I’m a food and culture writer
from New York.

From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy, my weekly newsletter on food culture, media, and politics, has been mentioned by the New York Times, Vogue, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, New York Magazine, and more. It has over 35,000 subscribers.

My work has recently appeared in Harper’s Bazaar, Vox, and Bon Appétit. An essay I wrote for MOLD was selected by Mark Bittman for inclusion in Best American Food Writing 2023; past editions have featured my work in the “notable” section.

Beacon Press published my bestselling first book, No Meat Required: The Cultural History and Culinary Future of Plant-Based Eating in 2023. Col and Col, a Spanish publisher, has released Desde mi escritorio, a collection of my essays in translation. On Eating: The Making and Unmaking of My Appetites, a memoir of food and place, is forthcoming from Hachette Books.

I have taught food studies at the graduate level at Boston University, and lectured at various universities in the U.S. and abroad. My recipes have appeared in the 50th anniversary edition of Diet for a Small Planet and Mastering the Art of Plant-Based Cooking by Joe Yonan.

My literary agent is Jenny Stephens at Sterling Lord Literistic.