Erin DeJesus
Contributing Editor
Erin was most recently the contributing editor at Eater, where she worked from 2010 to 2025. She’s a James Beard Award-winning writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience in culture and lifestyle journalism, which has meant doing everything from red-carpet celebrity interviews and movie reviews to, at Eater, covering the Portland, Oregon dining scene and playing with the boundaries of what constitutes “food writing.” Her superpower is ordering exactly enough Chinese food for five people (she lives in a household with fewer than five people).
Latest articles by Erin DeJesus
The cookbook author calls these simple but decadent cookies “Italian dessert royalty”
Whether it’s with spicy relish, sweet jam, or pimento spread, Michael W. Twitty’s benne seed wafers amp up your holiday cheese plate
From the cookies guests will clamor over to the savory snacks that fuel them, how to host a holiday cookie swap for the ages.
Moko Hirayama’s Parisian cafe serves cookies big on flavor
This recipe from Helen Goh’s “Baking and the Meaning of Life” brings a cheesy, peppery slice to any gathering
Master the classic “Great British Bake Off” challenge with these easy recipes — and don’t sweat the roll
In 2005 (2007, and 2012), the internet — and how we engaged with telling stories on it — looked a little bit different
Eater wasn’t the only auspicious opening of 2005. These six restaurants — from Alinea to X’ian Famous Foods to Providence — mark their 20th years this year, and they’ve seen it all.
