Dianne Jacob, Will Write For Food
Useful Tips, Interviews, and Stories to Inspire Food Writers and Bloggers
You’re sick of writing “add” and “place” in recipes, aren’t you? (If not, you should be.)
Here’s help. Use some of Julia Child’s verbs. I spent a pleasurable hour reading through Mastering the Art of French Cooking to [Read more…] about 100 Verbs for Recipes, from Julia Child
Kristine Kidd, former food editor at Bon Appetit magazine, ran the test kitchen for 20 years.
Guest Post by Kristine Kidd
When Kristine Kidd was food editor of Bon Appetit magazine, her staff tested recipes from writers and recipe developers, and she decided which ones would run.
A 20-year veteran of the magazine, Kidd is now self-employed and the author of several cookbooks, most recently Weeknight Gluten Free. Here are 14 insider tips. — DJ
At Bon Appetit, we tested hundreds of recipes every month. The ones we published were the ones that worked best in the test kitchen.
We rarely gave a new writer another chance if the recipes did not test well or if we had too much trouble with them. Editorial schedules are jammed and [Read more…] about Secrets of Writing Recipes for Big Food Magazines