Live Food Writing and Gastronomic Storytelling Intensive Program

Intensive program · Live

Live Food Writing and Gastronomic Storytelling Intensive Program

Write, photograph and share food stories that readers remember.

  • 100% online
  • Live online
  • Taught by master faculty
  • STJ certificate
  • Date TBC

Enrollment open

€2,000 €997

Offer until 30 November · Pay in up to 12 instalments

  • Format: Live online
  • Dates: Date TBC
  • Content: 30 live sessions
  • Classes: Alongside the master students
  • Credit: Counts towards the master if you enrol later
  • Certificate: STJ
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What you will learn

In this program
you will…

Journalistic Techniques in Gastronomy

Understand what gastronomic journalism is and the role of the food journalist. Apply journalistic techniques to food stories.

Gastronomic Narrative

Know the history and the great voices of food writing. Structure a food story: tone, voice and time.

Food Photography

Compose dishes and food scenes with intent. Work with visual narrative and colour.

Social Media for Travel and Food Journalists

Choose the right platforms for your work. Learn from success stories in travel and food.

Curriculum

Everything
you will cover

Live classes by video call with the faculty, hands-on workshops and masterclasses, shared with the master students.

Journalistic Techniques in Gastronomy

  1. Definition and context
  2. Journalistic techniques in gastronomy
  3. Gastronomic journalism in traditional media
  4. Food content for conventional media
  5. Can you make a living from food writing?
  6. Practical workshop
  7. Masterclass

Gastronomic Narrative

  1. A brief history of food writing
  2. Structure, tone, voice and time
  3. Sharpening the senses
  4. Reviews and chronicles
  5. Features and books
  6. Practical workshop
  7. Masterclass

Food Photography

  1. Introduction to photography and composition
  2. Visual narrative and colour
  3. Lighting and editing
  4. Studio vs. food and beverage venues
  5. Lifestyle photography and food photographers
  6. Real case analysis
  7. Practical workshop
  8. Masterclass

Social Media for Travel and Food Journalists

  1. Introduction to social media
  2. Types of social media
  3. Success stories and inspiration
  4. Monetizing social media
  5. Analysis and metrics
  6. Ethics and responsibility
  7. Practical workshop
  8. Masterclass

Faculty

Who you will
learn from

Tina Nielsen
Tina NielsenDanish-born food journalist and editor who has lived in the UK since 1997. She edits Foodservice Consultant, the FCSI magazine on hospitality and foodservice, and writes Gastronomic Narratives, a newsletter about the farmers, fishers and makers behind our food.
Claudia González Crespo
Claudia González CrespoMadrid-based food communicator and journalist, founder of the Viva la Boca project. A former member of the elBullifoundation team, she wrote Qué es cocinar for Ferran Adrià’s Bullipedia, co-hosts the Tragoymedio podcast and writes restaurant guides for Time Out Madrid.
Laia Shamirian Pulido
Laia Shamirian PulidoReads gastronomy as a way of understanding the world: the table as culture, identity and shared pleasure. With a background in biology, nutrition and food journalism, she received the first Emilia Pardo Bazán Grant for gastronomic literature and has published in mainstream media and academic journals such as Gastronomica. She is president of Sámara Gastrocultura.
Alex Shytsman
Alex ShytsmanNew York-based food photographer, writer and recipe developer, and creator of the plant-based recipe site The New Baguette. Co-author of The Complete Vegan Cookbook, she has published in The Kitchn, Food52 and HuffPost, and has taught food photography at the Institute of Culinary Education.

How it works

Learn live,
with the faculty

Schedule

Live classes by video call (Zoom), with the date of every session published in the campus calendar. Each session is recorded and uploaded to the online campus, so if you miss one you can catch up whenever you like.

How you learn

You learn live with the faculty and share the virtual classroom with the master’s students: ask questions, take part and get feedback on your work. Classes are complemented by practical workshops, master classes and materials on the campus.

Payment

You can pay in up to 12 instalments. Get in touch and we will walk you through every payment and financing option.

Contact

School of Travel Journalism S.L.

CIF: B44734986

BARCELONA, SPAIN

+44 7361587597

hola@schooloftraveljournalism.com

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