Alessandra Bulow

Title: Associate Digital Editor

At Food & Wine since: 2007

Born and Raised: New York City

Background: Grew up in a kosher home with separate plates for milk and meat but known to daydream about porchetta.

What I Do at Food & Wine: Write our newsletter The Dish and create fun web-exclusive slideshows.

Biggest addiction: Coffee (at least three cups a day). Current favorite is the café cortado at Abraço, but since I quit smoking four years ago, I’m always on the lookout for a new spot to get my next caffeine fix.

Coolest Food & Wine moment so far: Tie between being hand-fed Weisswurst by chef Kurt Gutenbrunner at The Standard Hotel Beer Garden and tipping bartenders-for-a-night Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen.