Helen I. Hwang

Title: Freelance Writer

Location: San Diego, California

Education: Cornell University, B.S., University of Pennsylvania, M.L.A., Northwestern University, Alternative Journalism Fellow

Expertise: Food, Travel, Parenting

Helen I. Hwang is an award-winning journalist, author, and mechanical engineer. She loves writing about food, travel, and parenting. Helen has been publishing her work for over 20 years after a successful career in engineering where she worked as a food engineer. I review household gear and ingredients for cooking.

Experience

Helen I. Hwang has written for Eater, The New York Times for Kids, TripAdvisor, Parents, People, and many other outlets. She has also worked as a mechanical engineer at food plants. She was trained as a super taster since one responsibility as an engineer is to taste the food as it's being processed. She's also managed projects installing capital equipment and developed preventative maintenance programs to ensure quality control. It was more fun to eat the food, so she's pivoted toward eating and writing about food.

Awards & Publications

• San Diego Press Club Award

• Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Award

• Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Keystone Press Award

• Peabody Award for Fresh Air with Terry Gross (team researcher)

Education

• Cornell University, B.S.
• University of Pennsylvania, M.L.A.
• Northwestern University, Alternative Journalism Fellow

About Serious Eats

Serious Eats, a Dotdash brand, is an award-winning food and drink website visited by over 7 million hungry readers every month. Our audience comes to us for rigorously tested recipes, science-driven cooking techniques, robust equipment reviews, and stories that offer cultural and historical context to the foods we love to eat.

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