Jessica Carbone

Location: Boston, MA

Education: PhD in American Studies from Harvard University

Expertise: Food history

Experience

Jess is an independent food historian, writer, and editor. Previously a cookbook editor at Penguin Random House and a member of the food history team at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, she has a PhD in American Studies from Harvard University, where her research focused on public culinary discourse in twentieth-century America. She has taught courses relating to food history and culture at Harvard and at the Gastronomy Program at Boston University, and is a contributing editor of books coverage at SAVEUR. Check out her Substack, French Fries and Martinis.

About Serious Eats

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