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Culinary Maven Nathalie Dupree Writes About Sexual Assault

Yep, it’s a real shocker. Nathalie Dupree, a beloved Grand Dame of the food world, has more to discuss than cooking. The rest of us do too, because we have a life that goes beyond cooking. But most of us don’t have her guts. To be clear, Nathalie posts about lots of things on Facebook […]

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Blogger Gets Cookbook Deal With 1-Sentence Email

Aquafaba intrigued Rebecca Coleman, a food blogger and social media instructor who got a cookbook deal. A few years ago, she began experimenting with the garbanzo bean water, which vegans use as an egg replacer, in recipes. But she never even considered writing a cookbook about this trendy new food. Yet she got a contract, […]

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Taming the Internal Critic: A Free Webinar 10/12/17

The voice says you’re never going to be a good enough writer, food stylist, blogger, recipe developer, or social media maven. The one that asks “Why bother?” or “Who cares?” Your job is taming the internal critic, but it doesn’t always work. That voice never goes away, because it is part of you. So taming the […]

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New FTC Rules For Endorsing Products Online

You know the rules, right? If you live in the US and you are endorsing products online, you must disclose that you received payment or payment in kind. This rule applies to using social media too. So if you want to write sponsored posts — where you promote a product or service — or get […]

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Don’t Give Up on Your Writing

Are you tempted to leave your blog behind, or move that book idea to the round file? Or maybe you’ve already given up. I’m here to tell you: Don’t give up on your writing. It takes a long time to become a good writer. I’m determined to get there. What about you? Ira Glass understands […]

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An Italy Writing Workshop on Food and Wine

Ciao! I’m just back in my desk in Oakland, California,  jet-lagged but happy. I’ve been at an Italy writing workshop I conducted with my co-host, food and wine writer Demet Guzey, who lives in Verona. Usually I add a few days of holiday afterwards, but this time my husband and I began in Venice. It […]

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Let’s Take “Perfect” Out of Cooking

Look at these two current covers from Saveur and Fine Cooking. Shame on them. The editors imply that only perfect food is worthwhile, and that anything else you make is — well, sub par. And who makes food that is less than perfect? Me. Most of us. Like you, I do my best. It looks […]

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8 Ways to Recycle, Repurpose and Aggregate Your Content

Last week Amy Sherman of Cooking With Amy and I did a session at TechMunch San Francisco on “How to Recycle, Repurpose and Aggregate Existing Content.” Amy is a longtime colleague and friend who started her food blog in 2003. When I tweeted about the session, Shauna James Ahern of Gluten-Free Girl replied, “I’d love to […]

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3 Reasons Food Writing Doesn’t Pay

Actually there’s only one reason food writing doesn’t pay: Mostly women do it, and most do it as a hobby or on the side. As a result, they are amateurs or consider themselves as such, even after years of work or accomplishments. Most of us don’t ask to be paid what we’re worth. So publications […]

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The Power of Peg Bracken’s Voice in “The Compleat I Hate to Cook Book”

We’ve forgotten about the 1960s cookbook The Compleat I Hate to Cook Book and Peg Bracken’s voice,  which is a shame. This book sold more than 3 million copies, and now you can now buy it used for as little as $2.50. And I recommend you do so, immediately. If you wonder what differentiates you from every […]

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