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.

Comments, additions, corrections and other input will be appreciated!

Proposal and Details for a Food, Cooking, Restaurant Section
All of us eat, most of us cook at one point in life or another, and many of us visit restaurants. Some are as enthusiastic about food and cooking as they are about photography. Quite a few members occasionally or regularly post photos of foods they have prepared or enjoyed at a restaurant. I propose a section be added covering those topics as noted in the title.
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. I believe this would be a useful, value added expansion which might be quite popular.
Content
Plated, self- prepared, restaurant prepared or other finished dishes photographed as served. Everything from the appetizer to the Brandy after is eligible. The old term for all stages of a formal dinner from “Soup to Nuts”.
A photogenic step or two in the cooking process – not a step by step “How To” covering the entire process. Neither should dialog accompanying detail the entire process.
Attractive or interesting display of ingredients and or implements
Restaurant photos: Your food as presented, ambiance, décor, table setting, crystal, the front of the establishment, even shots of your party, but not staff (unless permission is given). No other patrons.
No restaurant reviews, particularly nothing negative. It would be appropriate to identify as an old favorite or new find, etc. If a very rare unfortunate meal is encountered, let it pass for this site.
Original recipes can be added as a PDF or offered on request. No scans of copies from published materials. Nearly any recipe can be found on the internet and provided as a link.
It is recommended that before a new to you recipe is proposed, it be cooked and eaten, corrected and adjusted to taste.
Issues in question for self cooking:
Recipe on request via PM (Link or PDF) or always included
Section Moderators – enthusiasts who volunteer, can be a rotation?

Comments, additions, corrections and other input will be appreciated!

Proposal and Details for a Food, Cooking, Restaurant Section
All of us eat, most of us cook at one point in life or another, and many of us visit restaurants. Some are as enthusiastic about food and cooking as they are about photography. Quite a few members occasionally or regularly post photos of foods they have prepared or enjoyed at a restaurant. I propose a section be added covering those topics as noted in the title.
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. I believe this would be a useful, value added expansion which might be quite popular.
Content
Plated, self-prepared, restaurant prepared or other finished dishes photographed as served. Everything from the appetizer to the Brandy after is eligible. The old term for all stages of a formal dinner from “Soup to Nuts”.
A photogenic step or two in the cooking process – not a step by step “How To” covering the entire process. Neither should dialog accompanying detail the entire process.
Attractive or interesting display of ingredients and or implements
Restaurant photos: Your food as presented, ambiance, décor, table setting, crystal, the front of the establishment, even shots of your party, but not staff (unless permission is given). No other patrons.
No restaurant reviews, particularly nothing negative. It would be appropriate to identify as an old favorite or new find, etc. If a very rare unfortunate meal is encountered, let it pass for this site.
Original recipes can be added as a PDF or offered on request. No scans of copies from published materials. Nearly any recipe can be found on the internet and provided as a link.
It is recommended that before a new to you recipe is proposed, it be cooked and eaten, corrected and adjusted to taste.
Issues in question for self cooking:
Recipe on request via PM (Link or PDF) or always included
Section Moderators – enthusiasts who volunteer, can be a rotation?

Comments, additions, corrections and other input will be appreciated!

Proposal and Details for a Food, Cooking, Restaurant Section
All of us eat, most of us cook at one point in life or another, and many of us visit restaurants. Some are as enthusiastic about food and cooking as they are about photography. Quite a few members occasionally or regularly post photos of foods they have prepared or enjoyed at a restaurant. I propose a section be added covering those topics as noted in the title.
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. I believe this would be a useful, value added expansion which might be quite popular.
Content
Plated, self-prepared, restaurant prepared or other finished dishes photographed as served. Everything from the appetizer to the Brandy after is eligible. The old term for all stages of a formal dinner from “Soup to Nuts”.
A photogenic step or two in the cooking process – not a step by step “How To” covering the entire process. Neither should dialog accompanying detail the entire process.
Attractive or interesting display of ingredients and or implements
Restaurant photos: Your food as presented, ambiance, décor, table setting, crystal, the front of the establishment, even shots of your party, but not staff (unless permission is given). No other patrons.
No restaurant reviews, particularly nothing negative. It would be appropriate to identify as an old favorite or new find, etc. If a very rare unfortunate meal is encountered, let it pass for this site.
Original recipes can be added as a PDF or offered on request. No scans of copies from published materials. Nearly any recipe can be found on the internet and provided as a link.
It is recommended that before a new to you recipe is proposed, it be cooked and eaten, corrected and adjusted to taste.
Issues in question for self cooking:
Recipe on request via PM (Link or PDF) or always included
Section Moderators – enthusiasts who volunteer, can be a rotation?