GTLF 2025 Workshop: The First Three Recipes of Your Cookbook—and Why You Should Write Them

A popular, and yet one of the youngest forms of literary expression, food writing sits in a wide locus that includes culinary journalism, restaurant and chef reviews, travel gastronomy, farming and sustainability.

It is also among the most competitive genres in the legacy and social media spaces, where a characteristic voice and style will stand out.

Recipes are codes that can be written in many forms. How to craft these codes depends on the kind of book the writer envisions, their personality, and the backstory to the cuisine and recipes.

In this two-hour workshop, writers will build their food book from three recipes. During the session they will writing headnotes, develop ingredients lists, and work on step-by-step methodology. Because icons, graphic elements and images are part of a compelling narrative, writers will also work on how these may be incorporated into their recipes.

with Bettina Chua Abdullah | Author, To Nourish with Love

Participants must bring their recipes.