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Joe Erbentraut

Joseph Erbentraut

location-pin Chicago, IL

School: University of Wisconsin

Expertise: Food News; Restaurants; Celebrity Chefs

Joseph Erbentraut

  • 16 years in digital media, including editorial expertise in travel, tech, lifestyle, and food and ag policy
  • Recognized as a National Press Foundation fellow and Solutions Journalism Network award winner
  • Once attempted to make every recipe in Yotam Ottolenghi's Plenty, but gave up on page 25

Experience

Joseph Erbentraut is an editor, writer and editorial leader based in the Chicago area. His work has appeared in Thrillist, the Village Voice, Fodor's, Riot Fest Magazine, INTO, Chicagoist, Gapers Block and many other publications. He also publishes a Substack newsletter called Queering the Burbs. In his free time, he enjoys music, fashion, art, design and food.

Education

University of Wisconsin, bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication

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Articles & Recipes

Keith Richards performing on a stage

This Is the Only Thing Keith Richards Eats Before Rolling Stones Concerts

If rock icon Keith Richards doesn't get a particular pie before a show, the show simply won't happen.
Trader Joe's Grocery Store exterior

Trader Joe’s Fans Can’t Believe How Perfect This Brand-New Find Is

The only way to make Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups tastier was to make them drinkable.
Black and white image of Julia Child handing a dish over to a pair of hands in her kitchen

This Was Julia Child’s Favorite Cocktail and I Totally See Why

The legendary chef's go-to drink—the upside-down martini—has converted me, a martini skeptic.