Lauren Shockey

Lauren Shockey is a cookbook author and trained cook. She is the author of the cookbook Hangover Helper: Delicious Cures from Around the World (Hardie Grant, 2019) and the culinary memoir with recipes, Four Kitchens: My Life Behind the Burner in New York, Hanoi, Tel Aviv, and Paris. (Grand Central, 2011). She can speak on all topics surrounding gastronomy, food culture, international culinary trends, hangovers, hangover foods, restaurant culture and international travel. Previously the restaurant critic at The Village Voice, Lauren has freelanced for numerous publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Travel + Leisure, Slate, Bon Appetit, Saveur and Food52.

A graduate of the University of Chicago, Lauren holds also hold a diploma in classic culinary arts from The French Culinary Institute (now the International Culinary Center) and a Master of Arts in food studies from New York University.