I thought I'd take this week to tell you about the Ketchum Kitchen, what we look for when we're hiring staff and what the job entails. Magazines that have food sections have test kitchens. Most of the big magazines are in New York City. Cooking Light is in Birmingham, Alabama, and Bon Appetit is predominantly in Los Angeles. There are regional magazines like Sunset and Southern Living.
Some newspapers have test kitchens, but they tend to be the very large newspapers in major cities.
Manufacturers have test kitchens. There also are independent test kitchens that make prototypes of products for food manufacturers. We are one of the few public relations companies with a test kitchen. At Ketchum, we develop recipes using our clients' products for consumer use. We also test recipes given us by chefs.