Dianne Jacob, Will Write For Food
Useful Tips, Interviews, and Stories to Inspire Food Writers and Bloggers
Mega-food blogger Aimee Wimbush-Bourque of Simple Bites emailed me recently to say that, after meeting with another big blogger, they decided “blogging isn’t enough anymore. We want to use our platforms to help others, to do some good, to make a difference.”
So Amy contacted World Vision, and began raising funds for hunger relief in Kenya. She created recipe cards as part of [Read more…] about Food Bloggers Who Help Others
Andrew Scrivani took all the tempting photos in Art of the Pie. This shot is for Apricot Raspberry Pie.
I fell for “Piechiatrist” Kate McDermott recently, even though I had known her casually for years. I had never thought about how she found her voice. Then, while reading the introduction to her gorgeous cookbook, Art of the Pie, I read that [Read more…] about Q&A: How Pie Guru Kate McDermott Found her Voice
Hi! This is an extra blog post just to tell you about food writing events I’m excited about — particularly a writing workshop in Italy this September. Here’s what’s coming up:
1. May 10, 2017
Speaker
The 2017 Culinary Nutrition Conference
Online
Free
Hear from leading bloggers, researchers, educators, authors, nutritionists and more who will impact the way you work. Founder Meghan Telpner, nutritionist and head of the Academy of Culinary Nutrition, interviews me about food writing and cookbook proposals. It ncludes a swag bag full of downloads from experts. And it’s all free. [Read more…] about Three Food Writing Events Coming Up
A guest post by Nancy Bagget
Selling a gift shop cookbook can work with many culinary subjects and venues, from gourmet tea, coffee, cheese, wine and spirits to spa cuisine and country inn cooking. Almost every product or topic has a supporting trade or members’ organization. And they tend to be receptive to participation by writers in their field.
I didn’t set out to write a gift shop cookbook. Eventually I realized that if I self-published, gift shops could be an excellent way to reach and sell to a key audience.
A few years ago, I began experimenting with culinary lavender when I wrote Simply Sensational Cookies. I was bowled over by how it [Read more…] about How to Create a Gift Shop Cookbook
And if you’d like to make this chocolate chocolate chip cookie, here’s the recipe. (Photo courtesy of David Lebovitz.)
I know video is the next new thing on the Internet. Food bloggers are supposed to get on it. So I turned to mega food blogger and cookbook author David Lebovitz for advice, who started making them years ago.
Q. There’s so much focus on video at food blogging conferences now. Must food bloggers get into video to stay relevant?
A. It’s good to dip your feet into a variety of things, but doing a video can be an [Read more…] about Q&A: Jump Into Video and Make Mistakes, Says David Lebovitz
A guest post by Naomi Tomky
As a freelance food writer, when I saw Dianne end her post positing that, perhaps, food writers are their own worst enemy when it comes to demanding good pay, I knew she was right.
But it’s a deeper problem than that. Not only did her piece on how there’s no money in food writing not match my experience, but in a way, it [Read more…] about Damn Right: I Do Make a Living Writing About Food
Yes, David Leite is the founder of Leites Culinaria and the multiple award-winning food essayist. And I know him as my warm, generous, and loyal friend. We have stayed at each others’ homes, met each other’s partners, and even had pastries in Paris last year.
If you don’t know him yet, David wrote an award-winning cookbook on Portuguese food. He won several James Beard and other awards. He’s been a correspondent and guest host on The Splendid Table and Martha Stewart Radio, and appeared on The Today Show.
Now he’s accomplished a huge goal, and I couldn’t be more proud. He’s written [Read more…] about Q&A: David Leite on Food, Mental Illness and Coming Out
