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Join Me in Magical Morocco for a Culinary Writing Adventure in May
Settle into a relaxed seaside town to write, explore local markets, cook, taste, and relax.
Dec 18, 2025
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Welcome!
Trends, best practices, advice and more about food writing.
Aug 5, 2021
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Live with Dianne Jacob
A recording from Dianne Jacob's live video
Mar 25
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Caroline Chambers Makes $15k+ Per Recipe
Jan 15, 2024
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Food restrictions are the dirty little secret of food writing. I'm revealing mine.
Feb 15, 2025
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Food Writing is about Giving, says David Lebovitz: Giving Recipes, Giving People Food
Nov 16, 2025
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Part I: A Big List of Cookbook Publishers
Dec 15, 2022
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Make Your Cookbook the "First" or Best if You Want a Bestseller, says Anne Byrn
May 15, 2025
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Keep Doing Things You Don't Know How to Do, says Ruth Reichl
Oct 15, 2023
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A Complete Unknown
A subscriber wants to get a book published, but she's a newbie to writing. Now what?
Mar 1
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Holiday Gift Books to Buy for Yourself
Hey, it's not just about everyone else's presents!
Dec 1, 2025
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Three Journalism Techniques to Try
When you edit, these approaches amp up your writing.
Nov 1, 2025
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Bonnie Benwick Says She's a "Major Tweaker" When Testing Recipes
This sought-after tester has endless curiosity about how to make a recipe better in "small but significant ways."
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The Writer or Editor of 15,000 Recipes (so far) Tells us How It's Done
Cookbook author David Joachim reveals how he writes a recipe and why, and says not to bother if there's no love and joy.
Oct 5, 2025
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What is Flavormaxing and Will it Impact Recipe Writing?
We are living and eating in the hyperflavor era, according to The New York Times. Does that mean recipes will get more complicated?
Jun 1, 2025
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