Patty Lee

Prior to joining The Spruce Eats, Patty managed social media for Martha Stewart Living. She got her start in print as a features reporter for the New York Daily News before jumping into the world of food writing as one of Time Out New York's food editors. She later shifted to digital and worked for the websites of Cooking Channel, Zagat, and the TODAY Show. Additionally, her work has appeared on Food Network, PureWow, Thrillist/Supercall, Chowhound, Elite Daily, Gothamist, and Mic, as well as in print publications like WestJet Magazine and Rachael Ray Every Day.

Patty received a bachelor's degree from New York University, where she specialized in print journalism at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute.

5 Questions With Patty

What food or drink are you?

A dumpling—not only are there endless ways to fill one, iterations of dumplings exist all over the world (ravioli, pierogi, matzo balls) and the only thing I love more than food is traveling.

What food trend would you like to forget?

Unicorn everything, because rainbow isn't a flavor!

What's the first legit recipe you cooked?

I have a huge sweet tooth, so my first attempts at cooking from scratch were all baking-related, starting with cheesecake.

Who eats what you make?

Mostly my husband, and now my son Henry.

Family fun fact?

Most of my family has been in the restaurant business. My dad and many of my uncles are cooks, and a few aunts have worked front of house.