Amanda Hesser
Food52
New York, NY, United States
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Past articles by Amanda:
A Case for Cloches, Vivid Pasta With Peas & a Black Sesame Latte in Portland
A case for cloches, a vivid spring pasta with peas, Amanda Hesser's favorite places to eat in Portland right now, and more from the Food52 co-founder. → Read More
Hey There, It's Amanda—ChatGPT, Adventures in Cake Baking & the Superfood Bowl I Have on Repeat
Catch up with our co-founder, Amanda Hesser in the February 24, 2023 edition of her newsletter, "Hey There, It's Amanda." → Read More
Hey There, It's Amanda—Welcome to My Bi-Weekly Newsletter
New Dansk gems, pistachio spread, and more letters from me to you.͏͏ ͏ → Read More
Calling All Food52ers—Help Us Find Our New Community Editor
Food52 is hiring a Community Editor to help manage anything and everything community-related. Learn more about the role—and how to apply. → Read More
A Very Special Announcement From Amanda Hesser
Food52 is proud to have acquired the cookware brand, Dansk, and its full line of heritage products. Read on for more information about the purchase. → Read More
Century House Reno: Amanda & Timmie Roll Up Their Sleeves
A before-and-after of how they renovated and modernized a 124-year-old family home—kitchen, bathrooms, dining and living rooms—with its original charm intact. → Read More
Life in Quarantine for a ‘Professional Homebody’
Our co-founder shares on her life during quarantine, reflecting on her career and how she's looking at it in a new way in light of the circumstances. → Read More
17 Years Later, the Pigeons Moved In
The true story of when Amanda Hesser had pigeons on her deck and in her apartment in New York City, and how she tried to get rid of them. → Read More
We Thought It Couldn’t Get Worse—Then, the Bed Bugs Arrived
How to get rid of bed bugs fast in NYC, according to Amanda Hesser's experience with a bed bug invasion in her home, for Where the Wild Things Are series. → Read More
The World's Best Shortbread Is No Longer Sold—but We Got the Recipe
When a local bakery stopped making our favorite shortbread cookies, our co-founder tracked down the recipe. They're buttery, a little sweet, and so easy to make. → Read More
When Moths Attack
What happened when Amanda Hesser discovered clothes moths in her closets, clothes, carpets, and more—how to deal with clothing moths. → Read More
How to Survive Rodent-Mageddon
What happened when both squirrels and rats invaded Amanda Hesser's apartment, through the ceiling and from below, because of flooding from a hurricane. → Read More
The Night the Squirrels Sent a Message
The night when squirrels invaded Food52's Amanda Hesser's apartment, for Where the Wild Things Are. → Read More
The Dark Underbelly of a Beautiful Home Brand
Amanda Hesser's story about finding squirrels in the ceiling and living space. → Read More
I'm the Food Expert. But My Kids Love My Husband's Cooking.
On learning to cook again, after children. → Read More
What Amanda Hesser Cooks After Two-Too-Many Cookies
We're asking real people for the little things they do to stay sane and feel good amidst an overload of often confusing health-related information. And who better to start with than our co-founder, Amanda Hesser? (Check out Merrill's answers, over yonder.) Could you summarize your approach to health in a sentence or phrase? You live once; try to make it joyful and lasting. What does "living a… → Read More
Amanda Hesser's Antidotes to Feeling "Bleh"
We're asking real people for the little things they do to stay sane and feel good amidst an overload of often confusing health-related information. And who better to start with than our co-founder, Amanda Hesser? (Check out Merrill's answers, over yonder.) Could you summarize your approach to health in a sentence or phrase? You live once; try to make it joyful and lasting. What does "living a… → Read More
Amanda Hesser's Strategy for Farmers Market Triumph
I’m always a little jealous of the people who see a trip to the farmers market as a relaxing weekend outing. For them, it’s a chance to luxuriate in the rows of beefsteak tomatoes and mountains of kale. They may have a dog or a popsicle-licking child in tow. These people (...these people) meander along, picking up whatever suits their fancy, and once home, figure out what they’ll make with… → Read More
This Trip Has Architecture, Near-Professional Beaches & Old-Bay Fries
Where to go, what to see, and where to eat in this underestimated beach town. → Read More
Go to Sarasota for the Sunshine, Stay for the Shrimp
Gary and Maggie Balch didn’t intend to become the best shrimp purveyors in Sarasota. Twenty years ago, they were selling vegetables. But then a couple who were shrimpers asked the Balches if they’d sell their shrimp for them. “I was looking for some extra income; I was trying to put my son through college,” Gary said. “So we started doing it and the shrimp took over.” The Balches were smart… → Read More