Melanie Hansche

Melanie Hansche is the editorial director of special projects at Food & Wine and a former restaurant owner who has created food and lifestyle content for over 24 years across two continents. She started her career in food journalism in Sydney at Australian Gourmet Traveller before joining Aussie food icon Donna Hay for eight years as her magazine and cookbook editor. Melanie relocated to the U.S. a decade ago to work for Rodale publishing as its food director before joining Food & Wine in 2018 as its deputy editor. In her current role, Melanie oversees editorial programs like Best New Chefs and Global Tastemakers, spearheads the brand’s travel and home coverage, and sometimes develops recipes close to her heart (crumpets, anyone?).