Patty Lee

Patty Lee is a lifestyle writer and editor based in New York City. She got her start in print as a features reporter for the New York Daily News before jumping into the world of food writing as one of Time Out New York's food editors. She later shifted to digital, working for the websites of Cooking Channel, Zagat, TODAY Show, and The Spruce Eats and serving as social media manager for Martha Stewart Living. Patty was most recently executive editor at The Kitchn.

Patty's writing has appeared on AllRecipes, Food Network, PureWow, Thrillist/Supercall, Chowhound, Gothamist, and Resy, as well as in print publications like WestJet Magazine and Rachael Ray Every Day. Additionally, she has edited recipes for "Made Here: ​Recipes and Reflections from NYC’s Asian Communities," the forthcoming cookbook from non-profit Send Chinatown Love.

A native New Yorker who grew up in Brooklyn's Chinatown, her perfect weekend breakfast is a combination of bagels and dim sum.

Favorite meal when you're cooking for yourself: "Dumplings! Whether homemade or store-bought, I always has some stashed in the freezer."