David Leite: Contributing Writer for Simply Recipes

Location: New York, New York

Expertise: Portuguese cuisine, Baking

Author of "The New Portuguese Table"
Ran the website Leite's Culinaria for 21 years
Three time James Beard Award-winner writer and web publisher

Experience

For 21 year years, David has run the website Leite's Culinaria. David Leite is the author of "The New Portuguese Table" and is also a memoirist. His latest is "Notes on a Banana: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Manic Depression."

David is a three times James Beard Award-winning writer and web publisher, and also received the Julia Child Award for First Cookbook from the International Association of Culinary Professionals. He has written for Bon Appetit, Gourmet, New York Times, Food & Wine, LA Times, and the Chicago Sun Times.

Best piece of cooking advice: "Don't cook in the nude. (I learned the hard way.)"

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