Food, Cooking and Restaurant Section Draft Proposal
May 8, 2021 12:05:28 #
There are a number of folks who regularly or sporadically post Food / Cooking Photos. After I posted Crepes, another member called out the idea. It is certainly an area which offers commercial opportunity, with online recipe photos, restaurant photos, cooking equipment photos, etc. There are also many tricks of the trade which could be shared and learned. Unlike some of the other suggestions, this seems a useful, value added expansion which might be quite popular. Input requested, either way.
May 8, 2021 12:13:41 #
LOL. I've been baking and photographing since 6am this morning. When I can finish the long awaited breakfast, I'll start to offload the images.
Setting up a new section isn't that much effort. You just have to define the purpose and some FAQs. You can copy my Film Section set-up and just edit the wording to make it Food / Cooking. Send a request to ADMIN to have the section created and set yourself up as the local admin. Include some others as moderators if you want to share the effort, although one would think not too much nonsense will be attracted to such a section. Post an 'invite' in the Main Section when everything is ready.
You might encourage recipe attachments too, say as PDFs, although not image copies of copyrighted cookbooks.
Setting up a new section isn't that much effort. You just have to define the purpose and some FAQs. You can copy my Film Section set-up and just edit the wording to make it Food / Cooking. Send a request to ADMIN to have the section created and set yourself up as the local admin. Include some others as moderators if you want to share the effort, although one would think not too much nonsense will be attracted to such a section. Post an 'invite' in the Main Section when everything is ready.
You might encourage recipe attachments too, say as PDFs, although not image copies of copyrighted cookbooks.
May 8, 2021 12:21:36 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
LOL. I've been baking and photographing since 6am ... (show quote)
Thank you! Will look at your Film Section. In regard to recipes, though many of mine, at least, are family recipes, or have been modified for so long that attribution is impossible, others are from Famous Chefs, Pepin, Emeril, Alton Brown, etc., etc. Am concerned about proper credit being given or if there are legal vulnerabilities. I had envisioned using an internet link to the source. What do you (or others) think?
May 8, 2021 12:34:56 #
I think it’s a section I would definitely add to my favorites. You might track down AP, who has posted a number of food shots and recipes over the years and solicit him as a moderator.
May 8, 2021 12:45:05 #
I'm in, used to own a restaurant, still after years of not owning it, I'm still an avid cook, BBQer, smoker, griller and baker... Just made a NY Style Cheesecake...
May 8, 2021 12:47:25 #
May 8, 2021 12:47:41 #
quixdraw wrote:
Thank you! Will look at your Film Section. In regard to recipes, though many of mine, at least, are family recipes, or have been modified for so long that attribution is impossible, others are from Famous Chefs, Pepin, Emeril, Alton Brown, etc., etc. Am concerned about proper credit being given or if there are legal vulnerabilities. I had envisioned using an internet link to the source. What do you (or others) think?
Although I have a bookshelf of cookbooks, over the years, I've created my own MS Word "recipe" template that is my portable cookbook. Recipes in this electronic format include a reference (footer) to the original author / source / website, although most are 'adapted from' as many have adjustments to the measures, to the list of ingredients, and will tend to include cooking techniques beyond the original version as I found them.
I think the site admin would be concerned most about straight copies, similar to the prohibitions of copying copyrighted material at Kinkos. When the source is readily available from an online source, adding that URL is even better than posting your private copy of the same. Recipes really aren't that unique. Example, although the NY Times posts recipes, they want you to pay more beyond the newspaper subscription for access to the recipes. A simple google on the recipe title generates numerous versions of the same, all freely available across the internet.
May 8, 2021 13:06:27 #
I second the motion -- on a trial basis.
From experience dining out with the young ladies, I can report they like to take a picture of their order arranged on the plate. If they visit this Web-site, we may see their fun photos.
Actually, in the better restaurants, the chefs take pains with presentation of the ordered meal. Others may post their meal pictures, too.
From experience dining out with the young ladies, I can report they like to take a picture of their order arranged on the plate. If they visit this Web-site, we may see their fun photos.
Actually, in the better restaurants, the chefs take pains with presentation of the ordered meal. Others may post their meal pictures, too.
quixdraw wrote:
There are a number of folks who regularly or spora... (show quote)
May 8, 2021 13:11:56 #
Although the iphone from Chipotle is probably to be expected, I think the idea for the section is more along the lines of: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-695537-1.html
May 8, 2021 13:13:19 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Although I have a bookshelf of cookbooks, over the... (show quote)
Oh that I were as organized. I will wait a bit for more input and put together a proposal. Will post it here in full for suggestions.
Ready access portion of the collection
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The real "treasure" - been going to reorganize it since...I can't remember!
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May 8, 2021 13:20:02 #
I can't wait to see it up and running. Food offers so many photo ops.
May 8, 2021 13:20:30 #
In regard to restaurant photos, my feeling is that it is of interest. Your food as presented, ambiance, the front of the establishment, even shots of your party, but not other patrons or staff. No restaurant reviews, particularly nothing negative. I have taken many such in all kinds of restaurants, from fanciest to modest with a full sized DSLR or my little Leica. Never a complaint.
May 8, 2021 15:44:13 #
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May 8, 2021 15:51:54 #
quixdraw wrote:
Thanks for your feedback. I certainly don't envy your diet.
Well chosen word, “feedback” ;-)
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