KC Hysmith

KC Hysmith is a Texas-born, North Carolina-based writer, food historian, recipe developer, and photographer. She is interested in the intersection between food, gender, and the digital landscape. Her writing and work have appeared in Southern Cultures, Gastronomica, Eater, Food 52, The Boston Globe, Culture Magazine, The Local Palate, and more. KC holds a MLA in Gastronomy from Boston University and a PhD in American Studies and food history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. KC also works as a cookbook writer, recipe developer, food stylist, and food photographer. This work informs much of her research on the digital food landscape on platforms like Instagram and X. IG and X: @kchysmith TikTok: @foodherstory