Nine Blogging Ideas for Professional Chefs

As a professional chef, you feel most at home in the kitchen, but have you ever thought about expanding your influence to a wider audience? Blogging can be useful for all types of professionals, including chefs. It can help you establish your expertise, earn loyal fans, and more. Here are nine blogging ideas to get you started.

Cooking Techniques

As a professional chef, you’re experienced with many different types of cooking techniques, and you have plenty of kitchen tips and tricks up your sleeve. Share general knowledge on how to cook that can be applied to many different recipes. People especially love to learn nifty little tricks that make life in the kitchen easier.

Ingredient Ideas

Do a blog post that focuses on one single recipe ingredient. It can be anything, such as an herb, a type of lettuce, a cut of meat, or whatever you wish. Talk about the ingredient’s benefits, things you should know when using it, and give multiple recipe ideas that use it.

Holiday Recipes

Around the holidays, post unique holiday recipes that will help people put an interesting spin on their holiday dinners. For example, post about the best method for cooking your Thanksgiving Day turkey, or suggest some side dishes that are more interesting than mashed potatoes and yams.

Family Recipes

Do you have any family recipes that have been passed down for generations? If you do, consider posting them, or create your own “family recipe” to share with your readers. Readers will be very intrigued by the history that is behind the recipe, how it relates to your personally, and the timeless quality of a recipe that’s survived for so long.

Restaurant Reviews

If your readers respect your cooking, they’ll also respect your opinions on other people’s cooking. Try out new restaurants, and write up formal or informal reviews on them for your blog. Your recommendations will definitely hold weight.

Cookbook Reviews

Similarly, you can also post cookbook reviews. Discuss new cookbooks that have come out, such as by commenting on the quality of a new famous person’s cookbook. Also, recommend some lesser-known books that you think are great, kitchen must-haves.

Kitchen Equipment

What are some items that you use most in the kitchen? Talk about different types of kitchen equipment, from oven suggestions to pots and pans. People are interested in the tools that help you do your trade so well.

Photos and Videos

If you want to teach someone a recipe or cooking technique, you really need to show them, because words just aren’t enough. On your blog, try to use photos as much as possible, and better yet, record video demonstrations.

Monetizing Your Blog

As you develop a readership and establish yourself as a blogger, you can think about monetizing your blog. While things like Google AdSense will work, you should also look into affiliate programs that will earn you a commission every time someone purchases a cookbook, kitchen item, or other thing you recommend. Just be sure to give full disclosure of your affiliations.

  Lauren Williams

About the Guest Author:

Lauren Williams is a professional chef and avid blogger.  She enjoys blogging about kitchen and cooking tips, cooking techniques, and her favorite recipes and ingredients.  Lauren used restaurant wordpress themes to create her blog.