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Joe Yonan

Food and Dining Editor

AS SEEN ON
Daily Herald (Chicago, IL), The Washington Post, Frederick News-Post, The Nightly, The Spokesman-Review

Preston's Summary

Joe Yonan is the Food and Dining Editor at The Washington Post. He covers a variety of topics related to food culture, plant-based cuisine, and personal narratives, often intertwining his experiences as a queer husband and foster dad with his culinary insights. Joe's work has been featured in numerous publications, including India Time, The Seattle Times, and Epicurious.

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Geo Focus

United States (National)

Coverage Attributes:

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Informative: 52 %
Reviews: 17 %
Opinion: 17 %
Data Driven: 5 %
Events: 5 %

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Pitching Insights

Joe Yonan's coverage indicates a strong focus on providing how-to guides, promotional deals, and seasonal content related to cooking, particularly vegetarian/vegan recipes and Italian cuisine. He also covers topics related to mushroom and vegetable recipes.

Pitching to Joe Yonan would be most effective if you have expertise in creating unique vegetarian or vegan dishes, especially those with an Italian or seasonal focus. Additionally, if you can offer insights into crafting how-to guides for cooking or promoting culinary products in the context of home cooking, it may align well with his coverage interests.

Keep in mind that Joe primarily focuses on national (United States) content within the house & home and lifestyle themes.

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Articles

Daily Herald (Chicago, IL)

6 things I've learned in 25 years of food journalism

6 things I've learned in 25 years of food journalism

By: Joe Yonan

In 1999, I had a revelation. I was a copy editor at the Boston Globe, angling for a promotion, when I realized that I was getting tired of working in news and needed a change. I bought the book “What Color Is Your Parachute?,” sat with a pen and paper in hand, and closed my eyes. It was the first of what I expected would be many visualization exercises aimed at finding my calling — imagine you're happy, now imagine you're at work, now imagine you're happy at work! — and it lasted all of 5 seconds.

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