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Kat Kinsman

Verified
(She/Her)
New York
Covers:  food, mental health, chefs, restaurants, food news, bartenders, hospitality, anxiety
Doesn't Cover: tech, diets, wellness, parenting, kids, fashion, new products, wine, roundups, restaurant opening, menu specials, travel
Executive Features Editor @foodandwine. Founder of @chefswithissues. Author of Hi, Anxiety. Host of the Tinfoil Swans podcast.

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Kat Kinsman is executive features editor at Food & Wine, author of Hi, Anxiety: Life With a Bad Case of Nerves, host of Food & Wine's Tinfoil Swans podcast, and founder of Chefs With Issues.

Previously, she was the senior food & drinks editor at Extra Crispy, editor-in-chief and editor at large at Tasting Table, and the founding editor of CNN Eatocracy. She is a frequent public speaker on the topics of food and mental health.

What was your first job as a journalist?

Grilling editor for AOL.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

How is social media changing news?

It's great to have eyes and ears all over the world, and incredible for facilitating conversations, but not a substitute for reporting.

Editor and Publisher EPPY Award

2011 - Best Food Website with 1 million unique monthly visitors and over

International Association of Culinary Professionals

2024 - Narrative Food Writing With Recipes

Winner: Oh Sing to Me of Okra Finalist in the same category: The Essential Magic of Jacques Pépin

Signal Awards

2024 - Food & Drink

Tinfoil Swans: Gold Medal