About

Obsessed with food and service.

Hi, my  name is Brooke Burton and I’ve worked in the restaurant business ever since I was sixteen years old. Back when it was cool to have big hair and lots of eye makeup, I worked in the kitchen of a fried fish shack near Ipswich, Massachusetts . Truth be told, I loved working in the hot kitchen with guys in white chef coats and, even though I hated the way my bright green tee shirt smelled of fried clams after putting together hundreds of fried fish plates, I found that my work in the kitchen got to me. In a good way.

While I pursued a degree in Journalism I became preoccupied with food. I wanted to know where the stuff I was eating came from. I wanted to know what made people act the way they did when they ordered food and ate out. Now, some twenty years later–after pursuing a career in journalism and screenwriting–I finally found my comfort zone: working at restaurants and writing about it.

Food Woof was born from a love of food culture and the restaurant industry. Inspired by the words of Virginia Woolf, “One can not think well, love well, sleep well if one has not dined well,” Food Woolf is a place for home cooks and food lovers to find out how chefs and restaurant industry professionals think, cook, and prepare meals.

About Me:

Hi, I’m Brooke Burton and I’m a writer, eater, and Service Guru (that’s what it says on my business card!) for a handful of Los Angeles restaurants.  I created Food Woolf in order to share with you the incredible things I’ve learned about food and restaurant culture while working in some of Los Angeles’ best restaurants.

I currently live in Los Angeles and work as a freelance food and travel writer, photographer, and restaurant professional. I am a regular contributor for the award winning food blog Squid Ink, the online food source for LA Weekly, as well as numerous publications such as Edible Los Angeles, Haute Life Press, Tasting Table, and LAist. I also freelance as a photographer and copywriter for corporate clients.

In addition to writing this blog, loving my husband, and eating as much as possible, I am also the co-author of The Food Blog Code of Ethics with Leah Greenstein of Spicy Salty Sweet.

Press:

Along the way I’ve been very lucky to have been mentioned, featured, or talked about in international online and print publications. Some of the press I’ve received includes mentions in The Columbia Journalism Review, Eatocracy, The Guardian UK, New York Magazine New York Times, LA Times and numerous other publications. I was very proud to be nominated for best food writing by FoodBuzz in 2009.

Permissions:
Please note that all content on this site has all rights reserved. If you have an interest in reproducing any portion of my blog (on your website, blog, etc.), please contact me before doing so. Likewise, if you would like to license an image for commercial purposes (hi-res versions of most of my images are available), or discuss a project for my writing or photography, please feel free to contact me.

Photography:
All photographs on Food Woolf were taken by myself, unless otherwise noted. The photos taken by me are copyrighted and are not to be used elsewhere unless specific permission has been granted. I maintain the right to withdraw that permission, and request that a photo of mine be removed from another site, for any reason.

Privacy Policy:
This blog uses Google Analytics to track general readership statistics. Any personal information collected (email addresses and website information) is not disclosed or shared with anyone.

Commenting Policy:
Comments are encouraged. Final approval of all comments are up to the sole discretion of this blog’s author. Rude, mean, or otherwise unconstructive comments will not be published.

Contact:
please drop a note to: Brooke at FoodWoolf.com

Oh, and in case you’re interested, my food-themed wire sculptures are available online at my shop on Etsy.