Research thrills me. Really, it does. It's the pursuit of the unknown and the satisfaction when I find it. I poke, prod, and peruse until the subject has received the complete attention it deserves. For instance, when researching ingredients, techniques, and culture for the Food Network show Everyday Italian with Giada DeLaurentis, I had to find appropriate material that would explain complicated culinary information in an easy-to-understand format for the average viewer. On another Food Network show, Throwdown with Bobby Flay, my search was for the perfect character to challenge Bobby in a cook-off, based on credentials, personality, and location. And on the other end of the spectrum, there is the research I did for David Kamp's The United States of Arugula, which had me in the New York Public Library pouring through old James Beard cookbooks and big agribusiness reports. Being versatile, flexible, and curious about anything related to food is my passion.
"No one writes a book alone and I wasn’t foolish enough to try. Liz knows her stuff and what she doesn’t know, or if I need to, she can find out. She’s fast, thorough, and accurate."
Nina Planck, author of Real Food: What to Eat and Why
The United States of Arugula
David Kamp needed information on everything from home cooking trends in America to biographical notes on Poppy Cannon, a fascinating mid-century food writer.
David Kamp needed information on everything from home cooking trends in America to biographical notes on Poppy Cannon, a fascinating mid-century food writer.
Everday Italian - Food Network
A show is more than recipes. Producers rely on research, from the historical, technical, and culinary view, to write the scripts and provide talking points for the host.
A show is more than recipes. Producers rely on research, from the historical, technical, and culinary view, to write the scripts and provide talking points for the host.
Throwdown with Bobby Flay
Finding strong characters is just the start. Teaberry Productions knows what food works for TV and writes a pitch to network executives to sell the story and get it produced.
Finding strong characters is just the start. Teaberry Productions knows what food works for TV and writes a pitch to network executives to sell the story and get it produced.
Nina Planck & Nancie McDermott
From the scientific (peanut allergy data) to the historical (origins of the pineapple upside down cake), each of these authors had very specific research needs.
From the scientific (peanut allergy data) to the historical (origins of the pineapple upside down cake), each of these authors had very specific research needs.
