Love food and want to write about it? Whether you’re keen to review dishes, interview chefs or write about sustainable eating, now is your chance. This course will cover writing for established...
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This practical course will cover everything from restaurant reviewing and pitching feature and book ideas to blogging and recipe writing.
What will we cover?
- The opportunities for writing about food. - Restaurant reviewing. - Food features – coming up with ideas and pitching to editors. - Writing your own blog. - Getting paid for your work. - Pitching book ideas & self-publishing. - How to improve your writing. - Doing your research. - Working with PRs. - Recipe writing.
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
- Understand the key elements of restaurant reviewing, recipe writing and food features. - Know what food editors want and how best to approach them. - Have a better understanding of the world of food blogging and what makes a good blog.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This is an introductory course. You will need a reasonable standard of English to keep up with the course and an enthusiasm for writing about food.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
The course will have a strong practical focus with writing exercises, in groups and individually. In addition to a virtual restaurant reviewing task, there will be plenty of opportunities to develop your writing and get class feedback on your work.
All writing courses at City Lit will involve an element of workshop. This means that students will produce work which will be discussed in an open and constructive environment with the tutor and other students. The college operates a policy of constructive criticism, and all feedback on another student’s work by the tutor and other students should be delivered in that spirit.
For classes longer than one day regular reading and writing exercises will be set for completion at home to set deadlines.
City Lit Writing endeavours to create a safe and welcoming space for all and we strongly support the use of content notes in our classes. This means that learners are encouraged to make their tutor and classmates aware in advance if any writing they wish to share contains material that may be deemed sensitive. If you are unsure about what might constitute sensitive content, please ask your tutor for further clarification and read our expectations for participating in writing courses at City Lit.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
It would be helpful if you can bring an example of a piece of food writing you like to the first class.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
All students are invited to join us at Late Lines, our regular performance night for City Lit writers. Students are also encouraged to submit their work to Between the Lines, our annual anthology of creative writing. For the latest news, courses and events, stay in touch with the Department on Facebook and Twitter.
Laura Silverman is Deputy Editor of Country Living. She has also worked at The Sunday Telegraph, The Times and the Daily Mail, editing and writing features for print and online. Her work ranges from profile interviews and arts reviews to pieces on food trends and country estates. She read Philosophy & Theology at Oxford University and holds a PGDip in Magazine Journalism from City University.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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City Lit Writing endeavours to create a safe and welcoming space for all and we strongly support the use of content notes in our classes. This means that learners are encouraged to make their tutor and classmates aware in advance if any writing they wish to share contains material that may be deemed sensitive. If you are unsure about what might constitute sensitive content, please ask your tutor for further clarification and read our <a href=" https://www.citylit.ac.uk/expectations-for-participating-in-writing-courses" target="_blank">expectations for participating in writing courses at City Lit</a>.It would be helpful if you can bring an example of a piece of food writing you like to the first class.All students are invited to join us at <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/latelines">Late Lines</a>, our regular performance night for City Lit writers. Students are also encouraged to submit their work to <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/betweenthelines">Between the Lines</a>, our annual anthology of creative writing. For the latest news, courses and events, stay in touch with the Department on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/citylitcreativewriting">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.twitter.com/citylitwriting">Twitter</a>.JournalismJournalismvirtual209209105HJ042NONEMon20/04/26 - 22/06/2619:00 - 21:0019:0021:008 sessions (over 10 weeks)85-10 weeksWeekdayOnlineOnlineLaura SilvermanBeginners, Some experienceAvailable courses2026-04-20T00:00:00+00:00EveningApr 2026Writing209209Writing about foodwriting-about-food/hj042-2526Love food and want to write about it? Whether you’re keen to review dishes, interview chefs or write about sustainable eating, now is your chance. This course will cover writing for established publications as well as personal blogs.0000-Available|2026-04-20 00:00:00This practical course will cover everything from restaurant reviewing and pitching feature and book ideas to <br/> blogging and recipe writing.Love food and want to write about it? Whether you’re keen to review dishes, interview chefs or write about sustainable eating, now is your chance. This course will cover writing for established publications as well as personal blogs.- The opportunities for writing about food.<br/> - Restaurant reviewing.<br/> - Food features – coming up with ideas and pitching to editors.<br/> - Writing your own blog.<br/> - Getting paid for your work.<br/> - Pitching book ideas &amp; self-publishing.<br/> - How to improve your writing.<br/> - Doing your research.<br/> - Working with PRs.<br/> - Recipe writing.- Understand the key elements of restaurant reviewing, recipe writing and food features.<br/> - Know what food editors want and how best to approach them.<br/> - Have a better understanding of the world of food blogging and what makes a good blog.This is an introductory course. You will need a reasonable standard of English to keep up with the course and <br/> an enthusiasm for writing about food.The course will have a strong practical focus with writing exercises, in groups and individually. In addition to a<br/> virtual restaurant reviewing task, there will be plenty of opportunities to develop your writing and get class feedback on your work. <br/><br/>All writing courses at City Lit will involve an element of workshop. This means that students will produce work <br/> which will be discussed in an open and constructive environment with the tutor and other students. The college <br/> operates a policy of constructive criticism, and all feedback on another student’s work by the tutor and other <br/> students should be delivered in that spirit. <br/><br/>For classes longer than one day regular reading and writing exercises will be set for completion at home to set <br/> deadlines. <br />
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City Lit Writing endeavours to create a safe and welcoming space for all and we strongly support the use of content notes in our classes. This means that learners are encouraged to make their tutor and classmates aware in advance if any writing they wish to share contains material that may be deemed sensitive. If you are unsure about what might constitute sensitive content, please ask your tutor for further clarification and read our <a href=" https://www.citylit.ac.uk/expectations-for-participating-in-writing-courses" target="_blank">expectations for participating in writing courses at City Lit</a>.It would be helpful if you can bring an example of a piece of food writing you like to the first class.All students are invited to join us at <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/latelines">Late Lines</a>, our regular performance night for City Lit writers. Students are also encouraged to submit their work to <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/betweenthelines">Between the Lines</a>, our annual anthology of creative writing. For the latest news, courses and events, stay in touch with the Department on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/citylitcreativewriting">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.twitter.com/citylitwriting">Twitter</a>.JournalismJournalismconfigurable
