Got something worth saying about food? We want to read it.
FoodRecp exists because most food content online has started to sound the same — the same generic tips, the same “5 ingredients you didn’t know you needed,” the same recycled advice dressed up differently on ten different sites. We wanted to build something else: a place where real cooks, real writers, and real food lovers share things worth actually reading.
That’s where you come in.
Whether you’re a home cook who’s spent years perfecting one dish, a professional chef with stories from the kitchen, a nutrition student who actually enjoys explaining things simply, or someone who just writes really well about food — we want to hear from you. You don’t need huge following or fancy title. You need something worth saying and the ability to say it clearly.
Why write for FoodRecp
We won’t oversell this. Here’s what you actually get:
- Real readership. FoodRecp has an active, growing audience of people who search for and read food content regularly — not a dead blog nobody visits.
- Author credit. Every published piece carries your name, a short bio and link to your website or social profile.
- A useful backlink. If you run your own blog or portfolio, a link from an active site helps your visibility and search ranking.
- No cost, either way. We don’t charge to publish guest posts, and right now we can’t pay for them either. It’s a fair exchange — good writing for a solid platform and genuine exposure.
- A real editorial process. We read every submission properly. If something needs work we’ll tell you what and why, not just reject it silently.
What we’re looking for
We publish a wide range of food-related content, including:
- Original recipes — yours, tested, written the way you’d actually explain them to someone standing in your kitchen
- Regional and family recipes, especially ones with story or tradition behind them
- Nutrition and healthy eating, written without sounding like lecture
- Kitchen tips and techniques that genuinely save time or fix common mistakes
- Restaurant reviews and food culture pieces, written honestly rather than like a press release
- Diet-specific content — vegan, keto, halal, gluten-free, whatever applies — as long as it’s practical
- Baking guides, since good baking content is harder to find than it should be
- Meal planning and budget cooking ideas people can realistically follow
- Kitchen equipment reviews, based on actual use, not just specs copied from a product page
- Food history and trivia, if you can make it genuinely interesting rather than list of random facts
If your idea doesn’t fit neatly into any of these but is still food related, pitch it anyway. We are open to good ideas we haven’t thought of yet.
Guidelines for submissions
To keep FoodRecp worth reading, here’s what we ask from everyone who writes for us:
- Write it just for us. Don’t send something you’ve already posted somewhere else even on your own blog. We do check.
- At least 800 words. Most articles end up between 900 and 1,500 words — enough space to cover the topic properly, without padding it out just to hit a number.
- Write like yourself. Skip the stiff formal tone. If a line feels like it could’ve been written about random topic, rewrite it so it actually sounds like talking about food.
- Break it up. Use headings, short paragraph and bullet points where they help. Most people read on their phone so make it easy to follow.
- Recipes must be tested. If you’re submitting a recipe, include accurate measurements, realistic cooking times, and steps that actually work — not just a version you think would work.
- Include a photo. For recipe posts, one clear, original photo is required. It doesn’t need to be professionally shot but it does need to be yours to use.
- One bio, one link. A short two to three line author bio at the end of piece, with single relevant link, is completely fine. Beyond that, we ask that article stay focused on the content, not on promoting product or service.
- Proofread before you send. We will edit lightly for clarity and consistency but we’re not going to rewrite rough first draft from scratch.
What we won’t publish
- Content already published elsewhere, including on your own site
- Thinly disguised advertisements or overly promotional writing
- Copied, spun or unedited AI-generated content submitted as original work
- Unverified or exaggerated health and nutrition claims
- Anything offensive, discriminatory or in poor taste
- Recipes or claims that clearly weren’t tested by the person submitting them
How to submit
Sending your piece over is easy:
- Write it following the guidelines above, and save it as a Google Doc or Word file.
- Add a short bio at the end — 2 to 3 lines with a link to your site or social profile if you want one included.
- Send your photos as separate files, not inside the document and let us know if a photo isn’t originally yours so we can credit it.
- Once you are ready send it all over to [your email address]. In the subject line just write: “Guest Post Submission – [Your Article Title].”
- Then wait a bit. We usually reply within 5–7 working days. If something need fixing, we’ll tell you what and why. If it is good to go, we’ll let you know once it is scheduled and live.
A final note
We’re not trying to build the biggest recipe website out there — there’s already too many of those. What we actually want is something smaller and more honest: a place where people who really care about food can write about it without faking it and where readers trust what they are reading.
If that is kind of place you want to be part of send us your pitch or send the finished piece. It doesn’t have to perfect. It just has to be yours.
— The FoodRecp Team