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STARTING ON → NOV 4 BREAKING INTO FOOD WRITING with Devra Ferst is back!

$495, 6:00p- 7:45pJoin us this winter for a 6-week intensive course on breaking into the food writing world led by veteran food writer and editor Devra Ferst.

We’ll cover matching the tone of a publication, honing the angle of a story, and pitching. Plus, writing functional yet entertaining recipe headnotes, concise and smart maps and guidebook entries, and more styles of writing that will help you get your byline out there. We also will discuss covering the restaurant world during the biggest crisis it has ever faced and how publications are pivoting their content directions to offer readers cooking assistance during this difficult time. 

Classes, which will be held online, will include reading and writing assignments, as well as individual feedback. For any questions about the class, reach out to [email protected].

ALL the WEDNESDAYS → 8p to 9p FOOD ALONE WAS NOT ENOUGH, or Archestratus Community Zoom Hangs

Here is a virtual space for us to share on a weekly basis. We miss you and we want to know how you are. The big concept of these meetings is that we all get to be together again!  If it's Wednesday, head over at 8pm to this Zoom link.   Topics may include: What you ate for dinner, what you are going to eat for dinner, what you miss, what you don't miss, what you are learning about yourself, what new skills you are learning, how greasy your hair is, whether or not you have pants on, how you are coping, and so on. See you there!

THURS NOV 12 → 7:30p to 9p COOKBOOK CLUB: In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers From the Eight African Countries that Touch the Indian Ocean by Hawa Hassan

Cook through In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers From the Eight African Countries that Touch the Indian Ocean by Hawa Hassan during the months of OCT + NOV and drop by our virtual space with your favorite dish on NOV 12 —all are welcome! It's a potluck party! It's mad civilized! It gives us a monthly dose of hope for the universe!  BUY THE BOOK for 20% off  EVENT LINK

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  What if voting was as easy and convenient as grabbing lunch?  Phil McGrane believes it can be. Get's fun about three and a half minutes in:  

THURS DEC 3 → 7p to 8:15p BOOKBOOK CLUB: The Ice Cream Man & Other Stories by Sam Pink

Every six-ish weeks we read a new memoir, a collection of essays, novel, or anything else we find interesting that somehow, in a big or small way, relates to food. Then we discuss. Read The Ice Cream Man & Other Stories through NOV and join us in our virtual space on DEC 3RD!  Gist:

Cone dealer, sunshine stealer, alleyway counselor, lunch lady to the homeless, friend to the dead, maker of sandwiches. Metal wrangler. Stag among stags. And so it goes―another journey through time spent punched in. A life's work of working for a living. Blood, death, and violence. Dirty dishes, dead roaches, and sparkler-lit nights. Nights ahead and no real fate. So open your mouths because the forecast calls for sprinkles. Thirteen delights, scooped and served. Let it melt down your hand. Let the sun burn your face. It's the ice cream man, and other stories.

BUY THE BOOK for 20% offEVENT LINK

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUBMISSIONS! We will update you with a pub date soon. 

WE WILL BE BACK NEXT WEEK. Watch this video over and over until then: