
Emily Saladino
Writer, Editor, and Recipe Developer
About Emily Saladino
Emily Saladino is a writer, editor, and recipe developer based in New York. Previously a culinary editor at Food Network, she writes a monthly wine column for The Washington Post and reviews wines from Croatia, Greece, Georgia, Hungary, and Lebanon for Wine Enthusiast, where she was once a Managing Editor and remains a Writer at Large. A contributing editor at Imbibe, her work has been published in The New York Times, Bloomberg, BBC, Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, Serious Eats, and others.
As a panelist, speaker, and subject matter expert, Emily has been featured by Vox, Heritage Radio Network, RAW WINE, Unified Wine & Grape Symposium, and many others. She has presented on food and beverage business and culture at conferences in New York City; Abruzzo, Italy; Budapest, Hungary; Austin, Texas; London, U.K.; and others.
A graduate of The French Culinary Institute (now Institute for Culinary Education), she's worked as a bartender and line cook in New York City. She is a member of Les Dames d'Escoffier, Circle of Wine Writers, and the International Association of Culinary Professionals. She has a poorly behaved cattle dog named Arby.
Press and Appearances
Speaker
Women in Wine Expo, Budapest, Hungary (2025)
Panelist
Wine x Wine, Providence, Rhode Island (2025)
Judge
Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition (2023)
Podcast Guest
The Vint Podcast (2023)
Panelist
Raw Wine Festival (2021)
Podcast Host
The Wine Enthusiast Podcast (2021)
Podcast Guest
Hospitality Forward (2021)
Panel Moderator
SightGlass (2020)
Podcast Guest
Wine & Hip Hop (2020)
Profile
Lift Collective (2020)
Panelist
Words on Wine (2019)
Panel Moderator
Association of Food Journalists (2019)
Panelist
Public Relations Society of America (2019)
Subject Matter Expert
Vox, “A rosé by any other name” (2019)
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