Hello! I'm KORSHA WILSON, a food writer and podcast host living in the New York City area. I am obsessed with restaurants, travel, food, culture and the intersection of how we eat and what it says about our society.
I am a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America and spent two years in journalism school at Emerson College before I decided to follow my passion for restaurants, food and writing. I have written for many publications including The New York Times, Saveur, Food & Wine, the New Yorker, The Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, Eater, Civil Eats, Thrillist and more.
I was named a Southern Foodways Alliance Smith fellow and part of Jack Jones Literary Arts’ inaugural #Culture,Too fellowship in 2019. In 2020, my essay on restaurant criticism was included in "Best American Food Writing", an anthology edited by J.Kenji Lopez-Alt and Silvia Killingsworth.
I also host a podcast called A Hungry Society that highlights diverse voices in the food world. I've worked a bunch of odd jobs in hospitality and food production, including a year-and-a-half stint as a mozzarella cheese maker in New England. You can take a look at my resume here. I'm represented by Monika Woods at Triangle House Literary.
When I'm not writing you can find me cooking in my tiny kitchen, listening to music, visiting a museum, reading or heading to a restaurant.
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Press & Panels
Press & Panels
Press
korsha wilson has been invited to speak about her writing and research all around the world. some highlights include THE NEW YORK TIMES, YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE (HULU), THE WASHINGTON POST, AND MORE.
FEATURED
➔ Your Attention Please: Initiative 29 - Chef Eric Adjepong | Hulu
➔ "Food Writer & A Hungry Society Podcaster, Korsha Wilson Centers Black Food Stories", San Francisco Chronicle
➔ "Top Chef is Our National Sport", Taste Cooking
➔ "In Digestion with Korsha Wilson"
➔ "From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy: A Conversation with Korsha Wilson"
➔ "Fiery Stews and Jollof Rice: the chef giving San Francisco's Food Scene Nigerian Flavor", the Guardian
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➔ "Tomorrow's Perfect Food Narrative Panel", SXSW 2019
➔ "The Gannet Q&A: Korsha Wilson", Gannet
➔ "The Stream: Eating Out With a Side of Cultural Appropriation", Al Jazeera
➔ “Gordon Ramsey’s New Nat Geo Show is a Colonialist Mess”, Washington Post
➔ "How to Network Panel" at Food Writers Workshop, April 30th 2018
➔ “Food Politics Panel on Being a Woman in Food" at NYU Fales Library, April 26, 2018
➔ “Food Writing in the Age of Trump" at International Association of Culinary Professionals Conference, 2018
➔ “Roundtable: Fixing Food Media’s White Supremacy Problem”, Racist Sandwich
➔ “Popaganda Podcast: Food Writing,” Bitch Media