About Me

I'm the semi-retired Food and Dining editor of The Washington Post, where I worked for almost 20 years leading food coverage and also writing the Weeknight Vegetarian column. These days, I write a weekly newsletter, Eat at Joe's, and I teach regular cooking classes on Zoom and in person.

My books include the James Beard Award-winning "Mastering the Art of Plant-Based Cooking," the best-selling "Cool Beans," and "America The Great Cookbook," “Eat Your Vegetables” and “Serve Yourself."

I am the proud queer grandson of Assyrian refugees and member of the Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association. I live with my husband, teenage son, and dog in Washington, D.C.