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
Nov 21 2011
Golden Arches execs aim to distance the Egg McMuffin from images of chicken overcrowding, suffocation, and abuse.
Article
Nov 17 2011
Pre-cooked shrimp and a tortilla controversy brought down a locavore seafood chef.
Article
Nov 16 2011
Forget cows. Scientists are getting close to making meat in the lab.
Photo Gallery
Nov 15 2011
With dishes like these, no one will miss the bird.
Photo Gallery
Nov 3 2011
Nine surprising facts about everyone's favorite food holiday.
Article
Oct 27 2011
A new study reveals a surprising environmental upside to the economic crunch.