Food Writing Courses in NYC, New York

This two-session course will focus on criticism and commentary in modern food writing. During the first session we'll analyze three of the most common kinds of food-related reviews: the restaurant review, the cookbook review, and gastronomic awards. In the second session, the instructor and class will critique the 500-word reviews each student will...

The One-Day Intensives are seven-hour crash courses. You are immersed in a topic through a mixture of brief lectures that hit the high-points and writing exercises that let you immediately try your hand at what you’ve just learned. How much can you learn in one day? Plenty. As you will discover in one of our One-Day Intensives in New York City....

Indrani Sen leads this workshop that will introduce students to the fundamentals of the beat. Writing about food must be as simple as eating it, right? Wrong. Food writing requires more than a fine-tuned palate, a table at the hottest, hot-hot restaurant, or a good recipe for authentic Neapolitan pizza dough. Locavores, the Farm Bill, food safety...

Do you have an interest in food — maybe a great idea for a great food blog — but no idea how to get your work out there? In this class, successful blogger Sarah Lohman of Four Pounds Flour will teach you the nuts and bolts of launching a food blog. We’ll solidify your concept and launch a WordPress blog as well as discuss design and how to format...

A one-day workshop to learn food writing and photography for journalists, bloggers and photographers. 10 am- 1 pm: Writing about Food With Indrani Sen Food writing at its best requires more than a fine-tuned palate and a good recipe for holiday cookies. Indrani Sen's workshop offers a road map to this increasingly complex—and growing—field, touching...

Do you wish there was a place you could go for writing inspiration and practice? Where you could hang out with other writers? Without needing to make a long-term commitment or spend a lot of money? With food and drink involved? Gotham Write-Ins are that place. Here’s what happens. The teacher gives an interesting writing prompt. Everyone writes...

In this no-nonsense, no-excuses one-off, we'll lay the foundation for that half hour comedy pilot you've been dragging your heels on. The course will tackle loglines, title, concept and theme, and then work on A,B and C stories and structure. This straightforward formula will make the actual writing part far less intimidating, you'll have everything...

Fermentation is one of the oldest food processing methods still used today. Scientifically known as zymology, it is the conversion of carbohydrates into alcohols, carbon dioxide, yeast or bacteria. Beer, miso, sourdough, kefir, kimchi and many other delicious foods we love are the product of fermentation. In this course, we will explore fermentation...

In this one-day brush up workshop taught by veteran comedian Carole Montgomery, former students will have the chance to see they are doing since taking her classes. Please Note: OUTSIDE FOOD & DRINKS ARE NOT ALLOWED. QED has coffee, tea, soda, beer & wine plus snacks and pre-made wraps and sandwiches available

Have you ever wondered what makes comics tick? What is it about comics that makes the drawings come to life, instead of falling flat on the page? Do you know how to draw but want to bring your skills to the next level?  This class will teach you all the basic techniques of making comics, graphic novels, and manga. Taught by the webcomic artist...

Come learn the basics about one of America’s most exciting performance art forms. This class includes instruction about the origins of spoken word poetry, along with a writing workshop where students will make and perform their own original spoken word pieces. Please Note: Outside food and drinks are not allowed. QED has coffee, tea, soda, beer...

Humor is a skill that can come in mighty handy – especially since we’re all gonna die. Whether you’re trying to punch up your online dating profile, become an amusing public speaker, write that memoir, craft essays, find success as a stand-up comedian so you can have an excuse to drink all the time (or sleep around), or publish the next (and...

In this 4-week workshop taught by veteran comedian Carole Montgomery, you'll learn the basics of joke writing, brainstorm ideas for material, present that material on the Q.E.D. stage, receive feedback from Carole and fellow students and, finally, perform your five minutes at a "graduation" show with fellow students. The class is conducted on the...

This 5-week course will serve as a laboratory for creating original stand-up material while discovering your truth and voice. You will learn how to translate your ideas into a crafted act through proper joke structure, writing & editing techniques and an unashamed commitment to your own, unique sense of humor! Instructor Christi Chiello...