Betsy Andrews

Betsy Andrews is a food, drink, and travel writer who has been awarded by the James Beard Foundation, the International Association of Culinary Professionals, the Society of American Travel Writers, and the North American Travel Journalists Association.

She is a contributing editor at Food & Wine, Imbibe, SevenFifty Daily, and Alcohol Professor. She is the former executive editor of Saveur magazine, where she pens the "Gut Check" column on gut health. She is a former New York Times dining critic. Betsy writes for many other publications, including Bon Appétit, Serious Eats, Eating Well, Condé Nast Travel, Travel & Leisure, The Wall Street Journal, Simply Recipes, and more.

She is also an award-winning poet. Her books include New Jersey (University of Wisconsin Press), The Bottom (42 Miles Press), and Crowded (Nauset Press).

Most-beloved cooking tool: "My most-beloved cooking tool is my grandmother's wooden mallet, crafted from one block of wood and including diamond-shaped spikes carved into one end."