Will Work for Food

Enjoying a meal at a fantastic restaurant is one of life's great pleasures. It's how we celebrate birthdays, catch up with old friends and congratulate ourselves for landing a big promotion.

One way to live the good life is to get paid to do what we love. As a result, one of the all-time coveted jobs is that of food writer, those select few who get paid to eat at the finest restaurants and then offer their opinion.

But food writer Andrea Strong didn't expect to do this for a living; she started as a corporate attorney with hunger pangs. Today, her byline can be found in popular publications such as the New York Times, Real Simple and Metropolitan Home. She also authors the popular blog The Strong Buzz and is the founder of Dining for Darfur. ...