“I say to-may-to, you say to-mah-to…”

Are you a British author or publisher looking for someone to translate your cookbook for the American market? You’ve come to the right place.

My services include:

• Spelling, grammar, and punctuation changes

• Measurement conversion to cups, ounces, pounds, and degrees Fahrenheit

• Vocabulary translation from British to American English

• Researching and suggesting replacements for ingredients that are hard to get or unavailable in the US

• Retesting recipes where necessary (e.g. when new or differently-sized ingredients need to be used)

I am a highly experienced home cook, and work with both British and American cookbooks in my own kitchen on a regular basis. I am lucky enough to have the best supermarket in the world on my doorstep (Berkeley Bowl in Berkeley, California), which makes it easy to find the ingredients I need to test your recipes. I also work with my local fishmongers and butchers to find the best substitutions for ingredients that are harder to find in the US.

I charge competitive rates for my work. If you’re interested in knowing more, please write me a note at sarah.i.chamberlainATgmail.com.