When people say they want to write about food I’m always making suggestions like:
- Don’t quit your day job
- Find a patron
- Win the lottery
- Don’t write for free
- Supplement your income with other food-related jobs like catering and teaching cooking classes.
But I’ve never heard this way to make money as a food writer: Compete as a contestant on the national American game show, Wheel of Fortune.
That’s exactly what cookbook author and freelance writer Greg Patent did on Friday night. A puzzle freak and watcher of the game show since 1975, Patent auditioned when [Read more…] about Food Writer’s New Source of Income: A Game Show