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June Workshop on Culinary Storytelling in Cambodia

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Cuisine Wat Dam Nak, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Cuisine Wat Dam Nak, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Photo by David Hagerman.

I know, right? Sometimes I have to pinch myself. I taught my first workshop with food and travel photographer David Hagerman and food and travel writer Robyn Eckhardt in Turkey last October, and had a blast. Now they’ve invited me back, this time to teach culinary storytelling in Cambodia in June.

Our workshop is Crafting Culinary Stories: An Intensive Workshop in Food Photography and Writing. It takes place in the resort town of Siem Reap, June 3 to 8 and already there are only 3 spaces left! [Read more…] about June Workshop on Culinary Storytelling in Cambodia

Join Me in Turkey for a Food Photography and Writing Workshop, October 2015

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Want to take photos this good? Dave will show you how. (Photo by David Hagerman.)

They popped the question over lunch, about a year ago. Freelance food writer Robyn Eckhardt of the blog Eating Asia, and professional food photographer David Hagerman brought up this event at Cafe Rouge in Berkeley, CA. We had met to celebrate their book deal for a Turkish cookbook (I coached Robyn on the book proposal), which sold to Rux Martin. What did I think, they ventured, about a Turkish workshop on food writing and food photography in 2015?

I had to think about it for, maybe 10 seconds. Let’s see:

  • Picturesque village of Alcati, on the Aegean and famous for its stone houses and narrow streets. Check.
  • Lots of Turkish food, which fuses Central Asian, Caucasian, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Balkan cuisines. Check.
  • Near the beach and Ephesus. Check.
  • Gorgeous accommodations, covered in Conde Nast Traveller and Travel & Leisure. Check.
  • A chance to hang out with two professionals I enjoy and learn from them. Check.

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