Sarah Fritsche: Contributing Writer for Simply Recipes

Location: San Francisco, California

Education: Culinary arts associate degree from the California Culinary Academy, Bachelor's degree from UC Riverside.

Expertise: Seasonal, farmer's market-inspired cooking, Adapting chef recipes for home cooks

Spent a decade as a staff writer with The San Francisco Chronicle’s James Beard Award-winning Food team where her main beats were farmers' markets and cooking
A graduate of the California Culinary Academy
For the past two years she has worked as a freelance recipe developer, writer, editor, and food photographer.

Experience

Sarah is a culinary school graduate who has worked in the restaurant, catering, and wine industry. She has been a food writer, recipe developer, and stylist for nearly 15 years. Sarah first began contributing to Simply Recipes in 2020. Other editorial outlets where you can find her work include: The San Francisco Chronicle and The Cheese Professor. She has also created recipes and other food-related content for corporate clients like Good Eggs, Laura Chenel, Hidden Valley Ranch, and Resy.

Favorite soundtrack while cooking: "Classic jazz (Davis, Coltrane, Gillespie, etc.) and soul (Franklin, Redding, Cooke, etc.)"

About Simply Recipes

Simply Recipes, a Dotdash brand, is here to help you cook delicious meals with less stress and more joy, offering recipes and cooking advice for home cooks, by home cooks. We have more than 3000 tested recipes, guides, and meal plans, and draw over 15 million readers each month. Dotdash's vibrant brands help over 100 million users each month find answers, solve problems, and get inspired.

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