Dianne Jacob, Will Write For Food
Dianne Jacob, Will Write For Food
IACP decided not to award this book Cookbook of the Year because its co-author is the head of IACP.
On Sunday night, at the IACP cookbook awards in New York, Martha Holmberg, Chief Executive Officer of IACP, won the association’s highest honor, for Cookbook of the Year. She co-wrote Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables with chef Joshua McFadden.
She wrote the book on the side, as a [Read more…] about IACP Strips Winner of Cookbook of the Year Award After Outcry
As allegations of harassment or assult by chefs and restaurateurs in the food industry surface, where does this leave the critic, whose job has been — traditionally — to write about food, service and decor? How do restaurant critics respond?
I bet many restaurant reviewers — and their editors — have lost sleep over their changing roles.
And that’s great! People in our industry should wrestle with sexism, power and abuse. These are the issues of today, not just [Read more…] about Restaurant Critics Respond to Sexual Harassment
A guest post by Sonja Overhiser
There’s a mile-long to-do list and a packed inbox to deal with right now. And we have to make deadlines too. These looming responsibilities can strike fear in my heart.
Like you, I have lots to get done! With my husband Alex, I run the A Couple Cooks blog and social media, host a podcast and do recipe development for brands. Now I have [Read more…] about 6 Powerful Ways to Organize Tasks and Make Deadlines
I was prepared to not like him. After all, Yelp restaurant reviewers singlehandedly ended the careers of many restaurant reviewers by writing for free, right? That’s what a friend said, who was once a professional critic.
And what did this guy know about writing a good review, I wondered? Not to mention, who gets to be Elite and what does that mean? A free meal?
To find out, I called Chris Sladky, 29, a Yelp Elite reviewer and software product manager, to interview him. Then he suggested meeting him for lunch. I had not [Read more…] about I Met a Yelp Elite Reviewer and He Changed My Mind
A guest post by Cameron Stauch
When I started writing my first cookbook, Vegetarian Việt Nam, and friends asked what’s involved, I gave them a blank stare. If they had asked me to prepare a meal for a couple hundred people, I’d say, “Easy. When and where?” I’m a professional chef, and this is what I know.
But eventually, with the help of [Read more…] about 9 Things I Wish I Knew About Writing My First Cookbook
Bonnie Tsui has freelanced for publications for more than a decade, including The New York Times, Travel + Leisure and as a contributing editor for San Francisco magazine. Recently she received an annual award for food writing from the San Francisco Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier.
That gave me the opportunity to interview her, since both of us became Dames recently. She concluded that [Read more…] about Why it’s Both Easier and Harder to Freelance for Publication
Oprah said it last week on the Golden Globes. She wants you to be “speaking your truth.” She said she’s “especially proud and inspired by all the women who have felt strong enough and empowered enough to [Read more…] about Speaking Your Truth