Alexandra Penfold

Location: New York, New York

Education: New York University

Mild-mannered literary agent by day and food ninja by night, Alexandra Penfold has contributed an extensive number of baking and candy recipes to Serious Eats.
She’s also the co-author of New York a la Cart: Recipes and Stories from the Big Apple’s Best Food Trucks, and has written for InStyle and Time Out New York.
Alexandra has developed recipes for companies including Pillsbury, Nestle, Nabisco, General Mills, and others.

Experience

Alexandra Penfold is a literary agent, blogger, author, and recipe developer who has contributed a huge number of sweet recipes to Serious Eats. She was formerly the “Brownie” half of the Blondie & Brownie blog, and is the co-author of New York a la Cart: Recipes and Stories from the Big Apple’s Best Food Trucks, which was published in 2013.

Alexandra has also written for the likes of InStyle and Time Out New York, and has developed recipes for companies and brands such as Walmart, Pillsbury, Nestle, Nabisco, and General Mills, among others.

About Serious Eats

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