JEN HONOVIC HERCZEG | PUBLISHER

Jen is passionate about local food and farming and advocating for local brands and emerging businesses. She is a veteran of the food and beverage industry with 20 years of experience working with retail, fast casual, grocery and specialty food brands, such as Whole Foods Market, Di Bruno Bros, Starbucks and Chipotle. Jen has served as a consultant, both on her own and as CEO of Food Collective, to provide brand strategy, marketing, digital marketing and social media services to local brands such as Sweet Amalia Market & Kitchen, Isgro Pastries, goodbeet, Fox & Son, BelleMille Olive Oil, Cherry Grove Farm and Vine Street Imports, to name a few.

A daughter of Croatian immigrants growing up in Queens and Long Island, NY, Jen has always had strong ties to food and cultural traditions that center around the table. She holds a BA from Villanova University, an MBA from Temple University and a Pastry & Baking Arts degree from The Institute of Culinary Education. A resident of Philadelphia for over 17 years, she lives in Bella Vista in South Philly with her husband and son. She is an active volunteer in the community, a member of the South Philly Food Co-op, Sisterly Love Collective and Les Dames d’Escoffier Philadelphia Chapter, and until recently ran a retail shop focused on local, women, immigrant and minority-owned brands called Salt & Vinegar.

She has worked with Edible Philly since the very beginning 10 years ago and has managed social media, business development and events throughout the years. Email her at [email protected].

JOY MANNING | EDITOR

In addition to serving as the Editor of Edible Philly, Joy is a health writer and content strategist. But she started my career in the trenches of regional magazines in Philadelphia, learning every aspect of research, reporting, writing, editing, and managing freelancers. In recent years, she was the brand content editor at OpenTable, where she worked in B2B marketing, mastering the art of sales page copy, email nurture series, and SEO strategy.Over the years, her writing has appeared in many publications, including Everyday Health, Eating Well, Shape, and Web MD. Joy is also the author of the books Is Our Food Killing Us? (Thames & Hudson, 2021) and Stuff Every Cook Should Know (Quirk Books, 2016). She has been nominated for a James Beard Journalism award and an IACP award. Joy has written a cookbook (Almost Meatless, Ten Speed Press, 2009), and helped others write their cookbooks.

VICKI REES-JONES | ART DIRECTOR 

Vicki is an independent graphic designer with a deep passion for creative storytelling, all things branding, and a thoughtful use of white space. A former yearbook nerd, Vicki holds a deep passion for creative storytelling, all things branding, and a thoughtful use of white space. During design breaks, she is on the hunt for the perfect apple cider donut. More of her work can be seen at hyphencs.com.