The Umami Post is a community publication. We are not a magazine that ships finished issues to readers; we are a kitchen open to anyone who wants to walk in and cook with us. This page lists every door.
Contribute content
- A recipe -- one you have made enough times to know what goes wrong. Submit a recipe.
- A story -- food journalism, food culture, food history, food science. Pitch a story.
- A technique -- a foundational how-to that recipes can link to forever. Pitch a technique.
- A review -- cookbook, restaurant, equipment, pantry staple. Pitch a review.
- A letter -- a thoughtful response to something we published. Write a Cook's Letter.
- A correction -- you cooked a recipe and a step is wrong. Report a correction.
- An event -- farmers market, supper club, cookbook launch, pop-up. Submit an event.
Help us run the place
- Recipe testing -- when a contributor submits a recipe, we need a second pair of hands in another kitchen. Volunteer to test recipes.
- Copy editing -- help us catch typos, dangling clauses, and the occasional comma splice. Volunteer to copy-edit.
- Photography -- if a contributor sends us a recipe without a hero photo, sometimes we shoot it ourselves and sometimes we ask another cook. Volunteer to photograph.
- Translation -- we want recipes available in more than one language. Volunteer to translate.
- Code -- the site is open source on GitHub. Open an issue, send a pull request.
Read, share, support
- Subscribe to the newsletter -- one recipe per email, no tracking. Subscribe.
- Subscribe by RSS -- whole site, single section, or single author. All feeds.
- Comment -- thoughtfully, please. Community guidelines.
- Send a tip -- if a recipe earned its place on your weekly rotation, you can support the cook directly. How to support.
Find a cook
Every contributor has a public profile listing their specialties, dietary focus, and the recipes they have written. Browse the cook directory.
Community guidelines
How we keep the comments and submissions section worth reading. Read the guidelines.