Lindsay Funston

Editor-in-Chief at The Kitchn

I ensure that every day The Kitchn is doing its best to serve as the secret ingredient for home cooks.Portland, OR

About Me

I never wanted to work in food, but when I got placed as the food team intern at "Real Simple" magazine as a new college grad, I knew it was a better fit than fashion or beauty. I didn't really know how to cook, but I loved to eat, and the idea of writing about food seemed fun. I moved on to work as an editor at Martha Stewart's "Whole Living" (RIP) and Oprah magazine (RIP) before saying farewell to print magazines and joining the founding team at Delish, where I fell totally in love with producing food content for the internet.

Over the years, I've traveled the country hosting my own video series, written cookbooks, and developed hundreds of viral recipes, including the now-famous Marry Me Chicken (yup, that's me!).

I love helping readers (and all of my friends!) figure out easy but still wildly delicious things to cook for dinner, a holiday brunch, a weekend picnic, you name it. Sometimes all you need is a home-cooked meal to turn around a bad day.

My pronouns

she/her/hers

My education

University of Oregon (BA in Magazine Journalism)


Latest Stories

My Favorite Method for Cooking Juicy Pork Chops Breaks All the Rules
Give it the royal treatment.
Oct 6, 2024
The “Red Wine Martini” Is the Only Way I’m Drinking Red Wine Right Now
You’re gonna love this.
Oct 5, 2024
This Cheesy One-Pot Pasta Tastes Just Like French Onion Soup
I make it almost every week of fall.
Oct 2, 2024
This Boston Cream Pie Is So Good I’ve Made It 5 Weeks in a Row
How did it take me this long to make this classic dessert?!
Sep 27, 2024
My Sister’s 2-Ingredient Slow Cooker Chicken Never Lets Me Down
There's a reason she's been making it for over 12 years.
Sep 22, 2024
The Secret to the Best-Ever Baked Potato? Cook Them Like the British Do
Prepare to be blown away.
Sep 14, 2024
The Rule-Bending Cooking Trick for Impossibly Crispy Potatoes (I Can’t Stop Making Them)
These are restaurant-quality spuds.
Sep 13, 2024
The 3-Ingredient Cream Cheese Dip I Make Basically Every Weekend of Fall
It never lasts more than 10 minutes!
Aug 28, 2024
Emily Blunt’s Rule-Bending Trick for Perfectly Crispy Potatoes Is Brilliant
I can't believe I waited so long to try them.
Aug 25, 2024
My Mom Uses This “Perfect” Store-Bought Italian Dressing Seven Nights a Week (It’s Been Her Favorite for 40 Years!)
It’s earned a special spot in my family’s cooking.
Aug 16, 2024
I Can’t Stop Making This “Perfect” Cucumber Salad
I’ve brought it with me everywhere this summer.
Aug 7, 2024
I’ve Made This Creamy Parmesan Zucchini Every Week This Summer
The beginning of August marks zucchini season for me. Sure, it’s been showing up at the farmers market — and my garden, finally! — for the last couple of weeks, but this is when the real bumper crop of summer squash hits. My local farmers are trying to get rid of all their zucchini every Saturday morning. I can score big ones for just $1 each, so I typically walk out lugging way more than I should be — because who can pass up a deal like that?
Aug 4, 2024
The Restaurant Trick for Making a BLT Taste Ridiculously Good
Every summer, there are a few foods I absolutely have to eat because I’m a tomato snob (there, I said it) and refuse to eat these foods during any other time of the year. Tomato toast, Caprese salad, bruschetta, and a BLT top this list. It’s not that I don’t like these foods enough to consider them during, say, spring, but they are infinitely better when using the best ripe summer tomatoes you can find.
Aug 1, 2024
4-Ingredient Garlic Butter Steak Bites Are the Easiest Dinner You’ll Ever Make (My Family LOVES Them)
They'll forever change how you cook steak.
Jul 21, 2024
One Year Later, This Is Still the Only Pasta Salad I’ll Make
It has THE best dressing.
Jul 19, 2024
This Old-Fashioned No-Bake Dessert Is 100x Easier Than Baking a Cake
I make it every summer.
Jul 13, 2024
The Only Baked Beans Worth Making for the 4th of July (They’re Seriously Incredible)
You’ve never seen baked beans like this before.
Jul 3, 2024
The 2-Ingredient Cream Cheese Dip My Sister's Made for 30 Years
It’s always the first to go.
Jul 2, 2024
I Can’t Stop Making These Grilled Potatoes
Once you start, just try to stop.
Jun 14, 2024
Forget Mayo: Avocado Tuna Salad Is Just as Creamy
You won't miss the mayo.
Jun 13, 2024
The 4-Ingredient “Painkiller” Is My Favorite Summer Cocktail
It’s like a piña colada, only better.
Jun 11, 2024
My Dad’s Bizarrely Delicious Trick for Scrambled Eggs
I was shook when I saw this.
Jun 1, 2024
I Make Jar After Jar of This Homemade Ranch Dressing
When bottled doesn’t compare.
May 31, 2024
"Cowboy Caviar” Is the Dish I Bring to Every Single Potluck
One bite and everyone will be saying “Yeehaw.”
May 29, 2024
This Sour Cream Cucumber Salad Is the First Thing Gone at Every Barbecue
It’s too good not to TBH.
May 17, 2024
“Crash Hot Potatoes” Are Impossibly Crispy
Meet my soulmate potato.
May 4, 2024
The Bean Salad Everyone Should Know by Heart
It gets even better as it sits in the fridge.
Apr 27, 2024
The One-Pan Creamy Pork Chop I Make Over and Over
The cream sauce!
Apr 20, 2024
The 20-Minute Glazed Chicken I Always Cook on Nights When I Just Can’t
There’s a secret ingredient that takes it to the next level.
Apr 12, 2024
My Grandma's Unexpectedly Delicious Meatball Trick I've Been Doing for 15 Years
I guarantee it’s already in your spice cabinet.
Apr 10, 2024