Carolyn Jung

Carolyn Jung is a James Beard Award-winning food and wine writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. For 11 years, she was the food writer/editor for the San Jose Mercury News. Currently, she is a freelance food writer. Her work has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco magazine, Silicon Valley magazine, EatingWell magazine, Via magazine, Edible Marin-Wine Country, Coastal Living, Food Arts, Wine Spectator, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Via, Oakland magazine, Edible Silicon Valley, the Nob Hill Gazette, and other publications. Her first cookbook, “San Francisco Chef’s Table” (Lyons Press), debuted in winter 2013. Her second cookbook, "East Bay Cooks,'' will be released September 2019. She is the creator of the award-winning FoodGal.com, a food and wine blog that features interviews with celebrated chefs, reviews of intriguing cookbooks and products, the scoop on new restaurants, irresistible recipes, and her singular take on how food touches every aspect of our lives.