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Hunter Lewis

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Before holding the editor-in-chief positions at Food & Wine (his current gig) and Cooking Light (his previous one), Hunter Lewis was a food editor at Bon Appétit. He’s also been executive editor at Southern Living and kitchen director at Saveur. Basically, if there is a cooking magazine you love, Lewis has had a hand in creating it. Before publishing, Lewis worked with chef Jonathan Waxman in Sonoma County and as a line cook at Barbuto in New York City. As an editor, he’s led teams to multiple awards, including the James Beard and IACP Awards, and nominations from the American Society of Magazine Editors. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he was a reporter for The Herald-Sun in Durham. When he’s not considering food from a journalist’s perspective, you’ll find him cooking for his family in his home kitchen in Birmingham, Alabama.

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How to Cut Perfect Slices of Citrus, No Bitter Pith Allowed

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