This Saturday, Tenaya and I launch our little pair of food blogging workshops. There is still room in both sessions. Both classes will be held in the conference room at Indy Hall, 20 N. 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA. Here are the details should you want to join us:

Food Blogging I : An Introduction
Sat., October 15, 10-1 p.m.
Indy Hall, $75, includes brunch
Instructors: Marisa McClellan & Tenaya Darlington

Want to launch a food blog, or spice up the one you’ve already started? Spend a morning developing your culinary identity. We’ll give you an anatomy lesson of good blog components, talk photo gear, explore trends and niches, plus brainstorm future posts with you. This is a hands-on class. You will eat muffins. You will take lots of notes. When you leave, you’ll have all the tools to start blogging with a clear vision of the food story you want to share.

Food Blogging II: Ethics & Etiquette
Sat., Nov. 5, 10-1p.m.
Indy Hall, $75, includes breakfast
Instructors: Marisa McClellan & Tenaya Darlington

So you’ve been blogging for a while, but you’re wondering how to get noticed. And you’re worried your posts might be too long. And you think you might want to run advertising? In this 3-hour workshop, we’ll run through Blog Ethics 101 and help you think through the choices ahead. We’ll also look at several case studies of successful bloggers who have landed book deals and launched full-blown careers in writing. It’s not just about branding, it’s also about understanding the ethics and etiquette around posting recipes, photos, and comments. Consider this your baptism into the pro blogger community.

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• Cranberry Marmalade Class at Indy Hall on December 3
• A Pair of Food Blogging Classes with Madame Fromage
• Classes at The Pantry at Delancey in Seattle and an Event at the Book Larder

When I was in high school, I decided that what I wanted to do for my living was to become a public speaker. The thing I wasn’t sure of was what exactly it was that I wanted to speak about. I did realize that in order for people to want to hear me talk about something, I’d need to become something of an expert in a subject area. Realizing that I wasn’t much of an expert at the green age of 17, I put the public speaking plan on the back burner, figuring that over time, my topic area would eventually rise to the surface.

Thirteen years late, it appears that I’ve found my subject. My 17 year old self never, ever would have guessed that my future subject area would be canning, jam-making and pickling, but now that it’s here, I can’t imagine a more comfy and innate thing.

That’s a long introduction to let you all know that I’m going to be teaching some canning classes this summer at Foster’s Homeware (same place that we do Fork You Live, if you follow the podcast). I’ll be teaching a series of four workshops, one per month in June (Strawberry-Rhubard Jam), July (Canned Peaches), August (Polish-Style Pickles) and September (Canned Tomatoes). The classes are limited to 12 people per session and each participant will get to take a jar of what we make home with them. I’m going to be running out to New Jersey early each morning prior to the class, to pick or purchase the most delicious and fresh produce I can get my hands on, so our product is guaranteed to be quite delicious.

If you don’t live in Philly, make sure to pass the word along to your friends who do. More details about the classes after the jump.

SUCCESSFUL HOME CANNING (Hands-On)
This is a fun class to teach you all the basics you need to know for successful canning at home. If you’ve never done any canning because you think it’s too complicated this class will change your mind and your pantry forever. Instructor: Marisa McClellan, local food writer. This hands-on class is limited to 12 students per session

Strawberry Rhubarb Jam
Saturday, June 13, 2009
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
$39.00 per person

Peaches
Saturday, July 11, 2009
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
$39.00 per person

Polish Style Dill Pickles
Saturday, August 8, 2009
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
$39.00 per person

Tomatoes
Saturday, September 12, 2009
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
$39.00 per person

Related Posts:

• Registration for Canning Classes Now Open!
• Classes at The Pantry at Delancey in Seattle and an Event at the Book Larder
• Upcoming Classes for February through May