About the Food & Wine Test Kitchen At Food & Wine, we inspire and empower home cooks to be ambitious with their approach to recipes, whether it's a weekend baking project or weeknight dinner. On our site, you'll find thousands of recipes that were developed by pro chefs and test kitchen experts and designed for the home cook. Our recipes celebrate cooking techniques and flavors from around the world and are one way we share the stories of the people and cultures behind them. They also happen to be delicious! And, most importantly, they work. All our recipes are rigorously tested and cross-tested by panels of professional cooks and editors who work to ensure your success in the kitchen. Anna Theoktisto Recipe tester and developer Anna Theoktisto is a recipe tester and developer. Anna has been working in Dotdash Meredith test kitchens since 2017, and her recipes and writing have appeared in over 10 nationally distributed print publications, as well as on various digital platforms. When not in the kitchen, Anna enjoys hiking with her son, husband, and two dogs, and fostering puppies for a local animal rescue group. Read more Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman Recipe tester and developer Tricia is a recipe tester and developer for Dotdash Meredith. Thanks to her huge, ever-hungry Filipino family, Tricia has always had a passion for all things food-related, with a particular obsession with baking and pastry arts. Read more Melissa Gray Recipe tester and developer Melissa Gray is a Recipe Developer and Food Stylist for Dotdash Meredith, working on titles such as Food & Wine, Southern Living, Real Simple, and Health. She has been cooking professionally since she was 16 years old but could always be found cooking and baking with her mom even from a young age. Read more Liz Mervosh Recipe tester and developer Elizabeth Mervosh is a recipe tester and developer for Dotdash Meredith Food Studios in Birmingham, Alabama. She creates and fine-tunes recipes for brands including Southern Living, Real Simple, Food & Wine, People, and EatingWell. Read more Jasmine Smith Recipe Tester and Developer Jasmine Smith is a recipe developer and tester at Dotdash Meredith Corporation. In addition to her work in test kitchens, Jasmine is a freelance culinary producer for a variety of food festivals. Read more Nicole Hopper Recipe tester and developer Nicole Hopper is a recipe tester and developer based in Birmingham, Alabama. Read more Julia Levy Recipe tester and developer Julia Levy is an eater, maker and dabbler in all things food. With nearly a decade of work experience, over 1,000 recipes tested, hundreds of recipes developed and just as many articles published, she has become a veritable resource for all your food questions. Her work has appeared in Cooking Light, MyRecipes, Southern Living, Real Simple, Fine Cooking and other publications and websites. Read more Marianne Williams Recipe tester and developer Marianne Williams has been a test kitchen professional for Dotdash Meredith since 2016. Her recipes have been featured in many publications, including Food & Wine, Real Simple, Southern Living, Health, Rachael Ray and other print and digital brands. Read more Amanda Holstein Test Kitchen Assistant Amanda Holstein fell in love with baking at the age of 6, and has continued to grow her passion through culinary school and working in bakeries. For more than 10 years, she worked at multiple well-known restaurants and bakeries in the Orlando, Florida, area, preparing delicious scratch-made desserts and assisting with dinner events, before becoming a test kitchen assistant at Dotdash Meredith. Read more Amanda Stanfield Food studio coordinator, recipe developer and tester Amanda Stanfield is the food studio coordinator, recipe developer and tester at the Dotdash Meredith Food Studios. As a true foodie, Amanda seeks out nutritious and unique flavors to inspire others to eat happily and healthily. When she's not cooking up delicious recipes, you can find her lap swimming in the pool or watching a good sci-fi movie. Read more