POST 7 As I was listening to the BBC’s Food Program’s episode“Cookbooks of 2018” which you can listen here, I was thinking about how much has the publishing industry changed in the last few years and the impact it has had to enable many voices to create amazing content that […]
Tag: food writing
Photography and food styling
The new digital landscape has radically transformed the old work paradigms that for decades ruled the printed publishing industry. The advent of the internet and the subsequent creation of social-media platforms have levelled up the way in which everyday people can become content creators with just a few tools, but […]
To write a book you need to read a lot
To write about food you must read a lot about it, cook it, write it, repeat. On a previous post I wrote about researching recipes, envision an audience and write specifically for them, the sources and methods to better complement your work. This time I will explore types of resources […]
Photographing life and food in Mexico
In our multi-media rich world feels strange to think of an analogue way to document life just with words, easily forgetting that in fact for centuries we have re-imagined the vivid descriptions of travellers, diarists and writers who have captured the zeitgeist of their time for posterity. Food as a […]
How to research and test recipes
So you can’t wait to start writing those amazing traditional recipes? *wait* read this post first to make the most of your work One of the phases that are the most time-consuming but crucial for the success of any publication I produce is the quality, accuracy, clarity and authenticity […]