Nichol Nelson
Editorial Director
Nichol Nelson hails from Minnesota, but has worked in food journalism in New York and Los Angeles for more than a decade. She served as an editor with Gourmet magazine for six years, and has contributed to several other digital and print food publications. Though she's currently an Angeleno, she sometimes still calls a casserole "hot dish."
Contributions
Article
Apr 4 2012
Surprise: New infographic shows simple clicks and video views drives social change more than you might think.
Video
Mar 29 2012
TakePart's Food Editor makes a personal appeal to action.
Article
Mar 28 2012
Got questions about ingredients, techniques, labels? Jane Lear has answers.
Article
Mar 27 2012
Even low doses of endocrine disruptive chemicals are dangerous to your health.
Article
Mar 12 2012
Common spices dramatically lower triglyceride and insulin levels.
Article
Feb 29 2012
What do sugary breakfasts have to do with this environmentally friendly film? Nothing.
Article
Feb 23 2012
Volunteers will be required to spend four months eating like astronauts in a Mars-like environment.
Article
Feb 21 2012
Photographer Caleb Charland used the power of fruit to capture a stunning image.