Jaya Saxena
Correspondent
Jaya Saxena is a Correspondent at Eater.com, writing about things like labor, food culture, and why American potato chips are so boring. Previously, she has written for the New York Times, GQ, Elle, the Atlantic, the Daily Dot, and more, and she serves as the series editor for the Best American Food Writing anthology. She lives in Queens.
The Bitter Taste of ‘Not Too Sweet’
Asian Americans have claimed the phrase "not too sweet" as a defiant shorthand and a cheeky rallying cry. But is that maxim really true?
Your Neighborhood Restaurant Now Serves Caviar
Once a luxury reserved for posh dinners, fish roe has become the snack du jour at restaurants across the country — and it’s blurring the lines between casual and formal dining
The Only Food Gift Guide You Need
The best gifts you can eat, from flavored finishing salts to a big ol’ box of snacks
