Jyl Benson

Biography Jyl Benson began her editorial career in 1990 with The Times Picayune and served as a regional reporter covering the southeastern United States for both The New York Times and Time magazine. She currently serves as Director of Culinary Programming for the Southern Food & Beverage Institute, as a columnist for both St. Charles Avenue and Acadiana Profile magazines, as a Roving Reporter for “Louisiana Eats!,” and as a Contributor to a number of print and on-line publications including The Advocate and New Orleans magazine. Publications Galatoire’s Cookbook: Recipes & Family History from the Time-Honored New Orleans Restaurant (Random House 2005) Numerous cultural, historical, and architectural guides to New Orleans Editor-In-Chief of Louisiana Cookin’ magazine from 2009 to 2011 Editor-In- Chief, founder Louisiana Kitchen & Culture magazine 2012.