Gina Hamadey is a food writer for RealSimple.com and the author of two books: the cookbook ¡Buenos Nachos! and I Want to Thank You (TarcherPerigee, Spring 2021), about her year writing 365 thank-you notes to friends, neighbors, family members, mentors, and more (much more!). She was the travel editor at Food & Wine and Rachael Ray Every Day and started her career at the groundbreaking titles O, the Oprah Magazine and George. She founded the content and social strategy firm Penknife Media. She has written for The New York Times and Elle.
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