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Amanda Hesser

Co-Founder and CEO of Food52, Former NY Times Magazine Food Editor, Author

Amanda Hesser
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Authors, Celebrity Chef, Entrepreneurship, Executive Leadership, Female Leadership, Food & Beverage, Health, Women in Business
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Amanda Hesser Biography

Amanda Hesser is an American food writer, editor, cookbook author and entrepreneur. Most notably, she was the food editor of The New York Times Magazine, the editor of T Living, a quarterly publication of The New York Times, author of The Essential New York Times Cookbook which was a New York Times bestseller, and co-founder and CEO of Food52.

After finishing her first book, in 1997, Hesser was hired as a food reporter for The New York Times where she wrote more than 750 stories. While at the Times Hesser wrote about the influence of Costco on the wine industry, uncovered the politics behind the New York City Greenmarket and was among the first to write about Ferran Adria of El Bulli in a major American publication.

Hesser was involved in two cases of conflict of interest while working at the Times. In 2004, she awarded the restaurant Spice Market a three-star rating without disclosing that the year before, the restaurant’s owner, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, had provided a complimentary jacket blurb for her book Cooking for Mr. Latte. In 2007, Hesser published a favorable review of Vegetable Harvest by Patricia Wells, without noting that in 1999, Wells had provided a jacket blurb for Hesser’s book The Cook and the Gardener. In both cases, the Times subsequently pointed out the conflicts of interest with editors’ notes.

While Hesser left the Times in March 2008 to focus on the development of Food52 she continued to write the "Recipe Redux" feature for the Times magazine until February 27, 2011.

As co-founder and CEO of Food52 she has raised two rounds of investment from parties including Lerer Ventures and Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments. Food52 has won numerous notable awards including the James Beard Award for Publication of the Year (2012) and the IACP Award for Best Website (2013).

Hesser was featured in Food & Wine's 40 under 40 list, was named one of the 50 most influential women in food by Gourmet Magazine, and had a cameo as herself in the film Julie & Julia.

Hesser lives in Brooklyn Heights with her husband, Tad Friend, a staff writer for The New Yorker, and their two children.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 01/01/2024.

Amanda Hesser Videos

  • How to Plate Guacamole with Style with Amanda Hesser - YouTube
    How to Plate Guacamole with Style with Amanda Hesser - YouTube
  • How One Woman Built a Global Foodie Empire: The Food52 Story ...
    How One Woman Built a Global Foodie Empire: The Food52 Story ...
  • Amanda Hesser: Food52 | Chefs at Google - YouTube
    Amanda Hesser: "Food52" | Chefs at Google - YouTube
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Amanda Hesser Books

  • Food52 Genius Recipes: 100 Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook
    Food52 Genius Recipes: 100 Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook

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