Meet the Let’s Talk About Food team
Louisa Kasdon, Founder
Louisa Kasdon is a food and health writer with over 500 published articles, and a passionate advocate for public education around food and health. A former owner of three restaurants, she happily made the transition from preparing food to writing about it. She is the food editor of the Boston Phoenix Magazine and is the author over 500 published pieces in regional and national publications. Louisa is the winner of the M.F.K. Fisher Prize for Excellence in Culinary Writing and is a graduate of Wellesley College, M.I.T., and the Wharton School. She has been active in the Boston culinary community for over 15 years.
Leigh Belanger is a Boston-based writer and communications consultant. She is the author of The Boston Homegrown Cookbook (Voyageur Press, 2012) and the former program director for Chefs Collaborative, a national network of culinary professionals dedicated to improving the food system. Leigh’s work has appeared in The Boston Globe, Edible Boston, Cooks Illustrated, and other outlets. She lives and cooks with her family in Jamaica Plain. Follow Leigh on Twitter @leighbelanger, or on Tumblr: good-egg.tumblr.com.
