Leslie Kelly
- Leslie is a freelance writer, editor, and content strategist.
- Former restaurant critic.
- Certified barbecue judge and current Forbes contributor.
Experience
Leslie Kelly is a freelance writer, editor, and content strategist with an extensive background in restaurant criticism. She is a contributor to Forbes, a certified barbecue judge, and former senior editor at Allrecipes. In addition to Serious Eats, you can find her writing in Zagat, Seattle Magazine, Seattle Mariners magazine, Plate Magazine, Amazon's Al Dente blog, MapQuest, Town & Country, Groupon and more. She has also contributed an essay on the history of Memphis barbecue to the Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Foodways.
About Serious Eats
Serious Eats, a Dotdash brand, is an award-winning food and drink website visited by over 7 million hungry readers every month. Our audience comes to us for rigorously tested recipes, science-driven cooking techniques, robust equipment reviews, and stories that offer cultural and historical context to the foods we love to eat.
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