521: Is Going To Culinary School Helpful For Food Bloggers? with Jessica Mode
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English - April 11, 2024 07:30 - 37 minutes - 35.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsCareers Business Education Self-Improvement blogging career foodblogger business careers education entrepreneur entrepreneurship foodbloggers foodblogging Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In episode 521, Megan chats to Jessica Mode about the impact of going to culinary school on her food blogging career, including learning new culinary skills, kitchen organization and choosing ingredients.
Jessica Mode created Homebody Eats in 2019 as a way to teach home chefs how to master new culinary skills and create high-quality dishes in their home kitchens. With every recipe, she hopes to teach her readers one new kitchen skill that they can master and use in a future recipe. While you'll find a variety of recipes on her site, Jessica really enjoys baking and shaking up a good cocktail. Jessica has recently released her first online course, The Macaron Baking Experience, which teaches her readers how to successfully bake perfect macarons. In the coming year, Jessica hopes to release more online courses to share the skills she learned by attending culinary school in Italy.
In this episode, you’ll learn about what to expect from culinary school, different courses available and how that translate your new skills to food blogging.
Key points:
- Choose the Right Culinary Institute: Depending on your budget and how much time you want to dedicate to culinary school, there are different courses available.
- Learn about High-Quality Ingredients: Understand how to select the best ingredients for your recipes to develop amazing flavor while keeping it simple.
- Improve Organisation and Composure in the Kitchen: Being organised with measurements before you start testing your recipe can streamline the testing process and improve your overall result.
- Network with Professionals in the Culinary Industry: Get the chance to network with professional outside of the blogging space.
- Access to Diverse Ingredients and Food Experiences: Culinary school offers new food experiences, like learning how to make pasta, charcuterie and wine pairing.
- New Recipe Inspiration: Attending culinary school can expose you to new and unexpected flavor combinations and cuisines.
- Invest and Do Hard Things in Your Business: Investing in your business and pushing yourself beyond your comfort zone is a way to prove to yourself that you are committed and want to make your business as successful as possible.
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