Hillary Dixler Canavan is Eater’s restaurant editor and the author of the company's debut cookbook Eater: 100 Essential Restaurant Recipes From the Authority on Where to Eat and Why It Matters, which will be published by Abrams in September 2023. As part of the publication's award-winning editorial team, she defines the scope of Eater’s national restaurant coverage and leads major initiatives like its Best New Restaurant list. She worked her way up through the New York City restaurant scene, including working in comms and PR as David Chang's assistant at the acclaimed Momofuku restaurant group, before landing at Eater in 2013. She holds a BA from Brown University, and lives with her husband and daughter in Los Angeles.