Cuisine Canada Scene

Cookbook Karma

Between Foodgawker, Tastespotting, Photograzing and This Is Why You’re Fat, you’d think there are more than enough food photo sites on the internet to satisfy everyone. But a recently launched food photo gallery has an added feature cookbook authors might like. With an emphasis “on recently published cookbooks and images associated with dishes made from [...]

Recipe Code Plugins to the Rescue

Wondering what the picture is of? It’s an example of the code Google now requires for their Recipe Search feature. If you think it looks scary, you’re not alone. When Dianne Jacobs wrote about the issue on Will Write for Food, more than 100 comments poured in. The curious may read about it here. In [...]

Google Recipe Search

Will Google Recipe Search Help or Hurt Us? Written by Charmian Christie Google has added a new search function, Google Recipe Search, that allows people to locate highly targeted recipes using a wide range of parameters. Want chicken curry without cardamom? Just click a few buttons. Got a time limit? Set that too. And don’t [...]

iPad Blows (out the candles)

In a recent episode of Modern Family, Phil blows out virtual birthday candles via his brand new iPad. This party trick is not the imagination of a TV writer. The application, Birthday a la Carte, exists.The screen’s sensor is so advanced it allows users to extinguish candles with their breath. And the app costs $0.99 [...]

Media Appearances: Paperwork and Pre-Interviews

Interviews, like so many things in life, often involve paperwork. Before your appearance, the media outlet may require some preliminary information. As one friend always says, “Enquiring minds got to know!” The amount of pre-interview information varies depending on the type and length of the interview and the media outlet. For some stations, your original [...]

Visiting a Media Outlet

Promoting your message, business, product or cookbook on radio or television? While it’s exciting to know you’ll reach a large audience, the pressure to talk live can be daunting. Over the last dozen years or so I have made hundreds of visits to media outlets both in my home base of Edmonton and in other [...]