This is an introduction to FoodBlogging using the WordPress platform.

1. Food blogging
Sharing your passion for rations
John LeMasney
lemasney@gmail.com
lemasney.com

2. Why are you doing this?
Lost weight?
Love a particular cuisine?
Dislike McDonald's?
Love local, fresh, cheap, clean?
Recipe collection?
Love to cook?
Cook with your kids?
Craft beer or wine enthusiast? beercritic
foodographer?

3. Great food blogs
manger
http://mimithorisson.com/
not without salt
http://notwithoutsalt.com/
Green Kitchen Stories
http://www.greenkitchenstories.com/
http://www.saveur.com/article/blog/2013-Best-Food-Blog-Awards-Winners

4. Photos videos and graphics
Start making images to tell your story.
Grocery
Restaurant
Street food
Outdoor dining
Fast food
Your kitchen
cooking
eating

5. Sensory language
What does the food, dish, restaurant,
experience, drink, etc…
taste (the lemon adds a bright bitterness)
smell (the garam masala adds an earthy aroma)
feel (the pasta and veggies still had bite)
look (the reds of the tomatoes were brilliant)
sound (you could hear the sizzle over the
music) like?

6. A well defined point of view
Nutrition? (diaryofcalories)
Deliciousness? (food porn)
Nostalgia? (diners, etc)
Extremes (epic meal time)
'Humor' (my drunk kitchen)
local food
whole food
seasonal
homemade

7. Hardware
Laptop
Smartphone
Camera
Tripod
Lights
Digital audio recorder

8. Focus
recipes
photos
storytelling
politics
techniques
hardware
experiences
ideas

9. Methods
WordPress
Yelp
Flickr
Foodspotting
Foursquare
Tumblr
Google+, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest

10. Keep in mind
clean
clear
legible
audible
angles
stay on point

11. Thanks!
John LeMasney
lemasney@gmail.com
http://lemasney.com