Katherine Peach

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Location
New York, NY
School
The New School
Expertise
NYC Dining, Hungarian Wine, Zero-Proof Spirits
  • In 2020, Katherine started with Static Media writing features and interviewing culinary experts like Marcus Samuelsson, Carla Hall, Aarón Sánchez, and Masaharu Morimoto.
  • Katherine is a writing mentor to children and teens at 826NYC with in-person workshops and editing students' work for quarterly chapbooks.
  • They are working on a novella-length creative nonfiction manuscript exploring the connection between culinary traditions and cultural belonging across generations.

Experience

Katherine is a multi-passionate writer, editor, and content strategist, blending creativity with relentless curiosity and a data-driven approach to storytelling. She started as an enterprise reporter for the Santa Monica Mirror and Malibu Times before transitioning to freelance life. Her features and essays deliver narratives that reflect her personal obsessions: craft tequila and mezcal, destination dining, vintage cookbooks, plant-based eating, zero-proof spirits, and regenerative foodways. Katherine also collaborates with purpose-driven brands that nourish our planet.

Education

Katherine received a master's of fine arts in creative writing: nonfiction from The New School.

Mashed Editorial Policies

Mashed’s industry-leading coverage is created by qualified and experienced writers, and is reviewed and fact-checked by our editorial team to ensure everything is accurate and timely. Outside experts are also consulted to help deliver factual, up-to-date information.

Our mission is to inform and engage our readers, telling them things they need to know, things they want to know, and things they didn't know they wanted to know about food. We strive to always provide a well-rounded reading experience, whether that’s the news of the day or a new original recipe you can try making at home. In an effort to provide the most comprehensive, current, and accurate content, our editorial team constantly reviews and updates articles as necessary. Additional information on our editorial process available here.

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