Dianne Jacob, Will Write For Food
Useful Tips, Interviews, and Stories to Inspire Food Writers and Bloggers
If you know how to write freelance pieces about restaurants and chefs, the editor of the Michelin Guide United States website wants to hear from you.
Editor Aaron Hutcherson started a food blog, The Hungry Hutch, almost 10 years ago, during a former career on Wall Street. He went on to become a chef and still posts twice a month. But now he manages a [Read more…] about The Editor of the Michelin Guide Website Wants to Hear from You
A guest post by Martha Lorden[Read more…] about Want to Write Cookbook Reviews? Here are 5 Tips
While a student at the University of Mumbai, studying biochemistry and microbiology, cookbook author and food writer Nik Sharma learned a process that he would eventually use for developing recipes.
“We worked in a lab, doing medical research, ” he explains. “We were taught to make buffers or chemical solutions. The way it’s done is very similar to [Read more…] about For Nik Sharma, Developing Recipes is All About Science
At a conference I attended recently, a panel focused on two kinds of projects: writing a memoir and writing a biography. Moderated by Cara De Silva, the panelists were memoirists Elissa Altman, Mark Russ Federman, Madhur Jaffrey; and biographers Laura Shapiro and Anne Mendelson.
I zeroed in on Anne, author of Stand By the Stove: The Story of the Women Who Gave America the Joy of Cooking. I had met her decades ago at a Symposium for Professional Food Writers at the Greenbrier. She clutched her typewritten address and read it to the crowd. It was an insightful and wry essay about her experience. She was the biographer of the [Read more…] about If You Want to Write a Biography About a Famous Person or Two…
A guest post by Debbie Moose
The funny thing about being funny is that, once you try writing that way, you probably won’t want to stop. Humorous food writing connects with readers better than [Read more…] about Get Some Humor into Your Food Writing
Learning al fresco in the garden of our villa in the Valpolicella wine region. (Photo by Owen Rubin.)
Part of being a good writer is getting out from behind your computer to attend a conference, workshop or other events coming up. These are places to network and learn, of course.
But more imporantly, getting away can help you move forward with renewed enthusiasm and energy. When you get out of your rut, your mind makes [Read more…] about 4 Events Coming Up in the US and Beyond
Best-selling cookbook author Julia Turshen has always volunteered in her community, including cooking for for a local version of Meals on Wheels. More recently she’s been working with [Read more…] about Q&A: Julia Turshen on the Politics of Food and Writing