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Cook, eat, learn, write, love on my family and plants, repeat. This, to me, is the recipe for a wonderful life and how I spend most of my days.
As a cookbook author, former editor at Food & Wine magazine, and copywriter, I enjoy nothing more than helping people bring their ideas to life. If you dream of writing a cookbook or need a little word magic for your brand, I would love to help!
I’m the co-author of The Chef’s Garden by Farmer Lee Jones (Avery Publishers 2021) and Rice is Life by Caryl Levine and Ken Lee of Lotus Foods (Chronicle 2022). Currently, I’m hard at work on a book about Indigenous North American food with chef Sean Sherman and journalist Kate Nelson (Clarkson Potter Date TBD.)
I’m also the author of my own books, Modern Potluck (Clarkson Potter 2016) and Cauliflower (Short Stack Editions 2018) and have helped many other authors project manage and test their books.
See a full list of my work and my copywriting portfolio here!
how I got here
From 2005 to 2013, I worked as a food editor at Food & Wine magazine where I covered everything from chefs to trends to wine to design to kitchen tools to artisans to travel and more. I was the go-to editor for all things related to healthy eating and wine pairing, two specialities that I think showcase my food philosophy nicely: Eat healthfully, indulge sometimes, and enjoy it always.
Using my training as a journalist, a former wine saleswoman, and a cook (I have a diploma from the Institute of Culinary Education), I wrote and edited features and recipes in collaboration with chefs from all over the world. On behalf of the magazine, I traveled the US in search of new and exciting restaurants and talent for stories and the annual Food & WineBest New Chefs feature. I also led seminars at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen about wine. I have appeared in TV segments on New York 1 and CBS Morning and have taught the Food Writing class for MediaBistro.com.
I now cook, write, and teach in and around beautiful New Hope, Pennsylvania. I have worked with many other cookbook authors to help them birth their books. I regularly contribute recipes to publications, such as Parents, EveryDay with Rachael Ray, Women's Health, and Cherry Bombe magazines.
reach out or keep in touch!
To discuss your project or to say hello, please email me at kristincdonnelly [at] gmail.com.
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