recipes, cocktail suggestions and chef gossip, Tasting Table is as much an online dinner party as it is a foodie news source. Sous Style Created by Elle magazine���s Pippa Lord, Sous Style is for the ���new generation��� of homemakers. According to Lord, the 2013 modern woman wants to be the style icon, legendary hostess, gourmet chef and seductress���all at once. The site is glossy, chic and electric. But be forewarned, you will quickly be provoked to update your kitchen and your closet. Food & Femininity For home cooks with day jobs and budgets, this site is a careful balance of inspiration without intimidation���a simple-yet-playful look at ���homemaking��� in the big city. Erin Phraner, the young creator of Food and Femininity, shares easy recipes, tips, and tricks that she���s picked up as a food editor at magazines in New York City on this user-friendly, no-stress site. Posts are packed with smart, cheery and accessible cooking encouragement. s s s 204 BAL HARBOUR Coconut granola from Two Peas & Their Pod, featured on Sous Style.