Carissa Chesanek

Carissa Chesanek

Carissa is a food and spirits writer based in Brooklyn. Her work has been seen in Food Network, Imbibe, VinePair, Whisky Advocate, Zagat and Alcohol Professor. When not writing, she’s on the hunt for the best Old Fashioned.
Jim Clarke

Jim Clarke

Jim is an award-­winning writer, covering wine and sake professionally for the past 20 years. In 2020, the Classic Wine Library published his book, Wines of South Africa.
Ruvani de Silva

Ruvani de Silva

Ruvani is a Sri Lankan beverage and food writer based in Austin, Texas, with bylines in various outlets including the Washington Post, Good Beer Hunting, VinePair and Modern Farmer.
Courtney Iseman

Courtney Iseman

Courtney is a Brooklyn-based freelance drinks writer with work in outlets including PUNCH, Craft Spirits & Distilling, Inside Hook, VinePair, HuffPost and more. She is also a proud pug mom.
Valerie Kathawala

Valerie Kathawala

Valerie is a New York City-based journalist specializing in the wines of Germany and Austria. Her work appears in the pages of Noble Rot, The Art of Eating, SevenFifty Daily, Pellicle, and a number of other tolerant publications. She is also the cofounder of TRINK...