Cinda Chavich

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Freelance food and travel writer, content creator, photographer, recipe developer, cookbook author at Self-Employed @ Self-Employed
los angeles, california, united states
Cinda Chavich's Location
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Canada
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About Cinda Chavich

I'm a full-time freelance journalist and photographer, specializing in food, wine and travel writing for newspapers, magazines, online publications and radio. I spend much of my time traveling nationally and internationally to research new destinations, and I'm always looking for new markets and venues for the many food and travel stories that these trips generate. My goal is to continue to raise the bar as one of the country's premiere travel and food writers, and to find new publications around the world to tell Canadian stories.I contribute to a variety of publications and continuously pitch to new markets - my stories have appeared in the Globe and Mail, Maclean's magazine, the Toronto Star, Chatelaine, Canadian Living, Wine Spectator, Wine Access, CBC radio, Canadian Geographic, West magazine, Avenue magazine, Canadian Tourism Commission website, Calgary Herald, Calgary Sun among others.I've written several cookbooks (High Plains, The Girl Can't Cook, The Guy Can't Cook, 225 Best Pressure Cooker Recipes) and my latest, Waste Not, Want Not (TouchWood Editions, 2015) that looks at the global environmental problem of food waste with lots of ideas/tips/recipes to reduce food waste at home.Specialties: Seasoned newspaper and magazine writerProduce concise, entertaining and thought-provoking storiesShoot high quality digital images, especially food photosGreat ideas, unique angles, news hooks are my specialtyAward-winning cookbook author and recipe developerAsk me anything about any kind of foodLover of nature, passionate people, chefs, fascinating facts, books and stories

Cinda Chavich's Current Company Details
Self-Employed

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Freelance food and travel writer, content creator, photographer, recipe developer, cookbook author at Self-Employed
los angeles, california, united states
Website:
conscience.vc
Employees:
225561
Cinda Chavich Work Experience Details
  • Self-Employed
    Freelance Food And Travel Writer, Content Creator, Photographer, Recipe Developer, Cookbook Author
    Self-Employed Jan 2001 - Present
    Victoria, Bc, Canada
    I write food, travel, wine, spirits and business features for a variety of newspapers and magazines, based on my original reporting here in Canada, and from travel/food junkets around the world.
  • Y.A.M. Magazine/Page One Publishing
    Food Columnist And Feature Writer
    Y.A.M. Magazine/Page One Publishing Jan 2016 - Present
    Victoria B.C.
    I write the regular Good Eats food column for this glossy city magazine, with a focus on the latest flavours and food trends. I also contribute feature and travel stories to this publication dedicated to Victoria's hip, west coast lifestyle, and other Page One publications including Douglas magazine and SALT.
  • Destination Canada
    Freelance Writer
    Destination Canada 2005 - Present
    Vancouver, Canada Area
    I develop ideas and contribute stories about travel destinations across Canada.http://en.destinationcanada.com/content/writer/cinda-chavich
  • Tastereport.Com
    Food, Wine And Travel Writer And Photographer
    Tastereport.Com 2001 - Present
    Traveling and writing/blogging/shooting/reporting on tasty things around the world for my TasteReport website and various print and broadcast outlets, with regular ongoing food and feature columns in Y.A.M. and EAT magazines.I am a full-time freelance food and travel journalist and photographer, pitching many newspapers and magazines regularly. My work has appeared in The Globe and Mail food and travel sections, Maclean's, Doctor's Review, Avenue magazine, Westjet's up! magazine, NUVO, Canadian Living, Canadian Geographic, Chatelaine, Wine Spectator, the former Flavours, Wine Access, and West magazines, the Zenchilada (online magazine), Vacay.ca and others.
  • Freelance Food, Beverage And Travel Writer
    Writer, Editor, Photographer
    Freelance Food, Beverage And Travel Writer Jan 2000 - Present
    I am a fulltime freelancer, traveling across Canada and the world to research and write food and travel stories for a variety of newspapers, magazines and radio shows. My latest gig is as food writer for Victoria's city magazine, YAM, where I also contribute travel and business features to the company's other publications, Douglas and Spruce. I also write regularly for EAT, Vitis (a BC wine magazine) and others, specializing in food and drink.
  • Touchwood Editions, Whitecap Books, Fitzhenry & Whiteside
    Author
    Touchwood Editions, Whitecap Books, Fitzhenry & Whiteside 1998 - Present
    Canada
    I have written six cookbooks and contributed to several others (with my original recipes and food writing) including:The Waste Not, Want Not Cookbook: save food, save money and save the planet (Touchwood Editions, 2015)The Girl Can't Cook (2004) and The Guy Can't Cook (2007) - Whitecap Books/Fitzhenry & Whiteside publisher (both to be re-issued as She Cooks and He Cooks in 2015)High Plains: The Joy of Alberta Cuisine (2001 and 2011) - Fitzhenry & Whiteside publisher (Cuisine Canada double gold award winner)The Wild West Cookbook (1998), 225 Best Pressure Cooker Recipes (2009, 2013) - Robert Rose publisher
  • Boulevard Magazine
    Food Editor And Freelance Feature Writer
    Boulevard Magazine Nov 2012 - Dec 2015
    Victoria, B.C.
    I'll be covering the food scene in Victoria and delivering new recipes and ideas for readers in my new monthly food column. I also plan to contribute travel and feature stories to this glossy city magazine
  • West Magazine
    Food Columnist
    West Magazine 2006 - 2013
    Western Canada
    I produced two regular monthly columns for this outstanding magazine focused on people, destinations, history and culture in Western Canada, including Simply Delicious, a seasonal and regional cooking feature, and Terroir, a column focused on foods and ingredients that are indigenous to the West. It was an incredible loss to readers when this magazine folded in 2013.
  • Cbc Radio
    Freelance Food Columnist
    Cbc Radio 2002 - Dec 2012
    Alberta@Noon
    Until relocating to Victoria, B.C., I was the regular food columnist for CBC radio's noon show, alberta@noon, having been the food columnist for the Homestretch drive-home show, for several years prior to that.
  • Calgary Herald
    Food Editor, Wine Writer, And Senior Feature Writer
    Calgary Herald 1993 - 2000
    As the food editor and senior feature writer I was responsible for the weekly food section, researching, writing and editing food and wine stories, food photo styling, and working with photographers and page editors to develop concepts for illustrations and page designs for regular food fronts and features. Also wrote travel features, homes and style features, and represented the newspaper at food events, cooking on stage and on television, hosting contests, etc.
  • Calgary Sun
    Food Editor, Wine Writer, Feature Writer
    Calgary Sun 1986 - 1993
    Developed stories/ideas for weekly food and wine section, was sole writer for food and wine stories, contributed regular features to weekly lifestyle and travel pages, food and prop styling for food photos, styling for lifestyle illustrations and fashion shoots, worked with photographers and page designers
  • Cbc/Radio-Canada
    Radio News Reporter And Researcher
    Cbc/Radio-Canada 1984 - 1986
    Worked as a news reporter for CBC radio in Saskatoon and a researcher/reporter on the Calgary Eyeopener. I am currently the regular food and cooking columnist for CBC radio's Alberta@noon show in Calgary.
  • Lethbridge Herald
    Reporter
    Lethbridge Herald 1979 - 1981
    Worked as a news reporter covering a variety of beats from police and courts to local politics.

Cinda Chavich Skills

Magazines Feature Articles Editorial Journalism Freelance Writing Travel Writing Storytelling Editing Food Publications Copy Editing Newspapers Food Writing Web Content Publishing Blogging Copywriting Photography Books Recipes Press Releases Online Journalism Online Publishing News Writing Magazine Articles Newsletters Publicity Wine Writing Newspaper Recipe Testing Proofreading Content Development Lifestyle Profiles Ghostwriting Editorial Consulting Published Author Culinary Skills Food Photography Food Styling Non Fiction Health Writing Feature Writing Columns Digital Photography Stories Magazine Writing

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Cinda Chavich attended Lethbridge College School Of Journalism, Sheldon Williams Collegiate, University Of Regina.

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