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Dianne Jacob, Will Write For Food

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Join Us at a New Food Memoir Workshop in France in December

June 19, 2018 by diannejacob 15 Comments

photo of hotel for food memoir workshop in France.

Students at work in the breakfast room of the Hôtel Diderot, where we will stay. Writer and blogger Jamie Schler, my co-host, owns it with her husband.

If you are a storyteller who would like to sharpen your skills at a food memoir workshop in France, come join us in December.

This time, award-winning essayist and blogger Jamie Schler and I will focus on memoir and essay writing. As it applies to food, of course.

By personal essay or memoir writing, I mean writing based on [Read more…] about Join Us at a New Food Memoir Workshop in France in December

Filed Under: My workshops and conferences Tagged With: France food memoir workshop, Hotel Diderot, Jamie Schler, memoir workshops in France, Writing workshop in France

An Interview With Anthony Bourdain: “Absolute Fearlessness is Essential”

June 11, 2018 by diannejacob 72 Comments

interview with Anthony Bourdain

On the ferry to Vashon Island while filming Parts Unknown in Seattle, Washington, in 2017. Photo by David Scott Holloway, courtesy of CNN.

When I heard the shocking news, I thought back to my interview with Anthony Bourdain about writing and eating.

I wanted to interview him about writing. In 2004 I was working on the first edition of Will Write for Food, my book about how to become a food [Read more…] about An Interview With Anthony Bourdain: “Absolute Fearlessness is Essential”

Filed Under: Memoir, Writing Tagged With: Anthony Bourdain, Anthony Bourdain on memoir, Anthony Bourdain on writing

Diverse Identities are Central to Food Writing, says Nik Sharma

June 5, 2018 by diannejacob 1 Comment

In his blog and in print, Nik Sharma writes about growing up in the United States and India, and what he loves to cook and bake. He also writes about his diverse identities: life as an immigrant and married gay man. He does it all with grace and [Read more…] about Diverse Identities are Central to Food Writing, says Nik Sharma

Filed Under: Ethics, Writing Tagged With: A Brown Kitchen, A Brown Table, diverse food writing, Nik Sharma

16 Super Useful Links for Food Writers and Bloggers

May 29, 2018 by diannejacob 6 Comments

image about useful links.I love finding super useful links about food writing. There is so much to learn and enjoy. Below you’ll find stories about people I admire, think pieces, and how-tos on amping up your skills.

Sometimes I put in a link that’s good for a laugh. If you’re going to click through this list, it might as well [Read more…] about 16 Super Useful Links for Food Writers and Bloggers

Filed Under: Useful Links Tagged With: best links for food writers and bloggers, Food blogging, food writing

Food Blogger Pro Open Enrolment Starts Now

May 24, 2018 by diannejacob 3 Comments


It’s time for Food Blogger Pro Open Enrolment. Enrolment only lasts one week (from May 24-31) so if you haven’t already, I hope you’ll click on one of these links or the ad on the right, to sign up. After that there’s a waiting list.

(And hey, if you want to skip the sales pitch to read my interview with co-founder Bjork Ostrom, a thought leader on food blogs, entrepreneurship, and intentionality, just scroll down.) [Read more…] about Food Blogger Pro Open Enrolment Starts Now

Filed Under: Food Blogging Tagged With: Bjork Olstrum, Food Blogger Pro, Food Blogger Pro Open Enrolment, how to grow your food blog, the future of food blogs

Get a Decent Social Media Following First to Get a Cookbook Deal, says Gibbs Smith Editor

May 15, 2018 by diannejacob 7 Comments

Michelle Branson says she wants cookbook authors with a decent social media following. She’s Senior Editor and Contract Administrator of Gibbs Smith, in charge of cookbooks acquisition team, and a member of the children’s books acquisitions team.

The question, though, is what constitutes a “decent social [Read more…] about Get a Decent Social Media Following First to Get a Cookbook Deal, says Gibbs Smith Editor

Filed Under: Cookbooks Tagged With: Gibbs-Smith, how big a following for a cookbook, How to get a cookbook deal, Michelle Branson

Our Italy Food & Wine Writing Workshop

May 8, 2018 by diannejacob 6 Comments

Caio! I’m back from the Valpolicella wine region of Verona, Italy, where my co-host Demet Guzey and I hosted a sold out group of students from the U.S. and Ireland to eat, drink and write. It was our second writing workshop and we hope for more.

The grounds of our 500-year old Palladian villa. Not shown are a vineyard, carriage house, chapel, ping pong table, and pool. And Grecian statues. (Photo by Owen Rubin.)

We stayed at a gorgeous 10-bedroom Palladian villa in San Pietro in Cariano, a tiny town near Verona, about 1.5 hours’ drive from [Read more…] about Our Italy Food & Wine Writing Workshop

Filed Under: My workshops and conferences Tagged With: Dining in the Valpolicella wine region, food writing in Italy, Italy food and wine writing workshop

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