Serious Eats is a website and
blog focused on food enthusiasts, created by food critic and author
Ed Levine. A Serious Eats book was published by Levine in 2011.[1] Serious Eats was acquired by Fexy Media in 2015[2] and then by
Dotdash in late 2020.[3]
Content
The site consists of general food features as well as recipes and home cooking advice.
The site is notable for launching the career of
J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, whose column "The Food Lab" was adapted into a
James Beard award-winning
cookbook of the same name.[4] Lopez-Alt's writing was highly regarded among amateur cooks for its rigorous approach to cooking and recreating cultural food icons, such as the ShackBurger and Chick-fil-a, in the home kitchen.[5][6]
Critical reception
In 2008, Serious Eats was ranked #17 on Time magazine's list of the 50 Best Websites.[7] Serious Eats was the recipient of two
James Beard Foundation awards in 2010 for Best Food Blog and Best Video Webcast.[8]