Dennis Lee

With Us Since
2020
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Location
Chicago, IL
School
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Expertise
Food and Product Reviews, Cooking and Recipe Development, Restaurant Cooking
  • Dennis has written for Bon Appétit (print cover story), Serious Eats, Thrillist, and more.
  • He is a former professional pizzamaker.
  • He broke the news that the Choco Taco was being discontinued.

Experience

Dennis is a Chicago-based food writer with over 15 years of experience covering everything from local, independently-owned restaurants to reviewing items released by massive fast-food chains. His writing appears in publications such as Bon Appétit, Serious Eats and publications local to Chicago. He's also a former pizzamaker at Paulie Gee's Logan Square, and he now cooks to raise money for various local charities. And if there's one thing he truly believes in, it's that food and cooking should be fun and accessible to all — seriously, play with your food, and laugh at your mistakes, it's okay!

Education

Dennis has a creative writing degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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