Bettina Makalintal
Senior Reporter
Bettina Makalintal is a senior reporter at Eater.com, whose areas of coverage include food in pop culture, restaurant and retail trends, and home cooking. Previously, she was an associate print editor at Bon Appétit and a staff writer at Vice's Munchies. Before writing full-time, she worked multiple roles in the service industry.
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Why Republican Politicians Keep Claiming Immigrants Eat Cats and Dogs
"They’re eating the pets of the people that live there," former President Trump claimed — with no basis — at the first presidential debate
Two Million Followers Later, Justine Doiron Wants Her Food to Speak for Itself
Practicality is at the forefront of the recipes in the TikTok influencer’s debut cookbook, ‘Justine Cooks’
For Some Cookbook Authors, Nail Art Is Part of the Story
A handful of new cookbooks are making nails — painted, long, over the top — a priority in their pages
