Jess Thomson

Jess Thomson is a Seattle-based freelance writer and the author of 9 books, most recently A YEAR RIGHT HERE: ADVENTURES WITH FOOD AND FAMILY IN THE GREAT NEARBY (UW Press, April 2017) and A BOAT, A WHALE AND A WALRUS: RECIPES AND STORIES (co-authored with Seattle chef Renee Erickson, Sasquatch Books, September 2015). Her work appears in publications like The New York Times, Food & Wine, Sunset, Cooking Light, Edible Seattle and Seattle magazines. Jess, a graduate of Middlebury College and The Cambridge School of Culinary Arts, is the author of the food blog hogwash, where she pairs food and life (www.jessthomson.me).