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Alyse Whitney

Associate Editor, Emeritus

Alyse Whitney is the managing editor of Cravings by Chrissy Teigen, based in Los Angeles. She is a Korean-American adoptee who is currently tackling making homemade kimchi for the first time. She was formerly the senior food editor at Rachael Ray Every Day, an associate editor at Bon Appétit, and a freelance writer and recipe developer across food, entertainment, and plus-size fashion at publications such as Glamour, Food52, NYMag, and more. alysewhitney.com

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