The role of voice in cookbook writing (and what makes you want to buy a...
“When so many recipes are available on the internet, recipes alone don’t make a cookbook,” wrote Holly Hughes, editor of the Best American Food Writing series, explaining that she’s looking for other...
View ArticleThoughts on Amanda Hesser’s advice for aspiring food writers
If you haven’t seen Amanda Hesser’s essay about developing a food writing career – and how hard it is to do so today – it’s worth a read. Go to Food52 now to see her advice for aspiring food writers....
View Article5 TV episodes and movies that inspire my writing
Men of a Certain Age When I learned about Blogathon Theme Day #1 - “5 Movies that Have Inspired My Blogging” – I wasn’t sure I would participate. I can only think of one food blogging movie (Julie and...
View Article4 ways to gain confidence in the kitchen from Kathleen Flinn’s The Kitchen...
“I want to try to understand what could motivate people to cook more often,” writer Kathleen Flinn tells her husband in her memoir, The Kitchen Counter Cooking School. “I want to give people different...
View ArticleWhat dish would you travel across the country eating?
Writer Pascale Le Draoulec chose pie. On a road trip from California to her new home in New York, she stopped in Nevada, Kansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut among other states...
View ArticleMcDonald’s memories and the power of childhood foods
Photo courtesy isthisREALLYmylife? on Flickr McDonald’s is trying to change the way consumers think about its food, according to a recent article in The New York Times Magazine. Franchisees are...
View ArticleWordCount Blogathoners write about their “second acts”
Photo courtesy antwerpenR on FlickR Last week Michelle Rafter, founder of the WordCount Blogathon and a writer for the website SecondAct, which is geared towards those over 40, asked Blogathoners to...
View ArticleIf I started blogging today…(Blogathon Theme Day #2)
Photo courtesy Flickr user jonmatthew photography The Blogathon’s second theme day asks us to reflect on what we’ve learned as bloggers. If we were to start blogging today, what would we do...
View ArticleOn writing food blogger fan mail
Yesterday I wrote my first “fan mail” letter to a famous food blogger: Molly Wizenberg of Orangette. I do not often write “fan mail.” In fact, I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve done so...
View Article4 reasons to join a blogging challenge
Although I love vanilla and chocolate cupcakes, it didn’t feel right to end the month-long WordCount Blogathon challenge without a post that sums up the experience – and the benefits – that come with...
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