Wine-Searcher is a website that offers information on wines. It is a place where users can find and compare wine prices, keep up with wine news, and learn about wine regions and grape varieties. According to an old payment report, they paid $0.50 per word for a 1,000-word feature. To connect with them, visit their contact us page.
The Kitchn is a daily web magazine that inspires cooks and nourishes homes through recipes, tips, shopping guides, and kitchen designs. They are looking for submissions for their “grocery diaries” column. The purpose of the column is to show the readers how people across the United States spend money on food, drinks, groceries, snacks, etc. throughout the week. According to their submissions page, they pay $150 per diary.
VinePair is a digital media company that publishes accessible, entertaining, and inspiring content about drinks culture and important trends and topics in wine, beer, and spirits. This includes personal essays, reviews, and news. Rates vary according to assignment. According to a payment report, they paid $0.27 per word for a 1500-word feature. To learn more, refer to their pitching guidelines here.
Taste is an online magazine for those who love to cook at home. They accept pitches for their Food Culture: Trends, Food Culture: Personal, Cooking: Taking a Stance, Cooking: Surprise!, and Cooking: Short, Exciting Recipes columns. According to an old payment report, they paid $0.70 per word. For more information, refer to their pitching guidelines.
Difford's Guide is a website that offers engaging information on cocktails, wines, beers, spirits, liqueurs, bars, bartenders, and more. According to an old payment report, they paid $0.29 per word. To contact the editors, visit their contact us page
Imbibe is a magazine that is the “ultimate guide to drinks, from wine, spirit, and beer to coffee, tea, and everything in between.” They publish reviews, recipes, travelogues, and character profiles. According to an old payment report, they paid $0.67 per word. To pitch them, visit their contact us page.
Food52 is “the premier destination for kitchen & home enthusiasts offering a curated shop, industry-leading content, and a vibrant community.” They have previously indicated that they paid around $200 for a short article or standard recipe (with potential reimbursement of up to $50 for ingredients) to over $500 for larger projects, but current pitching information is unclear. To contact them, refer to this page.
Edible Columbus is a quarterly print magazine devoted to local food, dining, and gardening in the greater Columbus, Ohio area. They previously indicated payment of $100 to $200 per feature article and $50 per article for non-feature departments, but current pay rates are not clear. To contact them, visit their contact us page.
Eat Your World is an online guide to regional foods and drinks around the world. They are particularly interested in researched narrative pieces with a personal cultural angle–an ode to a favorite food from your culture or hometown, for example. According to their pitch guide, they pay $75 to $125 for original articles for their blog. For destination guides (with high-quality photos), they pay $350 to $500. To learn more, refer to this page.
Kitchen Work is a printed, quarterly journal about “what and how we eat and drink.” They accept submissions of up to 3,000 words on foods and wines themselves, cooking, markets, cookbooks, restaurants, personal gastronomic histories, lunch breaks, picnics, culinary educations, politics of food, food and physiology, personal profiles, hospitality, family traditions, and the best meals ever. According to their submissions page, writers get paid $0.20 per word.