Hello. I’m Chefdruck, a French Foodie recently transplanted from the New York area to Chicago with her husband and four kids.
Background
I grew up in France where my mother still lives. We moved around a lot due to my father’s job and before I graduated from college in DC, I got to live in France, England, New York, Brazil, Morocco, and Barcelona. All that travel just left me craving more, more tastes, more smells, more adventure. I’m happiest when packing a suitcase, or four. I am not a classically trained chef. I took a lot of recreational cooking classes after graduating from college at the in NYC, but I decided to get my MBA instead of leaving my marketing job to work in a kitchen. I learned most of what I know in my mother’s kitchen in France. I am the chef of my home kitchen, and I aspire to be a true chef, one day, when I grow up.
The dream begins after my kids leave the nest for college or other pursuits. That’s when my husband and I will spend a couple of years traveling the world attending various cooking schools. And then we’ll come back to a cozy little town somewhere in the States and open up our little restaurant. We hope you’ll drop by and break bread with us.
And until then, I’ll keep dreaming, right here, at . Blog Stats, Social Media Reach and Demographics: Google PR: 4 for the last 6 years Monthly Unique Visitors: average of 10,000. Twitter: 7,000+ followers. Facebook: 1000+ friends and 900 fans. Instagram: 695 followers Pinterest: 949 followers Klout: 52 : 328K US, 980K Worldwide (Oct 2014) analyzed my visitor demographics: Compared with the overall internet population, the site’s audience tends to be female; they are also disproportionately college graduates earning over $60,000 who have children and browse from home. 80% of site visitors are from the US.
Beyond the Blog
I’m also a freelance writer and a recipe developer. I write for national and local parenting publications including , , , and the Parent Guide. My clips cover a variety of topics including social media in the delivery room, recipes for picky eaters, websites for little ones, dating your spouse, Halloween entertaining and dining out with kids. I do recipe development and contribute articles and photography to the Kellogg’s website and other entities such as , , and Foods from Chile. I also compose local activity guides for websites like SheKnows. My piece entitled Chasing the Gray was syndicated through the McClatchy Tribune wire in local papers nationwide including the Modesto Bee and the Wichita Eagle. Anthology: My humor essay, Eau de Colic, was included in the anthology . Conferences and Events Blogging and writing has opened up a world of experiences. I’m thrilled to have been invited to exclusive events such as: Ben & Jerry’s 2014 Media Trip Beef Checkoff Ranch to Table 2014 TripNespresso America’s Cup 2013 Nespresso Coffee Immersion Summit Coca Cola Blogger Summit Pork Sustainability Tour Nintendo 3DS Blogger Summit Disney Social Media Moms Celebration Yahoo Motherboard Summit Iowa Corn Tour California Milk Tour Pillsbury Bake Off Competition a media food tour of Disney Parks a weekend at General Mills an intimate dinner with Rocco DiSpirito in Napa Valley. Conferences are a great opportunity to network and get inspired. In 2014, I’ll be attending: The International Home and Housewares Show The Summer Fancy Food Show The Erma Bombeck Humor Festival BlogHer IFBC
Contact Me
Email: ChefDruck AT gmail DOT com for a media kit.
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