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Musical Theatre Radio presents "Be Our Guest"Be Our Guest with Scott Logsdon and Aaron Gandy
SCOTT LOGSDON has written the book/lyrics for STICKS & STONES (with composer John McDaniel) which had a premiere concert starred Audra McDonald, Javier Muñoz, and George Salazar for Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation/BC/EFA; 12 DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS (with composer Dana P. Rowe, currently in development as a film with Jerry Mitchell attached); JOYCE JACKSON’S GUIDE TO DATING, (with composer Steve Marzullo) which premiered in Orlando and was seen in concert at 54 Below; AN AMERICAN COUNTRY CHRISTMAS CAROL (with various CMA winning and nominated composers) THE CRINOLYNNS and LOVE (r)EVOLUTION, a song cycle...
2024-12-1546 min
Jump to RecipeE65 - Getting Started With The New Gadgets You ReceivedDid you get an Instant Pot, Air Fryer or Sous Vide machine for Christmas? If so, or if you're thinking about getting one, this episode is for you. I give my tips for the types of things to start out trying in the new kitchen gadgets.I also talk with best selling cookbook author and President of the International Sous Vide Association, Jason Logsdon, all about sous vide chicken. He is such an expert on this topic and I learned so much in this conversation.The meal plan that I walk you through in this...
2021-12-2634 min
The Smart Influencer PodcastMake More Money Doing What You Love with Jason LogsdonIn this episode, I'm talking with Jason Logsdon about how to make more money doing what you love. He shares how you can turn your passion into profit. READ MORE HERESupport the show
2021-11-3048 min
Eat Blog TalkThe Importance of Having a Reputable Web Host and Domain Registrar with Jason Logsdon and Bob ClarkThis Clubhouse recording from 9/10/21 discusses the importance of enlisting a reputable web host and domain registrar to help run your food blog. Jason from Makin' Bacon and Bob from Clarky Media give food bloggers solid advice on the topic. - Hear about a 48-hour, frustrating example of what can come of non-reputable companies hosting your site. - You get what you pay for! It is 100% worthwhile to pay extra for hosting if you are treating your blog as a business. - Did you know that your domain can be registered separately from your hosting company? It's...
2021-09-1340 min
The Vance Crowe PodcastJason Logsdon: From Pig Farmer to Private Equity; seeing patterns in the noise to make moneyJason Logsdon is a farm kid turned commodity trader and venture capital/ private equity investor that seeks value in the commodities markets. Logsdon sat down with Vance Crowe to discuss value investing, the changing needs of education for kids, how commodity trading isn't gambling and Logsdon's Peter Thiel Paradox. Logsdon is the Chairman of Broadview Holdings Group [https://www.broadviewholding.com/](https://www.broadviewholding.com/) Chapters —3:47 Start9:24 Real world experience vs the classroom20:54 What is the most liquid market in commodities?32:43 How Jason distinguishes investing from gambling37:21 How BHG thin...
2021-08-231h 21
System to THRIVE89 - Blogging for Profit in the 21st Century with Jason LogsdonWhether you use blogging as your business or you use your blog to support your business… the truth is, blogs are still SUPER relevant to a whole lot of marketing today.Enter Jason Logsdon, someone who has not only successfully monetized his blog in a B-I-G way but now teaches other people how to do it.He’s going to show you the different ways you can monetize your blog, how you can find content that will speak to exactly who you’re trying to reach, and what you should be doing for every single post.
2021-08-0320 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.How to Harness the Power of Video to Expand Your Brand with Jake PosesToday, we dive into the importance of video in creating your brand. What type of content actually resonates with fans and how Jumprope can help you streamline the entire process?As bloggers, we know how important video is from food demos to recipe guides. Video is the fastest way to inform your fans and connect with your audience. But most of us don't have any experience with creating or especially editing videos. And it can be really intimidating trying to get started.Luckily today's guest is the perfect person to help us out. Jake Poses...
2021-05-1738 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Using Analytics and Scaling Your Business with Christine PittmanToday, we dive into figuring out what your audience wants, how to analyze your data and the best way to formulate your plan of attack.As bloggers, growing our traffic is often a top priority. But what is the most efficient way to accomplish that? And how do we make time for all the work required?Today's guest is the perfect person to help us figure it all out. Christine Pittman is the founder of 2 successful blogs, Cook the Story and The Cookful. What originally started as a hobby has turned into one of the...
2021-04-2648 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Traditionally Publishing Cookbooks with Maggie GreenAs food bloggers, cookbooks are often on our radars. Many of us explore traditional publishing and self publishing but we ignore one path of publishing...getting paid to write a book. Luckily today's guest is the perfect person to help us out.
I can't wait to learn from today's guest, cookbook editor, author and coach, Maggie Green.
For more information and links for Traditionally Publishing Cookbooks with Maggie Green.
2021-04-1942 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Organically Building Your Mailing List Through Summits and Challenges with Jennie WrightToday, we dive into everything you need to know about hosting online summits, how to harness the power of organic list building, and why building relationships with your audience is the key to jump starting your growth...next on Makin' Bacon.
As bloggers we always hear how important it is to grow our email lists, especially because it's the only asset we actually own. But trying to figure out what the most effective ways to build your list are can be really difficult, especially without just relying on annoying popups or costly Facebook ads. Luckily, today's guest...
2021-04-1536 min
Cookbook Love PodcastBeing a Cookbook Writer: Single Cooking Method Cookbooks with Jason LogsdonWelcome to another episode of the podcast. Today I'm excited to welcome Jason Logsdon. Jason Logsdon is a best selling author, public speaker and passionate home cook who loves to try new things, exploring everything from sous vide and whipping siphons to blow torches, foams, spheres and infusions. He has published 15 cookbooks which have sold more than 60,000 copies. He runs AmazingFoodMadeEasy.com, one of the largest sous vide and modernist cooking websites, MakeThatBacon.com, a website dedicated to helping bloggers succeed, and is the president of the International Sous Vide Association. Today on the podcast Jason and I talk a...
2021-04-1547 min
Exploring Sous VideEamon Rockey Talks Milk Punch and Alcohol InfusionsToday, we explore how sous vide infusions work, the soluability of oil and water, and we explore the history of milk punch.
2021-04-1354 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Email Marketing with Matt MolenToday, I talk with Matt Molen, from Email Crush about everything newsletter including how to maximize signups, why solving problems builds authority so quickly, and his game changing tip for using curiosity to encourage click throughs.As bloggers we are told time and time again that we need to collect our fan's email addresses and build our mailing lists, but what is the best way to do that? And what do you do once you have them? There's a lot of ins and out to email marketing, and today's guest is the perfect person to show us...
2021-04-1250 minExploring Sous VideChelsea Cole Talks Sous Vide Food Prep and Making It Accessible to EveryoneToday, we explore the ways to make sous vide more accessible, how to sous vide a whole chicken, and how sous vide is the ultimate tool for meal prep .
2021-04-0650 min
Authentic TalksEpisode 141 | Entrepreneur's Journey with Sous Vide | Guest: Jason LogsdonThis episode Shanta speaks with Jason Logsdon.
Jason is an entrepreneur, the author of 15 books, a cook, and podcast host. He leaves tips on how to become a self published author and shares how he become passionate about Sous Vide and has over 400 recipes on his blog!
Here's some more information about what we discussed.
Jason's Books
AFMEasy.com/Books
I recommend this one for new cooks:
...
2021-04-0538 min
Authentic Talks 2.0 with ShantaEpisode 141 | Entrepreneur's Journey with Sous Vide | Guest: Jason LogsdonThis episode Shanta speaks with Jason Logsdon. Jason is an entrepreneur, the author of 15 books, a cook, and podcast host. He leaves tips on how to become a self published author and shares how he become passionate about Sous Vide and has over 400 recipes on his blog! Here's some more information about what we discussed.Jason's BooksAFMEasy.com/BooksI recommend this one for new cooks:https://www.amazon.com/Modernist-Cooking-Made-Easy-Authoritative/dp/0991050177The upcoming sous vide summit:https://theisva.net...
2021-04-0537 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Cookbook Publishing and Teaching Cooks with Judi LeibToday, we talk about why teaching cooking classes is so meaningful, how finding a mentor can provide the guidance and support you need, and we explore the sometimes long and winding road to publishing a cookbook.As bloggers we often dream of publishing a cookbook, but it's not always a smooth process to get there. The way can be filled with potholes, and sometimes landmines, but luckily today's guest is the perfect person to help us avoid them.She also teaches people how to cook and truly believes that anybody can learn to be a g...
2021-04-0547 minAuthentic TalksEpisode 141 | Entrepreneur's Journey with Sous Vide | Guest: Jason LogsdonThis episode Shanta speaks with Jason Logsdon.
Jason is an entrepreneur, the author of 15 books, a cook, and podcast host. He leaves tips on how to become a self published author and shares how he become passionate about Sous Vide and has over 400 recipes on his blog!
Here's some more information about what we discussed.
Jason's Books
AFMEasy.com/Books
I recommend this one for...
2021-04-0538 minExploring Sous VideMark Webb Talks Vacuum Infusions and AromasToday, we explore the benefits of cold vacuum infusions, how aroma can change an entire dish, and why layers flavors is the quickest path to gourmet food.
2021-03-301h 06
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Storytelling and Staying True to Yourself with Tameka BazileToday, we talk about how to monetize Instagram, why story telling is critical to building a following, and why being yourself is the surest way to standout and find your true fans.As bloggers we know we have fans on Instagram, but we often struggle to reach them. And often times during the process we lose track of what makes us and our brand unique. Luckily, today's guest is the perfect person to help us get back on track.Get more info and links at Storytelling and Staying True to Yourself with Tameka Bazile.
2021-03-2956 minExploring Sous VideDarrin Wilson Talks Sous Vide and BBQToday, we explore how to combine sous vide and smoking, what sous viders can learn from pit masters, and why personal preference matters so much in cooking.
2021-03-2355 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Building a Brand Without a Blog with Darrin WilsonToday, we talk about creating a brand without a blog, why self publishing is perfect for some people, and how podcasting can propel you forward.As bloggers we are often highly focused on our blog, trying to drive traffic and grow our audience. But there are many channels out there you can use to get in front of audiences that don't rely on a blog at all. And today's guest is the perfect person to help us explore them.Get more links and info for Building a Brand Without a Blog with Darrin Wilson
2021-03-221h 05Exploring Sous VideChef Justice Stewart Talks Sous Vide Wild Game and Exotic MeatsWe all know about steak, chicken, and pork, but a lot of us start to get nervous trying to cook more exotic things such as elk, deer or goose...much less kangaroo, ostrich, or alligator. But today's guest is the perfect person to help us expand our horizons.He is an award winning chef and the author of Mastering the Art of Sous Vide Cooking, which was named one of the best sous vide cookbooks of 2019 by Book Riot. He was recognized by the National Black Chef’s Association as the first African American to write a cook...
2021-03-1652 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Growing with TikTok with Sarah WohlnerToday, we talk TikTok! Including how introverts can succeed on it, what goals a blogger can accomplish, and why it's not just for the kids these days. Join Jason as he interviews Sarah Wohlner about everything you need to know when growing your blog through social media, especially TikTok!For more information and links see Growing with TikTok with Sarah Wohlner
2021-03-1541 minExploring Sous VideStefan Boer, from Stefan's Gourmet Blog Talks Sous Vide Italian CookingMany people use sous vide for modern cooking, but it can also be applied to the classics. But when you are trying to update a traditional dish it can get confusing. Luckily, today's guest is the perfect person to to help us out!He is a financial risk manager by day, sous vide chef, wine connoisseur, and food blogger by night. Stefan is from the Netherlands, but cooks like an Italian nonna. Except that he embraces modern techniques like sous vide to enhance classic recipes while staying true to their character. He has traveled all ov...
2021-03-0951 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Scaling Your Business Through Conferences with Abbey Rodriguez and Chandice ProbstToday, we talk about the true value of going to conferences, what small events even regular bloggers can host, and why networking is critical to success...yes, even for you.During my interview with Abbey Rodriguez and Chandice Probst, they dive deep into scaling your blog and your business through conferences and tradeshows, finding brand partnerships, and how to surround yourself with people that will help you succeed!!Check out more links and information on .
2021-03-0853 minExploring Sous VideThiago Quirino, from Robusto Food House Talk South American CuisinesSous vide can be applied to a wide variety of foods, from home cooking to professional kitchens, from Italian and American to Bolivian and Brazillian. And today's guest is the perfect person to help us navigate those waters.He is a Certified Culinarian and Professional Cook. He has earned scholarships and won awards, as well as been featured in a MasterChef Cookbook, Voyage Magazine and Taste of America Texas . He's served successful internships in renouned restaurants like Eculent (Featured in The Washington Post as “One of the Best Restaurants in the world”), and Indigo (one of Time Maga...
2021-03-0255 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Reinventing Your Career with Wendy Braitmann this interview Jason and Wendy Braitman chat about everything you need to know about reinventing your career and turning your vision into a reality! Discover how you can stand out from the crowd, maximizing the parts of the job you love, and the best way to take an idea and actually make it happen!Check out more links and information at Reinventing Your Career with Wendy Braitman.
2021-03-0157 minExploring Sous VideChef Aly Romero of Aly's Elegant Eats Talks Travel and InspirationUsed by both the gourmet chef and the busy parent at home, sous vide can combine both the new and the traditional, the gourmet and the quick and easy. Trying to balance all of these facets of sous vide can be confusing, but today's guest is the perfect person to help us out!She is an avid home chef, private chef and food blogger with more than 20 years of culinary experience. She has also attended culinary school and is a brand ambassador for Traeger Grills, Anova Sous Vide and a chef ambassador at Hestan Culinary and is...
2021-02-2358 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Slowing Down and Working with Intent with Megan PortaJason interviews Megan Porta, from Pip and Ebby, and Eat Blog Talk as they dive deep into the keys to successful long term blogging: Productivity, Diversity, and Self Care!We dive into why efficiency only matters if it is properly directed, how diversifying your traffic and income can kick-start your blog and why none of it is possible without taking care of yourself.See more links and information on Slowing Down and Working with Intent with Megan Porta.
2021-02-2256 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Harnessing the Power of Pinterest with Meagan WilliamsonDuring today's interview, Jason and Meagan dive deep into unlocking the power of Pinterest and how the Pinterest algorithm actually works. It is vital to understand WHY people come to Pinterest and appreciate their journey. They delve into what to look for if you start outsourcing, and how to develop an intentional strategy!As bloggers, we talk a lot about social media and growing our brand, but we often don't get the most out of each site. Pinterest, especially is known for changing up their algorithm and leaving bloggers frustrated and confused about where to turn. But...
2021-02-1556 minExploring Sous VideCarmen and Kevin Koo Talk Cooking Childhood FavoritesIf you follow sous vide recipes you see a lot of steak and potatoes, a ton of midwestern fare, and some Italian dishes, but not a lot else. Sous vide can be used in all cuisines though, but many cooks don't know where to start. And today's guests are the perfect people to help us explore that.They are the husband and wife team behind Kind of Cooking. While they are not professionally trained, they understood that sous vide can provide restaurant quality food and this is how Kind of Cooking was born. As they co...
2021-02-1048 minExploring Sous VideScott Heimendinger from Anova Talks Steam Ovens, Lasers and Sous VideSous vide is about more than just putting food in a bag, it really is about precision temperature control, and today's guest is the perfect person to help us explore what that really means.He is the Chief Marketing Officer at Anova. Before that he was the Technical Director and Director of Applied Research for Modernist Cuisine. He's also the Co-Founder of Sansaire and a Microsoft and IBM alum. He's a longtime food geek, laser and robot enthusiast and I can't wait to learn from today's guest, Scott Heimendinger, the Chief Marketing Officer for Anova.
2021-02-031h 05
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Successfully Photographing Your Own Cookbook with Lori RiceJason as he interviews Lori Rice and they dive deep in photographing your own cookbook, the benefits of working with conscientious food makers and growers, and how cookbook photography is different than for online work!Lori helps food makers, growers and artisans style and shoot their own photos aligned with their brands. She creates content for major food brands, agricultural organizations and publishers. She's the author-photographer of two cookbooks, Beer Bread and Food on Tap, and her latest course, Cookbook Photo Academy, helps food lovers navigate photographing their own cookbooks while they are also writing them.
2021-02-0157 minExploring Sous VideInternational Sous Vide Day Global PanelToday is a very special episode as we go international. Usually on Exploring Sous Vide I bring on a sous vide luminary and we dive into their technique, their influences, and how they approach cooking.But today, the always amazing people at Crea and Cuisine Solutions asked us to put together a global podcast to help kick off International Sous Vide Day. To help with that, I'm going to welcome some great chefs and cooks who are regular contributors to the International Sous Vide Association's conferences and showcases that we run. These cooks span 4 countries a...
2021-01-2656 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Business Modeling and Branding for Success with Omaily LucasToday we dive into everything you need to know about combining Personal Branding, Storytelling, and Business Modeling for food blogging success.As bloggers we often get into the habit of writing posts, taking photos, and posting on social media, but we often lose track of where we are going or who we are writing for. Luckily today's guest is the perfect person to help us out...take it away Omaily!
Check out more links and information about Business Modeling and Branding for Success with Omaily Lucas.
2021-01-2549 minExploring Sous VideChef James Briscione from Angelena's Pensacola and the Food Network Talks Fitting Sous Vide Into Traditional Italian CookingSous vide is just a method of cooking, but the real art comes from combining the flavors. And today's guest is the perfect person to help us figure it all out.He is a chef, author and Food Network personality who is a featured chef on the new Food Network Kitchen app offering live and on demand cooking classes. He is also the first-ever two-time Chopped champion and regularly appears on television as a host and judge including on Chopped, Beat Bobby Flay, The Kitchen, The Dr. Oz Show and he was named one of People Magazine’s...
2021-01-2152 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.How to Cook on Local Television with Marie FiebachToday we dive into everything you need to know when cooking on live TV Including how to pitch TV stations and set yourself up for success!
As bloggers we sometimes fall in to the rut of hiding behind our blogs... we just publish recipes and post them to social media but we don't get out in front of our audiences. There's many ways to do this, from cooking classes to Facebook Live's, but one of the most effective ways to get in front of a new audience is by going on local television. Just thinking about that...
2021-01-1859 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Innovation and Online Cooking Classes with Taylor DawsonToday we dive into what you need to know when doing an online cooking class, why delegation is a key to growth, and how to pursue your creative vision!As bloggers we are experts at teaching people. And one of the best ways to do that is by teaching cooking classes, but learning how to start, especially when the pandemic has pushed all classes online, can be really confusing. Luckily, today's guest is the perfect person to help us out.Check out more Innovation and Online Cooking Classes with Taylor Dawson links and options!
2021-01-1155 min
Practice to Profit: Simple Business Growth Strategies for Sustainable Success5 Steps for Self Publishing a Cookbook with Jason LogsdonHave you thought about self-publishing a cookbook? Self-publishing can feel so overwhelming with all the unknowns. It can be helpful to find someone who has done it before to help you know exactly what to do. Jason Logsdon is here today, and if anyone can speak to self-publishing a cookbook, it is him. He has self-published 13 cookbooks. He gives you the 4 main steps of self-publishing and will help you take the leap into getting your cookbook out into the world. Read more HERE.Support the show
2021-01-1125 minExploring Sous VideChef AJ Schaller from CREA Talks Core Temperature and Consulting with Michelin Starred ChefsSous vide has a place in both home and professional kitchens, but sometimes it can be hard to bridge that gap. Luckily today's guest is the perfect person to show us how.She is a 2005 graduate of the Culinary Institute of America. She worked at Restaurant Daniel and Daniel Boulud’s Dinex Group for ten years, starting as an extern. After a series of promotions, she finished with the title Culinary Manager. The position included work on restaurant openings, testing recipes, cooking for events, producing cookbooks, food styling, and managing health department matters - including wri...
2021-01-0756 minExploring Sous VideChef David Pietranczyk from PolyScience Talks Cocktails, Smoking Guns, and Sous Vide TacosToday we talk about adding smoke to cocktails, how to figure out sous vide times, and why tacos are absolutely the best.
2021-01-071h 07Exploring Sous VideJames Beshada from JBSousVide Talks Sous Vide Salmon and How to Find InspirationCooking is a vast and complicated subject, and many people spend their entires lives trying to per-fect their craft. So it's no wonder that for someone new to cooking it can be incredibly intimidating. However, sous vide can make that experience go much more smoothly, and today's guest is the perfect person to show us how!He is a home cook that started from having zero skills in the kitchen to now having a passion for cooking and photography. This passion built naturally by having a technique that allowed him to easily succeed over time instead of...
2021-01-0751 minExploring Sous VideRobert Nappi, CEO of EatFigo Talks WHy Convienence Matters and Why Manufacturing is So HardSous vide is many things to many different people. Some people love the precision control, some love the gourmet results, and some love the convenience. And today's guest is the perfect person to help us explore the last one.He started researching and developing Figo about 3 or 4 years ago. Then stopped when mellow announced their product. But after using Mellow's device and cooling system for 4 hours, he felt like they had a better device and started working again on his own machine.I can't wait to learn from today's guest, Robert Nappi the founder and C...
2021-01-0745 minExploring Sous VideChef Eric Villegas from VacMaster Talks Duck Pot Pie, Streamlining Your Cooking, and Sous Vide PastysSous vide is for more than just meat. Don't get me wrong, I love me a great steak, but many people never move beyond that. Today's guest uses it for everything from making cheese and limoncello to proofing dough and cooking vegetables. As he says, it's not a cooking method, it's a life style!He is the award winning chef, restaurateur, cookbook author, television and radio personality that has done more than any other culinarian to introduce the country to the regional and local foods of his beloved Michigan and the Great Lakes. He's also the chief s...
2021-01-071h 23
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.How to Respond in a Crisis with Doug LevyToday we talk about how to work with traditional publications, when to engage with negative commenters, and how to respond in a crises.
Life as a food blogger is generally pretty low key most of the time. We write recipes, we take photos, we put it up on our website. But every once in a while something goes wrong and you're thrust into a crisis. Or, you know, there's a global pandemic. When this happens, it can be really hard to know what to do. But luckily today's guest is the perfect person to help us navigate...
2020-12-141h 03
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.How to Keep Your Website Secure and Accessible with Andrew WilderAs bloggers, we rely on our websites for money, not only through ads, but for selling sponsored posts, promoting our own products and for keeping our fans engaged. So when our sites go down, it can be a disaster. But today's guest is the perfect person to help us prevent that from happening.He is the founder of NerdPress a digital agency that provides WordPress maintenance and support services for publishers and small businesses, placing an emphasis on site speed, stability and security. He has been building, fixing and maintaining websites since 1998 and has spoken on a...
2020-12-071h 04
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Maximizing Your SEO and Preparing for the Next Core Update with Casey MarkeeJoin Jason as he interviews Casey Markee and they chat about everything SEO, including the biggest mistake bloggers make, what Core Web Vitals are, and how to prepare your site to get the most out of your holiday traffic!Speaker, writer and trainer Casey Markee is the founder of digital consultancy Media Wyse and a well-known SEO professional with 20+ years of experience. Casey has trained SEO teams on five different continents, spoken at over 100 conferences, and has worked with thousands of bloggers in the Food, Lifestyle and Travel niches. He also collects comic books, is currently being...
2020-11-301h 00
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Running Food Tours with Chef Debbi DubbsAs bloggers, we often forget that there is a whole world outside of our blogs. We get so caught up being online, writing our recipes and relying on ads and affiliate links that we forget there are things offline, whether it's tours, demos, events or classes. There's a lot of things you can do in the real world; at least when the pandemic is finally over.Join Jason as he interviews Chef Debbi from Debs Kitchen, Edible Gardens & Cooking Tips and they chat about everything you need to know about running food tours, demoing with brands, and...
2020-11-2341 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Growing Your Team with Emily PerronToday, we talk about the what jobs are best to outsource, where to find freelancers, and how to tell when you really need help!Running a blog can be a full time business...and so can managing social media, finding sponsorships opportunities, editing videos, taking photographs, and everything else we have to do! So how can you get it all done? By hiring the right people. It's a really intimidating process, but Emily Perron, today's guest, is the perfect person to show us how.Check out the podcast page Growing Your Team with Emily Perron.
2020-11-1654 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Self Publishing Your Cookbook with Chelsea ColeCome join me as I talk to Chelsea Cole from A Duck's Oven about publishing a cookbook, leveraging your blog to work with brands and how a photography style can help you stand out in the crowd! See full features with transcriptions at Self Publishing Your Cookbook with Chelsea Cole.
2020-11-0955 min
Eat Blog TalkSelf Publish Cookbooks to Launch Into a New Level of Success with Jason LogsdonSelf-publishing a cookbook is not as daunting a task as you might think! Jason talks us through the easy steps involved so you can get started TODAY. He has self-published 14 books of his own and has generated a healthy income from doing so. He shares so much value in this episode: - Determine goals, consider audience and also your niche. - How many recipes, page size, how to create the book and where to send it for print-on-demand services. - Pricing, launching successfully and more!
2020-11-021h 03
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Maximizing Time with Megan PortaToday, we talk about the power of tracking your time, how to limit distractions, and why if you aren't following a vision, you're not going anywhere.As bloggers, there is always too much work to get done. So being able to effectively prioritize, and maximize, our efforts is a huge key to moving our blogs forward. It can feel really overwhelming at times, especially when we are busy, but today's guest is the perfect person to help us get started moving forward faster.See full article and transcript at Maximizing Time with Megan Porta
2020-10-2756 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Don't Fear Live Video with Kathy HesterToday, we dive deep into going live on video, overcoming your fears, and why sometimes when things go wrong, it's just an opportunity to connect with your fans even more!One of the biggest challenges bloggers and creators have is connecting with our audiences, of letting our personality come through and making our fans feel involved. One of the best ways to do this is through video, especially live video.But between technology concerns and fear of messing up, many bloggers shy away from it. But today's guest is the perfect person to give us...
2020-10-051h 11
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Cooking Competitions and Guest Blogging with Saffron HodgsonToday, we dive into the world of competitive cooking, how to host your own competitions, and how to harness the power of guest bloggers.
As bloggers, we often get caught up in making money directly from our blogs, using ads, affiliate links and sponsored posts, but we forget there's a whole world of food out there to explore and make money from. Today's guest will show us a few of the unique ways she's created a living.
Check out the full transcription and links at Cooking Competitions and Guest Blogging with Saffron Hodgson
2020-09-2148 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Giveaways and Instagram with Wendy AbdulmesihToday we're going to dive into using giveaways to promote your brand, getting started with Instagram, and why you just need to ignore the numbers.Part of being a successful blogger is crafting your own style and being visible across several platforms. Today's guest is going to help us discover how.See full transcript and links: Giveaways and Instagram with Wendy Abdulmesih
2020-09-0738 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Growing Your Business with Tracie FobesToday we are going to talk about growing your community in a Facebook group, getting into sponsored posts, and how you know when to finally cash out.Trying to learn everything you need to know about blogging can really be daunting. But luckily, there are people out there like today's guest who are willing to share their expertise.Check out the full transcription, notes and links at Growing Your Business with Tracie Fobes.
2020-08-3158 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Restarting Your Blogging Career with Luci PetlackIn this episode we talk to Luci Petlack about hiring contractors, how to introduce new themes into your blog, and how to restart your blogging career after a life change.Sometimes things are just clicking as a blogger. You have your routine down, your business connections are growing, things are going great...and then something happens to disrupt it all. This could be good or bad, from taking care of a sick parent, transferring to a new job or city, having a baby, or you know, a global pandemic.Check out: Restarting Your Blogging Career...
2020-08-2442 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Designing Your Brand with Madison WetherillToday, we are going to talk about how to find out what your audience is looking for, why great design matters, and why a brand is more than just a logo.As bloggers we often work so hard on our recipes, the stories we tell, and using social media to bring in readers, but we often neglect the thing that people see first...our website. A good website design does more than look pretty, it informs the visitor and can be a big factor in turning them into a real Fan. But where do you get started?...
2020-08-1156 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Becoming a Professional Photographer with Christina PetersToday we are talking about how to set the tone with your fans, ways bloggers can get their foot in the door, and how remote shoots can help during the pandemic.One of the ways many bloggers can make money, or even start a career, is by providing consulting services to companies and brands. These services can take many forms, but a very common one is providing photography. Most bloggers don't know how to get started, but today's guest will help us out.Show Notes and Transcription: Becoming a Professional Photographer with Christina Peters
2020-08-031h 05
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Giving Back and Moving Your Blog Forward with Annelies ZijderveldToday, we talk about the hardest part of writing cookbooks, how to pitch brands you love, and why giving back can help you, and your community. See full transcript and article at with Annelies Zijderveld
2020-07-2754 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Podcasting for Bloggers with Nicole SchwegmanToday we talk about how a podcast works, whether or not you are ready for one, and how to use a podcast to grow your brand.As bloggers we always hear that you need to be everywhere. So we write on our blog, post on Facebook and Instagram, share images on Pinterest, and even post videos on YouTube. But one area most bloggers neglect is audio.Show notes and transcription: Podcasting for Bloggers with Nicole Schwegman
2020-07-131h 04
BFF with the ChefSous Vide is Your Friend - Jason Logsdon of Amazing Food Made EasyToday, I'm excited to interview Jason Logsdon, the brains behind Amazing Food Made Easy, one of the largest sous vide and modernist cooking blogs on the internet and of course, Makin’ Bacon, a website dedicated to helping food bloggers succeed in the business. Jason is also a bestselling author who has published 14 cookbooks that have sold more than 60,000 copies, including the bestselling Modernist Cooking Made Easy: Sous Vide, and the official Instant Pot Sous Vide Cookbook. He's a frequent speaker at the Everything Food Conference and he's the president of the International Sous Vide Association. Find...
2020-07-0945 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Jobs Across Food with Karista BennettWorking in food is a shared passion for most food bloggers, but this can take many forms outside of just blogging including writing cookbooks, being a chef, working with brands and teaching classes. Today's guest is going talk about some of the jobs she's done and how you might be able to get involved in them as well.
Show Notes and Transcript: Jobs Across Food with Karista Bennett
2020-06-1553 min
Chefs Without RestaurantsTalking Sous Vide with Jason Logsdon and Mike LaCharite from The International Sous Vide AssociationOn this episode, we have we have Jason Logsdon and Mike LaCharite from The International Sous Vide Association. We discuss sous vide basics, how their organization was started, and their upcoming sous vide conference. There are a lot of links in the show notes to where to find their organization online, as well as information on the conference and many of the presenters such as Rich Rosendale and James Briscione. =========================== Jason Logsdon, Mike LaCharite & The ISVA =========================== The ISVA Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/theisva/Check out the Facebook Grou...
2020-06-1556 min
Eat Blog TalkHow to Create Foodie Courses with Jason LogsdonJason takes us for a deep dive into creating free or paid courses that support our food blogging content. - The first step is figuring out what your audience wants and needs from you (this part is KEY!). - You have options about how you convey your knowledge. Free or paid video courses, in-person courses, articles or email series. - Put thought into your launches. Offer tiny bites of your course to pull your audience in. So much more inside the episode, including pricing and discounts!
2020-06-0848 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Harnessing Authenticity and Kindness to Grow Your Brand with Jenny MelroseWhen it comes to growing your blog, you simply need to connect with your audience, solve their problems, and watch the money roll in. Easy, right? We all know it's not as simple as that. And today's guest is the perfect person to help us actually accomplish our goals.Today, we talk about how to position your brand to reach your biggest fans, why kindness matters in business, and how to authentically fake it until you make it.
Full Transcription: Harnessing Authenticity and Kindness to Grow Your Brand with Jenny Melrose
2020-06-0150 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.10X Your Traffic with Heather JohnsonTraffic is the life blood of blogging, and we are in a constant struggle to get more of it. There are so many different ways to approach it though, that it can quickly get confusing. Today's guest is going to help us cut through the noise and find what is truly important.Not only has she been blogging for more than a decade, she also has a day job where she hires bloggers for big brands. So she lives, eats, and sleeps blogging! Show Notes and Transcript: 10X Your Traffic with Heather Johnson
2020-05-2547 min
Stella Culinary SchoolSCS 063 | French Omelette Fallacy, Sou Vide Vs. Crispy Skin, & Decoding Pizza YeastDiscuss this podcast in the Stella Culinary School Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/StellaCulinary/permalink/1437680866415097/ IN THE DISCUSSION SEGMENT ... We talk eggs, omlettes and the "French Omlette Falacy." I also walk you through how to make a classic, American style breakfast omelette (fully loaded of course). Original post by John: https://www.facebook.com/groups/StellaCulinary/permalink/1432663070250210/ Resources Mentioned Jacques Pepin French Omelette Video: https://youtu.be/s10etP1p2bU Jamie Oliver's Omelette Video: https://youtu.be/OQyRuOEKfVk How to Make A Classic French Omelette with Geoffrey Zakarian: https://youtu...
2020-05-121h 10
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Using an Email Course as a Lead MagnetMost bloggers know that lead magnets are critical to growing your email list, but most do not think about using an email course as a lead magnet. Here is how you can go about doing it.
Show notes and transcription: Create an Email Course Lead Magnet
2020-05-1106 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Updating Content and Crushing Mailing Lists with Elizabeth FalcignoNo matter how long you have been blogging, you never have all the answers. This makes it incredibly valuable to talk to people who become successful using methods that are different from what you did. And that is one reason I'm so excited to talk to today's guest. She is the perfect person to help us discover ways to take our blogs to the next level, so I can't wait to learn from today's guest...Elizabeth Falcigno from The Clean Eating Couple.
Show Notes and Transcript: Updating Content and Crushing Mailing Lists with Elizabeth Falcigno
2020-05-0456 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Quality Doesn't MatterQuality doesn't matter. Too many food bloggers focus on increasing their quality and it's holding them back. I'm going to tell you why and what you should be focused on to maximize your productivity.
Show notes and transcription: Quality Doesn't Matter
2020-04-2706 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Publishing a Cookbook with Sally Ekus, Literary AgentPublishing cookbooks is a natural extension of what food bloggers do. We already know how to write recipes, photograph dishes, and teach our craft. But the book publishing process can be a big, scary unknown for a lot of people. I've published 14 cookbooks and I still don't fully understand it. So today, we're going to shed light on the whole process.
Show Notes and Transcript: Publishing a Cookbook with Sally Ekus, Literary Agent
2020-04-2044 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Mental Strength and Crushing it at Conferences with Kami KilgoreIn this episode, we are going to talk about what you can do to get the most out of conferences, how to approach and work with brands, and the importance of critically looking at the bad to move forward with the good.Full show notes here: Mental Toughness and Crushing it at Conferences, with Kami Kilgore
2020-03-3056 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Connect to Your Audience Using YOUR Story with Abby RikeDuring the current times of uncertainty, Abby Rike and I talked about how to stay creative, how to move forward, and how to still serve your audience.Show Notes and Transcript: Connect to Your Audience Using YOUR Story with Abby Rike
2020-03-2044 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Create and Produce Products with Kate HansenDiscover how you can invent and create your own products during this interview with Kate Hansen. Kate is the inventor of the Ergo Spout(R), a spout and handle for mason jars, which she launched on Kickstarter raising over $40,000 from over 1,000 backers. She shares her journey, tips and tricks she learned along the way, and talks about how food bloggers can do the same thing.Full Transcription: Create and Produce Products with Kate Hansen
2020-03-1642 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Dominating Affiliate Links with Christen Evans, Brand ManagerAffiliate links are a great way to make money for your website and they're a good way to serve your fan's needs. In this episode I talk to Christen Evans, who is an affiliate guru and brand manager for Apogee Agency.She's an affiliate brand manager for some great brands, and she knows more about affiliate marketing than pretty much anyone I've ever met. Christen knows the best ways to use, share and effectively disclose that you use affiliate links.
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2020-03-091h 03
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Why You Should Not Publish an eBook OnlyWhen most food bloggers want to start selling a product, they think about putting out a downloadable PDF for sale but that's not the best approach. I'm going to tell you why and tell you exactly what is, so you won't make the same mistake other people do.
Show notes and transcription: Why You Should Not Publish an eBook Only
2020-02-2403 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Why Reuse Reuse Reuse is a SuperpowerThere is never enough time.Once I started implementing this one method in my blogging process, it exponentially increased my efficiency. I've gotten more done, I've gotten better quality content out there, and I'm moving my blog forward much more quickly.I'm going to show you how you can harness this superpower for yourself.
Show notes and transcription: Why Reuse Reuse Reuse is a Superpower
2020-02-1710 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Barbara Hobart Product CreatorBarbara Hobart is a television writer/producer who has also been manufacturing and developing products since 1994. (She invented and introduced the first injection-molded decorative light switch cover to the UK.) She expanded her company, HomePlates Worldwide, and now consults with companies large and small to help strengthen brand identities and awareness through custom products.In October 2019, she launched Private Label Brand Academy and teaches businesses and individuals how to generate revenue and promote themselves by creating their own line of custom products.Full Transcription: Barbara Hobart Product Creator
2020-02-1641 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Write Your Cookbook with Other PeoplePutting out a cookbook can be this long, lonely process where everything is on your shoulders and you have to make sure it all comes together. It can be really hard, but it doesn't have to be that way. I'm going to share with you what I do when I want to put out a great cookbook that I'm really proud of but doesn't just fall on my shoulders.
Show notes and transcription: Write Your Cookbook with Other People
2020-02-1008 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.What Are Your Cookbook GoalsWhen people sit down to create a cookbook they often make a single mistake that hurts them throughout the entire cookbook process. It's an easy mistake to make and almost everyone makes it. But once you know how to avoid it your chances of success are going to skyrocket.I'm going to share with you what it is and show you how to avoid it when you put out your next cookbook.
Show notes and transcription: What Are Your Cookbook Goals
2020-02-0310 min
Four Brewers: Craft Beer and Homebrew287: Miscellanea Endless EndingGo here to see notes for this episode: http://www.fourbrewers.com/287-miscellanea-endless-ending/ Subscribe: RSS | Apple Podcasts | Google Play Music | Stitcher | YouTube | Twitch | Anchor.fm Support the show: Patreon | PayPal Donation 4B Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | tumblr | Flickr | Snapchat Email 4B: feedback@fourbrewers.com 4B Theme Song: The Sleeping Sea King ***** Episode Chapters: 00:00: SupportTheShitOutOfIt.com 00:08: Theme Music 00:16: Begin Show 00:49: Beer News: Pliny The Younger in Bottles 03:06: Miscellanea Vol. 2 - Off Color Brewing 08:06...
2020-01-2741 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Mike La Charite Conference PlannerMike La Charite is a sous vide cook and conference planner, and he comes on the podcast to talk about how a blogger can create and host an event, how finding partners can make all the difference, and what you can use to attract sponsors to pay for the whole thing.Full Transcription: Mike La Charite Conference Planner
2020-01-2754 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.How to Make Money from BloggingPossibly the most important question you need to ask yourself is "how do you make money?"You don't get paid to be a food blogger or create content, unless you're getting paid by a company. So I think it's important to ask yourself, where is this money going to come from? How am I actually going to make money and get paid? It has to come from somewhere.Show notes and transcription: How to Make Money as a Blogger
2020-01-2005 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Lennis Perez Wellness Consultant InterviewLennis Perez is an engineer turned food blogger turned wellness consultant who understands the mental and physical demands that can be placed on bloggers. We will talk about how a blog can lead to a consulting business, tips to getting a better night sleep, and how to actually find the time to take care of yourself.Full Transcription: Lennis Perez Wellness Consultant Interview
2020-01-1351 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Different Paths to Becoming a Successful Food BloggerLately I've been having conversations with lots of food bloggers who are curious what it takes to "be a successful food blogger". The problem with that question is that it is impossible to answer without knowing what your end goal is.Asking what makes a "successful food blogger" is like asking "Do I need to pack a sweater?" when you don't know whether you are going skiing in Utah or to the beach in Cancun.In this podcast I wanted to talk about a few of the goals you might have as a food professional...
2020-01-0628 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Lauren McElwain Cooking Classes and Community BuildingLauren McElwain from Cooking as a First Language comes on to talk about how to host cooking classes, the challenges in growing and brand, and how cooking can bring communities together.Full Transcription: Lauren McElwain Cooking Classes and Community Building Interview
2019-12-2323 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Lori Rice Professional Photographer InterviewLori Rice is a professional photographer who built up her clientele by working with brands and networking at food and blogging events. We talk about when to pivot your blog, how to price client work, tips for photographers looking to improve, and how to get the most out of conferences.Full Transcription: Lori Rice Professional Photographer Interview
2019-12-1643 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Create the Blogging Job You WANTHave you ever thought about what would happen if you were successful at growing your blog through all the things you don't like but still spend your time on? You'd just end up creating a job you HATE! But there's a better way, listen to discover the best way to create the blogging job you LOVE.View the show notes and full transcript here: Create the Blogging Job You WANT
2019-12-0704 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Barb Logsdon Virtual Assistant InterviewBarb Logsdon is a virtual assistant who helps Amazing Food Made Easy with their social media work, proofing, article posting, and other recurring tasks. Full Transcription: Barb Logsdon Virtual Assistant Interview
2019-12-0709 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Gary Logsdon Tribe Builder InterviewI brought Gary Logsdon from Amazing Food Made Easy on the show to talk about where he sees blogging going. Full transcription: Gary Logsdon Tribe Builder
2019-12-0713 min
Makin' Bacon: Serve Your Fans. Grow Your Income.Why You Need to Stop Learning and Start DoingThere is only so much you can learn from courses, books, and articles...sometimes you need to actually start DOING it.Show notes and transcription: Why You Need to Stop Learning and Start Doing
2019-12-0708 minStella Culinary SchoolSCS 037 | ACJ - Listener Questions Answered LiveIn this live episode of the Stella Culinary School Podcast, I answer listener questions! If you want to be a part of the next live show, join our Stella Culinary Facebook Group at https://facebook.com/groups/StellaCulinary In this episode, listener questions answered including the best approach for sea food risotto, issues with sourdough bread baking, and sous vide chicken wings. Episode Links Call the show live, or leave a voice mail: 775-204-8389. You can also send in a question or comment via our contact page. Buy chef Jacob's E-Book, Culinary Bootcamp...
2018-04-1345 minStella Culinary SchoolSCS 036 | Sous Vide Cooking at Home with Jason LogsdonIn episode 35 of the Stella Culinary School Podcast, we took a deep dive into the science and technique of sous vide cooking, dicussing common pitfalls, best practices, and some tips and tricks. In this episode, I welcome Jason Logsdon of AmazingFoodMadeEasy.com to give us some sous vide cooking tips and tricks for in home cooking and execution. Supporting Links AmazingFoodMadeEasy.com Jason's Exploring Sous Vide FaceBook Group Check out the Episode 35 Show Notes for links to sous vide videos and time temperature charts. Other Supporting Links Leave chef Jacob a voicemail...
2018-04-1053 minStella Culinary SchoolSCS 035 | Sous Vide Cooking - The Good, The Bad & The UglyHow to cook sous vide is explored in this episode, including the how's, why's, and underlying science. Have a question or comment? Leave chef Jacob a voicemail by calling 775-204-8389. Or you can write us via our contact form. Stella Culinary Sous Vide Cooking Videos Sous Vide Beef Bourguignon Sous Vide Lamb Rack Sous Vide Chicken Breast Sous Vide Cooking Resources Chef Jacob's Sous Vide Temperature Guide PDF Beginners Guide to Sous Vide Cooking - Jason Logsdon at AmazingFoodMadeEasy.com ChefSteps.com Sous Vide Resource Page Exploring Sous Vide FaceBook Group...
2018-03-271h 27
Four Brewers: Craft Beer and HomebrewThe 4B Flight: Logsdon Farmhouse Ales - SeizoenThe 4B Flight 2.0, Episode 5 – Today on the 4B Flight, a fantastic saison from Logsdon Farmhouse Ales. The 4B Flight is a biannual series in which we do one standard episode of Four Brewers, followed by six mini episodes for an entire week! The 4B Flight is served up in April and October. Enjoy! Welcome to the Autumn edition of The 4B Flight! Due to the flight’s immense popularity back in April, we decided to serve up another round of episodes! Logsdon Farmhouse Ales – Seizoen I think it’s safe to say that all four...
2016-10-0809 min
The Food Blogger Pro PodcastGenerating Income through Self-Publishing a Cookbook with Jason LogsdonWelcome to episode 55 of the Food Blogger Pro podcast! In this episode, Bjork talks with Jason Logsdon from Amazing Food Made Easy about self-publishing a cookbook. For many bloggers, getting a cookbook deal sounds like a dream come true. That's when they know they've "made it." As it turns out, though, getting a cookbook deal with a major publisher isn't all puppies and roses. When it comes down to it, publishing a cookbook is more about brand awareness than it is about income, and much of the legwork done for creating and marketing the book is still...
2016-07-121h 06