The view from Random House offices

How to Write a Cookbook

Gavin Wren Cookbook Reviews, Writing

I was recently invited to a blogger morning hosted by The Happy Foodie, a unique event held at the headquarters of Penguin Random House, home to the work of some of food writing’s greatest names including my personal hero, Mr Ottolenghi. The November sun shone across the rooftops of London, showcasing the spectacular view from the Penguin Random House offices, but there were greater treats in store for us shortly afterwards. The highlight of the …

Teaching Photography at Blogger Skills Academy

Find Your Future in Blogging – Two Years & a Career in Blogging VI

Gavin Wren Food Blogging, Writing

Welcome to the final part of my super special two year anniversary post, the end of the journey! This is all about following your heart and finding the things that matter to you. It’s all in there, you just need to look. If you haven’t read Part 5 you can catch up with it here. Give it Away. I’ve always felt an urge to help people. perhaps that’s why I started a blog, because there’s …

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How to Use Crowdfire and be Authentic

Gavin Wren Food Blogging, Writing

The best way to use Crowdfire? Want to know the best way to use Crowdfire? Want the most efficient way to maximise your social networks? I’ll tell you the secrets behind it and how implementing it will effect your social media and your blog’s readership. In this post I’ll lay bare everything I’ve learned about using Crowdfire to build followers. It starts with one important thing to remember. One major rule to follow. Don’t use …

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The future of food at Borough Market

Gavin Wren Food Education, Writing

Last week saw the final instalment of Borough Market’s ‘Borough Talks’ series, a set of hugely engaging debates that have taken place over the last few months as part of Borough Market’s 1000 year anniversary. This time it was about the future of food, a subject that filled my mind with wild sci-fi fantasies of space age foods and Jetsons-inspired meal packs, so I was keen to find out what people had to say, with …

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More about me… Food bloggers get to know

Gavin Wren Food Blogging, Writing

I’ve been hovering around the fringes of the @fdbloggers Twitter community for a while, watching the #foodbloggersGTK posts. So I’ve finally decided to join in the party, with my own responses to the questions below… Name? Gavin Blog? brainfoodstudio.com (the little egg) What was your reason for starting a blog? I started taking photos of food I made, and posting recipes on internet forums about 7 years ago. When I was looking for something to …