Write for us

Want to write for us? Culinary Travels accepts pitches on an ongoing basis. We’re always interested in compelling food-centric narratives that spotlight trending destinations, prominent chefs, authentic recipes and timely trend pieces. Before pitching, please familiarize yourself with our publication, and review some of our more recent issues to ensure your story idea has not recently been covered. Please note that due to a high volume of emails, pitches that do not adhere to our pitching guidelines will not be responded to.

To submit your pitch, please CLICK HERE.

Please pitch only one idea at a time. While we try to respond to all pitches in a timely manner, if you have not heard from us in two weeks, feel free to pitch your idea to other outlets.

Culinary Travels Magazine is an epicurean celebration of global gastronomy. Through thoughtful storytelling and striking imagery, we’re bringing you a diversified collection of compelling food writing and memoir, authentic recipes and enthralling interviews with culinary visionaries whose creativity knows no bounds. Our stories seek to inspire, engage and ignite a sense of wanderlust for our readers.

What to pitch

• First-person narratives (roughly 500-700 words) with a strong sense of place that can shine a new perspective on a an interesting culinary story. Your feature should address the following:
  • Angle: what’s the underlying story? What’s your purpose for writing this piece? For example, a story about everything you ate in Lyon, France, won’t get noticed, but, a destination narrative about travelling to Lyon to meet with a master chocolatier to learn the secret to making the city’s famous tarte aux pralines, certainly will!
  • Why you, and why now: when you pitch, outline why you should be the one to tell this story, and why it should matter to our audience for this particular issue.
  • Plot: Again, we’re not looking for a play-by-play of your itinerary, or what you ate. Your piece should tell a story, much like the narrative of a good book.
• Trend pieces: these are shorter features (300 words) that highlight key trends in the culinary world.
• Chef interviews: these features are typically 500-700 words and profile local or international chefs, from up-and-coming chefs shaking up the culinary world, to seasoned Michelin pros.
• Authentic recipes: these should align with the current issue. Please note that Culinary Travels rarely accepts recipe pitches from those without a culinary or food writing background. All recipes must be accompanied by a professional, high resolution image that matches the recipe.

What not to pitch

• Stories with an expiry date, meaning, topics that revolve around a specific time or date, and are not evergreen. For example, annual food festivals, restaurant openings, etc.
• Generic destination descriptions, or a recap of a personal trip itinerary, with no specific story angle or outcome.
• Product reviews, listicles, or opinion pieces.
• Restaurant or bar reviews.
• Food stories about trips that have not yet taken place.
• Food stories that have been published elsewhere.
• Stories that do not take Culinary Travels’ audience into account, and/or don’t align with the publication’s writing tone/style.

*Note: Pre-press trip pitches will not be accepted. Please only pitch after you have completed your trip.