Corby Kummer

Corby Kummer is a senior editor at The Atlantic, where he has established himself as one of the country’s most widely read, authoritative, and creative food writers. Kummer is the restaurant critic for Boston Magazine and the former restaurant critic for New York magazine. In addition to The Atlantic, Kummer writes regularly for Martha Stewart Living, The New York Times Magazine, and Food & Wine, among others. Kummer is the author of The Pleasures of Slow Food: Celebrating Authentic Traditions, Flavors, and Recipes. His Atlantic series on coffee was nominated for a National Magazine Award and led to his book The Joy of Coffee. Kummer is the recipient of three James Beard Journalism Awards, including the MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award.

Videos/Audio of Corby Kummer

A panel of food, marketing, and health experts takes a hard look at food labels. Can the average American decode food...
How much do we really know about the food we buy at our local supermarkets and serve to our families? In Food, Inc.,...
Atlantic Monthly food correspondent Corby Kummer sits down with legendary chef Alice Waters of Chez Panisse to discuss...