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Women Who Travel Podcast: A ‘Bon Appetit’ Editor on Traveling to Eat
14.09.2023 - 15:13 / cntraveler.com
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Planning a trip around food is one of our favorite ways to travel, so Lale turns to a seasoned restaurant scouter for intel. Kate Kassin is the Editorial Operations Manager at Bon Appétit, which means she works on some of the magazine's biggest projects, including its Best New Restaurants list. They talk about what it takes to uncover some of the most exciting places to eat in the US right now, and her tips for finding the best spots to eat on any vacation.
Lale Arikoglu: Hello, and welcome to Women Who Travel. I'm Lale Arikoglu. One of the best parts of working as a magazine publisher is the fascinating work other people are doing in the building, particularly those who work at our food publications.
Kate Kassin: I, I don't, like, lick a plate at a restaurant, because I was raised to be a proper human being.
LA: Right.
KK: But I, I would—
LA: I understand if you want to lick the plate.
KK: I ask for, you know, for extra rice. I want to soak up every last drop of that sauce.
LA: Kate Kassin is the Editorial Operations Manager at Bon Appétit and Epicurious. This means she works on the brands' biggest projects. And one of the most seemingly exciting parts of her job is helping create Bon Appetit's annual Best New Restaurant list, which just dropped this week.
In the past, the magazine ranked the top 50 best restaurants in the US and whittled it down to an exclusive Hot 10 list. But this year, they're taking a new approach. We'll hear from Kate about why this year is different and the travel required to create a list like this. But first, we learn what kind of traveler she is and, of course, her tips for finding the best food on any trip. I'm really interested to know what sort of traveler you are.
KK: Well, I would say I'm always someone who travels to eat, and I always have been. When I was even 10 years old and planning family trips to whether it was Barcelona or LA, I would, you know, read every Bon Appétit, Eater, Infatuation, Traveler, every article I could get my hands on. My parents are also huge guidebook people, and they'd bring them to the city. I always say, like, "What a heavy thing to bring in your backpack." My mom's like, "I can read it on the plane."
So we're definitely people who, when someone asks like, "Oh, what are you doing on that trip?," I have my lunch-
LA: You're planners.
KK: ... my lunch and dinner at least picked out, and then everything kind of surrounds that.
LA: It's so funny that you say that you travel to eat, because I think I do, too. It's a huge part of what I want to do when I'm in a place. But recently, someone asked me for some recommendations
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