THE TASTE OF THE TIMES

As one of the main faces of The New York Times’ food channel, Vaughn Vreeland cooks up a feast for the eyes and stomach

by neal broverman

Learning how to prepare orgasmic grilled cheese, eye-watering mashed potatoes, or gooey Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies is a much more pleasant experience when Vaughn Vreeland is your instructor. As a supervising producer for New York Times Cooking, Vreeland brings his expressive brown eyes and a dose of millennial queerness to the Gray Lady’s legendary Food section. Reworking fan favorites of the Times, like beef stew and chocolate chip cookies, Vreeland adds new twists and incorporates fresh ideas from the Food section’s very vested online commenters. Conversing casually with his audience (“Still no salt. Little sus”) while wearing jeans, polos, and ball caps, Vreeland helps transport the newspaper of record into the TikTok era. Initially, Vreeland considered many trades, from acting to publishing to visual arts. It was during a post-college stint…

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OUT (Digital) - 1 Issue, January/February 2024

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