Joseph Hernandez

Hello! My name is Joseph Hernandez.

I am the Senior Service Editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer, where I was also Deputy Food Editor.

Passionate about the the intersections of food, wine, and travel with the culture at large, I am dedicated to exploring how to go beyond what’s served on the plate or in the glass. Prior to my tenure at Inky, I served as the Research Director for Bon Appetít, and was a former editor of The Chicago Tribune, SevenFifty Daily, Thrillist, and Wine Enthusiast.

Long before I worked with (and wrote) about world-famous chefs, authors, and experts, I managed a wine shop and bartended at a quaint boite in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. I produced a travel writer’s conference set in Copenhagen’s Circus, and worked as a changemaker within the James Beard Foundation. As a teen, I was a Sandwich Artist and a chatty barista, but after a couple of decades exploring the food and beverage world, I picked up a few other tricks. (Ask me to saber a bottle of Champagne with a butter knife some time.)

I’m happiest when I can learn by doing, and passionate about making food, wine and journalism more inclusive for all people.

I am a recent fellow of both The Poynter Institute’s Leadership Academy and The National Critics Institute — I’ve spoken at panels, on podcasts, in university classrooms, and to fellow media professionals about the food, travel, and media industries. From how to pitch editors to creating inclusive food and wine spaces, I’m happy to discuss how I can share my expertise with your audience. Speaking credits include but are not limited to: The Racist Sandwich podcast, Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan, The Symposium for Professional Wine Writers, Columbia College Chicago, Travel Con, International Association of Culinary Professionals, and Chicago Style, among many others.

I currently live in Brooklyn, New York, though I was born in the Philippines, grew up in Orange County, California, and matured in Chicago. I live with my husband and our naughty ginger tabby, Bingley.

Want to work together? Email me.