Jake Emen Jake Emen is a freelance travel, food, and drinks journalist with more than a decade of experience. He serves as a judge for a number of international spirits and cocktail competitions, and as a voter for a range of annual food and beverage awards and best-of lists.Experience: Jake Emen's work has been published in outlets including AFAR, Barron's, Bourbon+, Condé Nast Traveler, Departures, Distiller, Eater, Food & Wine, GQ, Imbibe, Inside Hook, Liquor.com, Maxim, Men's Health, Roads & Kingdoms, USA Today, Vinepair, the Washington Post, Whisky Advocate, Wine Enthusiast, and a wide range of additional print and digital publications.Jake is the founder of ManTalkFood.com, the online home for his miscellaneous freelance writing and clips.He's visited over 100 distilleries across 26 countries and six continents. He once won a Delta Milestone award for spending entirely too much of his time flying around the world. About Food & Wine Food & Wine, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is an award-winning online resource for anyone passionate about the culinary world. With rigorously tested recipes and the most trusted restaurant, drinks, culinary travel and home coverage, we inspire and empower people everywhere to discover, create, and devour the best in food and wine. Learn more about us and our editorial process.