Dr. Jacob Dean

Title: Updates Editor

Location: New York, New York

Education: The Chicago School of Professional Psychology - Washington D.C., City University of New York - John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Expertise: General Recipe Development, Pickling and Preservation, Equipment Reviews, Feature Writing, Beer, Wine, and Spirits, Recipe Cross Testing, Interviews and Profiles

Jacob is Updates Editor at Serious Eats.
His work has appeared in The Washington Post, VICE and VICE MUNCHIES, Taste, The Takeout, Michelin Guide, Robert Parker Wine Advocate, Wine Enthusiast, Adweek, Roads & Kingdoms, Fodor's Travel, Alaska Beyond, and more.
He has worked as a recipe cross tester for The New York Times and Serious Eats.

Experience

Jacob Dean is Updates Editor at Serious Eats. Jacob has written for Serious Eats since 2018; his work has also appeared in The Washington Post, VICE and VICE MUNCHIES, Taste, The Takeout, Michelin Guide (where he was a columnist), Robert Parker Wine Advocate, Wine Enthusiast, Adweek, Roads & Kingdoms, Fodor's Travel, Alaska Beyond, and more. Jacob has also worked for The New York Times and Serious Eats as a freelance recipe tester. He likes dumplings, small international airports, and is allergic to grasshoppers (the insect, not the mixed drink).

As the son of a professional recipe tester, and a novelist and editor, both of whom are world travelers, Jacob was primed from a young age for a life of writing, cooking, and world travel. In addition to being a food and travel writer, Jacob holds a doctorate in clinical psychology, two Master's degrees in psychology, a Bachelor of Arts in psychology (with a minor in film) and has worked in multiple clinical settings as a mental health professional. He was named an emerging writer at the Food Writer's Symposium in 2019 and has served as an IACP judge in 2021 and 2023.

About Serious Eats

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