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Alex Corcoran, Publisher
With formal studies in theater, music, architecture, sculpture, painting and photography, Alex came to realize that good food,
prepared well, and in good company, was perhaps the highest form of art. He put himself through school as a waiter, where he discovered
that food could be much more interesting than what he grew up with at home. His acting career took him to Europe and the Mediterranean
where his appreciation of fine food grew exponentially; he brought that appreciation with him when he came to Seattle in the early 1980s.
A self-taught cook, Alex has practiced the philosophy of 'local, seasonal, fresh' for 25 years, after adopting the European habit of shopping
for each day's meal on the day it was to be eaten. He first encountered Edible Communities at his home in Portland, Oregon. Knowing that
he wanted to continue living in the Pacific Northwest, he chose to bring edibleSEATTLE to life, and is delighted to once again be part of
a city so dear to his heart.
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Jill Lightner, Editor
Jill started cooking at the age of six, when her parents decided to let her use the kitchen stove instead of caving in to her incessant
demands for an EasyBake oven. After a few months of practice, her biscuits won second place in Pennsylvania's Lancaster County Fair,
which is the closest she's ever come to being a professional chef. After nearly ten years as a Seattle-based freelance food writer, she is
equally passionate about locally-sourced ingredients and the abundance of imported cultures that make this region so tasty. She also makes
time for volunteer projects, including helping create the Greenwood Space Travel Supply Store at 826 Seattle, and co-producing the Seattle
Edible Book Festival. As the editor of edibleSEATTLE, she intends to create a locally-focused magazine that looks at all aspects of Puget
Sound eating: Not only should dinner be delicious, it should be fun to shop for, interesting to prepare, and satisfying to your conscience.
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