Taylor and Dorothy talked about careers in food and they go beyond being a chef or working at a restaurant. What resonated with me most were their personal experiences forging their own career paths in FOOD. Taylor pointed out that her interests in food lead others to assume that her goal must be to attend culinary school or work in a restaurant. Dorothy, on the other hand, discovered her love for food after spending some years after college in an architecture firm. Two friends reconnecting with a desire to forge a career path of their own in the food world; they founded Good Food Jobs, a gastro-job search tool that is designed to link people looking for meaningful food work with the businesses that are looking for them. While there may be some traditional chef positions posted, you'll also find opportunities with farmers and food artisans, policy makers and purveyors, retailers and restaurateurs, economists, ecologists, and more. For more information, visit goodfoodjobs.com.
As the title of the seminar was "Food Writing", Taylor and Dorothy spent much time talking about how to succeed as a food writer and how to get your writing out there. Here are some notes I took:
- HAVE A BLOG
- Blogs with good food photos attract more attention, so learn how to take food photographs
Examples of some successful projects that grew out of blogs:
- Julie Julia
- Anthony Irway
- Smitten Kitchen
- Good Food Jobs blogs featuring successful food people who undertake untraditional food jobs
- Brooklyn Bread
- Tasting Table
Some online newsletters:
- Good Food Magazines
- Atlantic Light Channel Magazines
Taylor also recommended the book Thank You Economy.
For more information about Good Food Jobs, its co-founders, and its job postings, check out http://goodfoodjobs.com/
Don't forget to check out their blog at http://www.goodfoodjobs.com/blog/You can register for food seminars like this at Boston University's Food and Wine Program: http://www.bu.edu/foodandwine/
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