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Anya Hoffman

Deputy Editor Emeritus

Anya Hoffman was an editor at Epicurious from 2016 to 2019. Her work has been published by Lucky Peach, Bon Appétit, Travel + Leisure, Marie Claire, Fast Company, New York, and Edible Queens, among others. Anya edited James Beard’s All-American Eats (Rizzoli, 2016), which won a 2017 IACP award, and she has an M.A. in Food Studies from New York University. Her two daughters will usually, but not always, eat what she makes for dinner.

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Ask a Nutritionist: Is It Okay That My Four-Year-Old Still Doesn't Feed Himself?

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Envision the icebox cake you want to see in the world.