Roundtable Author-Pitch to Become a Cookbook Author
Janice Cole is the author of Chicken and Egg: A Memoir of Suburban Homesteading with 125 Recipes (Chronicle Books, 2011) and Culinary Adventures: Techniques and Recipes (Cooking Club of America, 2008). She has also authored and contributed to numerous cookbooks for corporate clients. She has been involved in multiple aspects of the food industry for over twenty-five years from being a restaurant chef to managing a cooking school, consulting, and writing. She is currently the food editor of the successful national magazine Cooking Club, a subscription-only publication with over half a million subscribers, and started with the magazine at its inception. She is also a freelance food writer, recipe developer and food stylist working with clients across the country. Her articles appear regularly in the Cooking Club magazine and she recently started a new column for Backyard Poultry magazine. Her work has been featured in other editorial and corporate publications and outlets. Janice studied cooking at the London Cordon Bleu and is a former restaurant owner and caterer. She is also a cooking teacher and speaker on backyard urban chickens. She is a member of the International Association of Cooking Professionals, Les Dames d’Escoffier, and Women Who Really Cook. Visit her website at http://janicecole.net/ for more information and her blog Three Swingin’ Chicks to read about her backyard hens.
