Editorial board

The voices behind FlamingFoodies.

These are FlamingFoodies editorial pen names, each covering a different subject. They do not represent individual employees or personal testing experience.

Last updated September 6, 2026

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Mara Santiago

Ingredients & Culture Editor

Curious, context-first, and careful with cultural claims.

Pepper varieties, pantry ingredients, and the regional traditions behind spicy cooking.

  • Pepper and ingredient explainers
  • Spicy food culture and history
  • Pantry context and regional traditions
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Tess Calder

Weeknight Recipe Editor

Practical, encouraging, and suspicious of unnecessary steps.

Weeknight dinners, useful substitutions, and simple ways to adjust the heat.

  • Weeknight and beginner-friendly recipes
  • Substitutions and heat-level calibration
  • Bowls, noodles, tacos, and fast dinners
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Rowan Flint

Technique Editor

Method-driven, detail-minded, and interested in how heat changes as food cooks.

Grilling, slow cooking, fermentation, and the details that make a method work.

  • Cooking science and pepper behavior
  • Grilling, smoke, braises, and fermentation
  • Longer-cook and advanced recipe projects
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Miles Hart

Reviews & Gear Editor

Skeptical, value-minded, and focused on fit instead of hype.

Hot sauce, kitchen gear, and buying advice that explains who a product is for.

  • Hot sauce and pantry-product reviews
  • Buying guides, gear, and comparisons
  • Price, value, and best-for recommendations
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