Writer, editor, lifelong food nerd
My work is built on a drive to keep learning. I test rigorously, research deeply, and question constantly. I’m at my strongest where technique and science meet history and culture.
Daniel Gritzer
Food Writer & Editor
I’m the Editorial Director of Serious Eats. Since joining in 2014 as Culinary Director, I’ve helped shape the site’s approach to home cooking, overseeing recipe development, product reviews, and reporting on cooking technique, food science, and culture.
Before Serious Eats, I was a food editor at Food & Wine and the staff writer for Time Out New York’s restaurants and bars section. Earlier, I cooked in a number of New York City restaurants, with a focus on American, Italian, and French cuisines. I also spent a year working on organic farms in Europe—harvesting almonds and Padrón peppers in Spain, making charcuterie in France, and shepherding sheep in Italy.
I’m a two-time IACP nominee for instructional food writing and a five-time winner of the IACP award for Best Culinary Website.