Jyl Benson

Biography

Jyl Benson began her editorial career in 1990 with The Times Picayune and served as a regional reporter covering the southeastern United States for

both The New York Times and Time magazine. She currently serves as Director of Culinary Programming for the Southern Food & Beverage Institute, as a columnist for both St. Charles Avenue and Acadiana Profile magazines, as a Roving Reporter for “Louisiana Eats!,” and as a Contributor to a number of print and on-line publications including The Advocate and New Orleans magazine.

Publications

Galatoire’s Cookbook: Recipes & Family History

from the Time-Honored New Orleans Restaurant

(Random House 2005)

Numerous cultural, historical, and architectural

guides to New Orleans

Editor-In-Chief of Louisiana Cookin’ magazine from

2009 to 2011

Editor-In- Chief, founder

Louisiana Kitchen & Culture magazine 2012.