Hanna Claeson
Location
Medellin, Colombia
School
Hampshire College, The University Of Edinburgh
Expertise
Culinary Competition History, Grilled Cheese Recipes, Celebrity Chef Culture
- Hanna has interviewed some of the most influential celebrities in the culinary field today including Gordon Ramsay and Padma Lakshmi.
- She is an avid home cook and is currently studying regional variations of vegetarian chilis while attempting the recipes of Dominque Crenn.
- As a historian, Hanna spends her free time researching food history and the intersections between the food we eat, the food we grow, and our socio-cultural identities.
Experience
Hanna has worked in the field of communications (both as a writer and strategist) since 2010 when she began her career as a journalist for one of Santiago de Chile's only English-speaking newspapers. Before working as a culinary journalist, she honed her skills working press relations for NGOs, promoting labor rights, human rights, and rights to the city. Her first foray into the culinary world was as a freelance writer, working to test and compile gluten-free recipes for a cookbook. The experience hooked her. She joined Static Media in 2020. When she's not interviewing celebrity chefs for Mashed and Tasting Table, she does international content strategy work for the company's Spanish and German YouTube and Snapchat channels.
Education
Hanna graduated with distinction from the University of Edinburgh with an MSc in History. Her training in historical investigation and oral history interviews have given her a unique skill set that she applies to story writing on an everyday basis.
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Stories By Hanna Claeson
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TikTok star and cookbook author Eitan Bernath explained why having a ruler is essential for any home chef's kitchen toolbox.
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Food influencer Eitan Bernath shared his take on the butter board TikTok trend and explained why he didn't make a video showcasing his own version.
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Food influencer Eitan Bernath explained how a chance conversation at an event led to an invite where he met President Biden.
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"Chefs vs. Wild" host Kiran Jethwa shares his expertise on cooking with fire and explains how to make a cake with coals like one of the contestants on the show.
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Eitan Bernath, cookbook author and culinary contributor on "The Drew Barrymore Show," shares cooking tips and talks about meeting the president and Bill Gates.
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"Chefs vs. Wild" host Kiran Jethwa recalled the most surprising uses of foraged ingredients that he saw during the competition.
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"Hell's Kitchen" sous chef Christina Wilson shares what it's like making risotto in Gordon Ramsay's kitchen as well as her pro tips for making it at home.
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"Chefs vs. Wild" host Kiran Jethwa shared which mushrooms from the show make great options for foraging if you're in a similar coastal forest environment.
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"Top Chef" winner and restaurateur Stephanie Izard shared which restaurant in Chicago she almost always has to visit when she's in town.
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"Girl Meets Farm" star Molly Yeh explained what to expect at her new restaurant, Bernie's, and shared her favorite menu items made with local ingredients.
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"Girl Meets Farm" star Molly Yeh is a smoothie expert, as detailed in her new cookbook. She shared the surprising way she sweetens up her smoothie recipes.
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Chef Christina Wilson shared what diners can expect to see on the menu at the new Hell's Kitchen restaurant location in Washington, D.C.
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"Top Chef" winner Stephanie Izard loves chili crunch so much that she's created her own. She shared a recipe for using it in a breakfast sandwich.
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"Girl Meets Farm" star Molly Yeh shared her secrets to cooking eggs with matzo for a delicious twist on scrambled eggs.
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"Top Chef" winner Stephanie Izard shared her best trick for making corn on the cob when fall weather means you're cooking inside.
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"Chefs vs. Wild" host Kiran Jethwa discussed the challenges of the show, his thoughts on eating insects, his tips for foraging and wild cooking, and more.
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"Girl Meets Farm" star Molly Yeh details why she loves cast iron in her new book. She shared her best tips to keep your cast iron cookware clean and dry.
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Christina Wilson will never get out of Hell's Kitchen. She told Tasting Table about tonight's season premiere and Gordon Ramsay's newest dining location.
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"Top Chef" winner Stephanie Izard discussed celebrity encounters, delicious cooking tips, and how she celebrated her LA restaurant's one-year anniversary.
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Molly Yeh discussed her new cookbook, what to expect from her new restaurant, and shared her tips for great smoothies, BLTs, deep dish pizzas, and more.
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Danny Bowien is not afraid to admit he's got a thing for kimchi, sharing his top tips with Tasting Table in an exclusive interview.
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For Danny Bowien, food is self-discovery. Evidence of this and the impact of working with Anthony Bourdain can be seen in his new cookbook, "Mission Vegan."
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Danny Bowien, the culinary wunderkind who stunned the country in 2010 when he opened Mission Chinese in San Francisco, is ready for his next chapter.
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Few chefs have had a greater impact on the modern culinary landscape than Danny Bowien. He talks with us with about his latest book and roller-coaster career.