Jaya Saxena

Jaya Saxena is an award-winning food writer and a New Yorker. When she's not writing, you can find her on the beach or teaching herself close-up magic.

Food Media Horror Stories

In the spirit of honesty and good ol’ fashioned gossip, here’s a tasting of the worst dramas we’ve faced in our time.

By Jaya Saxena

/ 17 Apr 2026

A skeleton approaching a scared child in bed, over a background of bread and a red and purple pattern

Meet a Ravenous Founder: Amy McCarthy

"I felt like I was doing good work, but I was consistently constrained by the corporate bullshit of it all."

By Jaya Saxena

/ 8 Apr 2026

A woman is photographed in black and white, standing behind a chair.

Welcome to Ravenous

We're a new, worker-owned food culture site. Let us tell you what we're all about.

By Ashok Selvam, Frances Dumlao, Jaya Saxena, Amy McCarthy and Courtney E. Smith

/ 10 Mar 2026