Lee Svitak Dean was the longtime food editor at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she shepherded the Taste section to multiple James Beard awards — including one of her own — and to national awards from the Association of Food Journalists, as well as a regional Emmy.
In addition, Lee has brought her editorial skills to a wide variety of award-winning nutritional posters that are intended to educate school children and others.
Above all, Lee loves words — hers and others — wherever they appear, whether in books (four of them as author), articles (more than 2,000 to her name) or, yes, posters (16 of the most kid-friendly visuals you’ve ever seen).
And she loves to cook, as a food writer should.
In her spare time, Lee is a serious urban gardener, whose claim to fame is as the recipient of the Greening Award through the Downtown Council of the City of Minneapolis. The North Loop Neighborhood Association has a story about her work at its website. Find her outdoor efforts on Instagram at @urbangardeningmpls. How do you make concrete beautiful? Add flowers and trees.
