About
Amanda Hesser is the founder and executive chair of Food52, a cooking and home company she co-founded with Merrill Stubbs, which acquired the brands Schoolhouse and DANSK under her leadership. From 1997 to 2008, she worked as a reporter, feature writer, and food editor at The New York Times, and she has authored or co-authored several books, including Cooking for Mr. Latte, The Cook and the Gardener, and The Essential New York Times Cookbook. In 2025, she launched Homeward, a Substack covering home renovation, design, cooking, and travel; she has also served on President Obama's Commission on White House Fellowships and lives in Brooklyn.
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Co-founders at Food52
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Merrill StubbsExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Homeward PursuitsFoundercurrent2025 — present
- Daily ProvisionsAdvisory Board Membercurrent2024 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Barcelona Wine BarBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- First Close PartnersInvestorcurrent2021 — presentNew York, United States
- Food52Founder and Executive Chair2023 — 2025New York, New York, United States
- Food52Founder and Co-CEO2022 — 2023New York, New York, United States
- Food52Founder and CEO2009 — 2022New York City
- DanskExecutive Chair2023 — 2025New York, New York, United States
- DanskCo-CEO2022 — 2023New York, New York, United States
- DanskCEO2021 — 2022New York, New York, United States
- SchoolhouseExecutive Chair2023 — 2025Portland, Oregon, United States
- SchoolhouseCo-CEO2022 — 2023Portland, Oregon, United States
- SchoolhouseCEO2022Portland, Oregon, United States
- The President's Commission on White House FellowshipsMember of the Commission2015 — 2017
- The New York TimesColumnist2008 — 2011
- The New York TimesWriter and Editor2004 — 2008New York, New York, United States
- The New York TimesFood Reporter and Feature Writer1997 — 2004New York, New York, United States
Skills & more
Journalism56Social Media66Food Writing47Food Styling12Blogging99Editing99Editorial99Content Development32Social Networking6Copy Editing3Publications30Publishing18
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Amanda Hesser?
- Amanda Hesser is the founder and executive chair of Food52, a cooking and home company she co-founded with Merrill Stubbs, which acquired the brands Schoolhouse and DANSK under her leadership. From 1997 to 2008, she worked as a reporter, feature writer, and food editor at The New York Times, and she has authored or co-authored several books, including Cooking for Mr. Latte, The Cook and the Gardener, and The Essential New York Times Cookbook. In 2025, she launched Homeward, a Substack covering home renovation, design, cooking, and travel; she has also served on President Obama's Commission on White House Fellowships and lives in Brooklyn.
- Where does Amanda Hesser work?
- Amanda Hesser is Founder of Food52.
- What companies did Amanda Hesser found?
- Amanda Hesser founded Food52.
- Where did Amanda Hesser go to school?
- Amanda Hesser studied at Ecole de Cuisine Lavarenne (Graduate Diploma, Cooking); Bentley University (BS, Economics/Finance); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Economics).
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