Writing About Food

by Jenny Linford

A guide to the diverse world of food writing, from the practicalities of recipe testing to the possibilities of having a cookbook published. The book explores food writing in various forms, offering how-to advice on style and content and looking at the appropriate market. It starts with recipe-writing, including a look at the perils of plagarism. It then moves on to cover food writing, a wide area including restaurant reviews, travel pieces and investigative writing about food issues. How to undertake research is explored in depth and a list of useful reference sources given. There is also a detailed look at the cookery books market, with advice on how to approach publishers and agents.

Paperback

First published August 1, 1996

Reviews

[Stephen]

This brief introduction to the craft of food writing is very much centered in Britain and, particularly, in London. It is also rather dated, e.g. the references to a personal computer as a desireable replacement for the typewriter. While an interesting read, Dianne Jacob, Will Write for Food: The Complete Guide to Writing Cookbooks, Restaurant Reviews, Articles, Memoir, Fiction and More (New York: Marlowe, 2005) is to be preferred.