Magazine Authors

Sam Nasserian is a CEO, startup advisor and public speaker who has experience with running and managing remote teams across 3 continents. Over the past 10 years, he has led remote teams for companies including Cozymeal, Upwork and JustAnswer.

Sarah Drake is a former radio executive producer turned digital content connoisseur. She has penned many articles for the Austin Business Journal and Silicon Valley Business Journal, and is a former content producer for the Food Network.

Ashley Nickell is a creative writer, editor, and film festival programmer based in Chicago. She has contributed recipes and food content to Recipe4Living and WomensForum.com. She currently runs a personal blog that showcases genre in literature, film, and the arts.

Tiffany La Forge is a professional chef, cookbook author, and food writer who graduated from The Institute of Culinary Education in New York City. She runs the seasonal food blog, Parsnips and Pastries, and is author of The Modern Cast Iron Cookbook.

Chris Atwood is a writer, teacher and Cozymeal chef based in Atlanta, GA. He’s written and taught widely on Italian culture and cuisine, including the book Italy for All Seasons, and has earned his PhD in Italian from UC Berkeley.

Jack Smith is a writer and musician based in Los Angeles. He’s written professionally for 6 years about travel, technology, and the music industry. His writing can be found in publications such as Wirecutter, Textbook Travel, No Country for New Nashville, and SOVO//Magazine.

Quincy Malesovas is a food writer and trend researcher. She has contributed to publications such as Forksake and Peaceful Dumpling. She is passionate about fostering social and cultural awareness through dining.

Megan Johnson is a writer and digital creator whose fascination with the intersection of food and learning has led her to write for art, lifestyle, and educational publications. She loves searching for fresh ingredients at her local farmers market and trying new recipes in her own kitchen.

Krista Carter is a writer and editor who enjoys reporting on the local restaurant scene and food culture. She received a certificate in Oenology from Instituto Gato Dumas College of Gastronomy in Argentina. She spends her time between New York and Buenos Aires.

Steven Luna is a writer and food adventurer based in Arizona. A vegan for more than ten years, he is smitten with flavor experimentation and challenging his ever-expanding plant-based palate one new recipe at a time.

Tarrah Martinez is a content strategist who graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. With over eight years of professional writing experience, she uses her expertise to educate readers on what they're most passionate about, from cooking and traveling to real estate.

Sandy Allen is a freelance writer based in Richmond, Virginia. She contributes articles and blog posts on travel, hotels, dining and boating (especially dining while boating) to sites such as AFAR, Family Destinations Guide, Our Community Now and PierShare.

Shari Lefler is a writer, editor, and content creator. She's worked with major national brands, including Chewy.com and American Greetings. As a child, she learned to cook in her grandmother's kitchen. She and her grandma would play a game where they tried to pick out the individual flavors in each dish they ate.

Kendall Dick is a writer, nutritionist, and outdoorsy Michigander whose love of food puns knows no bounds. You can read more of her work at kendalldick.com.

Maggie Fry lives on a small farm with a dog, several cats and two dozen chickens. She spends her time gardening, cooking, writing and spinning.

Giselle is a recipe developer and content creator that loves all things sweet and savory. She runs her own food blog, The Busy Spatula, and her work has been featured on Yahoo!, Marvel Studios and the Kitchn.

Cierra Cowan is a curious intellectual, especially when it comes to literature or the human brain (both of which she studied in undergrad). When she's not writing for Buzzfeed or her personal blog, she can be found hiking, cooking or playing her instrument, the bassoon.

Jenna Hall is a content creator with a degree in creative writing from UNC Chapel Hill. Her favorite part of travel is exploring new restaurant scenes, and she is passionate about using the written word to connect readers with great food.

Sarah Fils-Aime is a writer, poet, plant lady and garden gnome. She is passionate about bringing people together through local flavors and interesting cocktails. In her free time, she can be found at the beach or barefoot in the backyard with her two dogs, Bogard and Sullivan.

Peter Black is a writer based in Santa Monica. In his free time, he enjoys walking his Siberian Husky, reading and meditating.

Monica has been a professional writer for 16 years, most of that time spent as an award-winning journalist and TV producer. She's spent the last year working as a freelance writer for a variety of podcasts, blogs and websites. She's now excited to satisfy her interest in the culinary world by writing for the Cozymeal team.

Brittany Davies is an Atlanta-based food and travel writer with a passion for expanding social, cultural and environmental awareness by exploring food from seed to table. She loves finding inspiration at local markets, exploring the trails and waterways of North Georgia and relaxing with a book at her favorite coffee shop.

Even though she started out as a New Yorker, Mara has lived in LA for the past five and a half years and she couldn’t love the Southern California lifestyle (and wide variety of breakfast burritos) more. She is thrilled to now be using her long time passion for writing at Cozymeal. When Mara’s not writing, you can find her hiking, attempting to cook and making her fiancé watch anything and everything on Bravo.

Jolee Sullivan describes herself as a major bookworm and foodie with big travel dreams. Besides being a freelance writer, she is also a proud dog mom and aspiring author.

Rachel Nelson is a seasoned freelance media professional specializing in writing, editing, videography and graphic design. Her passion is assisting clients in various industries to develop and expand their brands.

Jenna is a writer, wife and mother to an adventurous little boy. She studied writing and editing at Florida State University before moving to South Carolina and falling in love with the food, culture and coastline the Low Country offers year-round. In between writing, Jenna also loves cooking, football and her exceptionally perfect one-eyed cat, Snacks.

Alicia Norman is a GA-based screenplay writer, filmmaker and digital artist. When not hitting the film fest circuit or animating, she enjoys cooking with her teenage son and daughter.

Based in Ohio, Ashley Palmer is a lifestyle writer, avid foodie and eager traveler with a love for exploring new tastes and places. As a vegan, she loves plant-based farm-to-table dishes and creative flavor combinations. She's always looking for ways to explore the excitement that cuisine can bring, either in her own kitchen or a newly-discovered local eatery.

Kelsey Opel is a freelance writer and digital storyteller based in Austin, Texas. She enjoys writing for food, entertainment and mental health spaces. Off the clock, she loves indulging in an avocado margarita and chips and queso at her favorite Tex-Mex spot in town.

Alexandria Taylor is a writer and content creator within the lifestyle niche, writing about homes, beauty, style and food. She loves exploring restaurants in new cities, enjoying a cocktail on a rooftop with a view and is always trying to come up with a new cupcake flavor.

Ashley Reut is a freelance writer based out of Minneapolis, MN and Palm Beach, FL specializing in food, recipe and nutrition content. When she isn't writing, you can find her crafting a new recipe, hiking or doing CrossFit.

Jenny Gensler is a healthcare business development professional by day and a freelance writer by night. She’s well-traveled and well-fed, and never at a loss for words. Jenny is the author of the website and blog, www.onceuponafrittata.com. She is originally from Stow, MA, and currently resides in Dallas, TX.

Brooke Younger is a freelance writer, artist and Shakespeare enthusiast. She enjoys creating delicious plant-based meals at home and pairing them with the perfect glass of vino. When she’s not writing, Brooke can be found lifting weights at the gym, browsing secondhand shops and doting on her two spoiled cats.

Caylie Herrmann is a writer, editor, artist and traveler. She loves visiting new cities and trying all of the activities and tasty vegetarian foods they have to offer. Her food "White Whale” is the perfect vegan hoagie and the search is ongoing.

A writer and book artist, Kristy Bowen lives in Chicago where she writes arts, culture and lifestyle content for a number of websites and publications. She also runs dancing girl press & studio, a tiny indie press and design studio, and blogs at dulcetly: notes on a bookish life. She loves papery things, dresses, cats, coffee, thrift shops, tequila and horror movies.

Kristen Schuhmann is a writer, author and educator in the Greater Seattle Area. When not writing or crafting, she's running along Lake Washington, walking her sassy Aussie or perhaps cooking a meal for her two teenage boys.

Sarah is a writer and English teacher based in Atlanta, Georgia. She loves to read and travel, but she is also happy closer to home taking long walks and exploring new places with her dog, Jane.

Clara Mucci is a lifestyle writer based out of Durham, North Carolina. She is a cultural omnivore with interests ranging from fine dining to 90s sitcom history. In addition to writing, Clara enjoys painting, taste-testing her partner's new recipes, and doing The New York Times crossword puzzle.

Rylie is a freelance writer and artist based in the Portland area who loves exploring the art and culture that the City of Roses has to offer. In her free time, she can be found curled up on the couch with a sketchbook and Friends playing on the TV.

Gabriela Molina is a journalist and communication specialist passionate about telling stories. When she is not writing, you´ll find her looking for cool food spots, drinking coffee and tasting different wines.

Madeline St. Clair is a writer and editor based in Baltimore, MD. She recently graduated from Towson University with a M.S in Professional and Creative Writing. Most notably, Madeline contributed to the publication of Pulitzer Prize winning science writer Mark Johnsons’s first fiction novel Though the Earth Gives Way.