Pitches wanted (iconic dishes) | $500 per article

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: BON APPETIT

Elazar Sontag, Restaurant Editor of Bon Appetit, is looking for pitches:

This wonderful, well researched story about the best gumbo in New Orleans is part of a series I edit at Bon Appetit: https://www.bonappetit.com/story/best-gumbo-new-orleans

If you’re a writer with strong feelings about one of your city’s most iconic dishes and where to eat it, get in touch. Prioritizing longtime locals.

Past examples:

A burrito-loving San Francisco native’s guide to the very best ones: https://www.bonappetit.com/story/best-burritos-san-francisco

Chicago man and hot dog expert Dennis Lee on the city’s best dogs : https://www.bonappetit.com/story/best-hot-dogs-chicago

The dish should be pretty well known, or at least hotly debated and beloved in the city. Smaller cities are not off the table but just U.S for now. Will definitely put out a call if/when we expand coverage for this column.

And this is a rolling call for pitches. So no rush to get all your ideas in today. Rate for these is $500.

CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):

• Questions / submissions: elazar@bonappetit.com
• Website: https://www.bonappetit.com/

TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:

• Learn more about the publication: Bon Appétit is where food and culture meet. This food lifestyle brand covers food through the lens of cooking, fashion, travel, technology, design and home. More information here.
• Read through a selection of recent Where to Eat articles/stories on its website.
• Review the submission guidelines here. Note that these are the publication's general guidelines to help you refine your pitch. You must still follow the editor's specific instructions above.
• Check out our collection of pitch excerpts on this page and find more sample pitches at The Open Notebook Database and at SuccessfulPitches.com.
• Do not forget to end your pitch with (1) a short introduction about yourself; (2) a paragraph highlighting your writing experience, relevant credentials and publication credits; and (3) links to your strongest work or portfolio, and online profile.

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