About

Join our staff of foodies, and writers as they blog straight from the field, recording their food journeys around the globe with each bite.

Gayle Wheatley | Executive Editor

Gayle is a professional writer and editor based in Los Angeles who writes about food, travel, and art. Winning highly sought-after journalism fellowships several years in a row, Gayle earned her B.A. in Journalism and Art from Pepperdine University where she worked under world-renowned experts in the field of journalism. Gayle has since worked as an art director, editor, writer, and illustrator for a variety of magazines, newspapers, websites, and top companies. Her work has appeared in Natural Health magazine, Teen magazine, Southern Bride magazine, Tokyo Scene magazine, CakeSpy.com,Whole Life Times, and for Billabong, among many others. In addition to writing for numerous food and travel blogs, Gayle is also a culinary travel writer at Suite101 magazine, a dessert columnist at Examiner.com, and the editor of CultureVixen.com.

An avid cook and foodie raised in California wine country, Gayle gained culinary expertise in the areas of both winemaking and pastry arts, learning the art of European pastries and confections from an early age and fueling her passion for artful desserts. She also studied Moroccan cooking in Marrakech, and is an expert on Japanese cuisine from the Kansai region.
Originally from California, Gayle has lived abroad in both Italy and Japan, and has traveled extensively throughout Europe and Asia. Some of her favorite trips include driving Iceland’s ring road, getting married in St. Lucia, Japanese onsens, celebrating Oktoberfest in Munich, practicing meditation in a monastery in Thailand, getting stranded on the Greek islands during a storm, climbing the Great Wall of China, soaking in mineral springs under the midnight sun, watching cherry blossoms fall like snow in Japan, seeing Guernica in person and experiencing flamenco dancing in Spain, gorging on dim sum in Hong Kong, and living la dolce vita in Italy. To date she has journeyed across 5 continents, 30 countries, and over 300 cities, and her extreme wanderlust shows no sign of abating.

Get in touch with Gayle: g@gaylewheatley.com  |  gaylewheatley.com

Anne Jansen | Hungry Blogger

You might wonder what motivates a person to write about food. Well, I’m sure some people like to cook (I’m not one of them) and others like to share recipes (I’m not one of them, either). But then there are people, like me, who like to EAT. I like to eat, and I like to take pictures of what I eat. After being laughed at and mocked by family and friends alike for my consistent and unusual tendency to give in to the desire to photograph my food before eating it (especially when we’re somewhere cute and the plating is aesthetically pleasing), I decided it was time to do something with all those photos. After all, they represent not only a wide variety of culinary delights, but also a significant number of experiences enjoyed dining with people I care about in interesting places. In each post, I try to give props to the establishment that provided the yummy experience. So hunker down with some snacks and sit back, relax, and click away!

Get in touch with Anne: amwjansen@gmail.com | eatfoodyum.com