Kat Kinsman
Verified
(She/Her)
As seen in:
Food & Wine,
Tinfoil Swans,
CNN,
CNN Travel,
Medium,
MSN,
MSN Malaysia,
MSN Singapore,
Yahoo Entertainment,
Yahoo Life,
Yahoo Canada,
Yahoo News Australia
and
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’s Biography
Read Full Bio →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.
Kat Kinsman’s Journalist Portfolio
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Interview
See all 17 answers →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.
Awards
See all 3 awards →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