Hi Malawry, Good luck on becoming a food writer! It's a tough business and you've got a lot of competition. Like yours, my career has vacillated between food and writing. When I graduated from college, on a whim, I called Craig Claiborne at the NY Times. He recommended that I enroll in the Culinary Institute of America and learned to cook. Then, if I could write, the rest of my career would take care of itself. As an extraordinary writer with a vast knowledge of food and a formal cooking education, I trust that Mr. Claiborne knew about what he spoke. I never took the time to go to a culinary school, instead I threw myself into the writing part of my career and I've come to regret that decision. In short, follow your heart and your stomach, and let them guide your pen.
