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From Foodie to Food-Writer: How to Break into Culinary Journalism

Everyone eats. But you've always had a more intimate relationship with food. From your obsessive reading about trends, to the time(s) you considered culinary school, to the almost shameful amount of subscriptions you have of Saveur, Bon Appetit, Gourmet, and every other gastronomical title you can get your hands, you've always known that you in an ideal world, food would somehow be involved with what you did all day.

Gather with a bunch of foodies-turned-food-publishing types who know exactly how you feel, and exactly how you can plunge into the world of food-writing, no matter where you are now. Listen to restaurant reviewers and recipe testers and editors, and find out everything you need to know about one of journalism's most sought-after niches.

Speakers include:

--Leslie Brenner, food editor, Los Angeles Times
--Laurie Buckle, managing editor, Bon Appetit magazine
--Tara de Lis, city editor (specializing in restaurants, citysearch.com
--Monica Gullon, senior editor, food & nutrition, Shape magazine
--Norman Kolpas, freelance food-writer (including ghostwriter of Wolfgang Puck's syndicated column) and author of over 40 cookbooks

Moderated by Taffy Akner, mb's west coast director of education

Event Format


7:00 pm - 9:00 p.m. - Discussion and Q&A
9:00 pm - 10:00 p.m. - Cocktails at a nearby bar

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