Modern Recipes

the Need To Communicate

Authors

  • Peter Hertzmann Independent Scholar Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.27760

Keywords:

recipe writing, literary genre, prose styles, formats, technical writing, cookbook history, discourse;, register, style, media, professional practice, rhetorical strategies, non-fiction narrative, instructional writing, audience analysis

Abstract

This paper argues that too many recipes are written from the same template and that this is not appropriate for every dish. The author identifies Purpose, Audience and Details as three aspects of the recipe that the writer should consider and identifies numerous pitfalls that betray recipes where these aspects are ignored. 

Author Biography

  • Peter Hertzmann, Independent Scholar

    Peter Hertzmann is a chef and an instructor at all levels in kitchen craft. He has written in PPC previously and his book 50 Ways to Cook a Carrot is published by prospect books.

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Published

2022-09-01

Issue

PPC 123 (2022)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Hertzmann, Peter. 2022. “Modern Recipes: The Need To Communicate”. Petits Propos Culinaires, September, 73-93. https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.27760.