Who’s tasting all the food? We are! Meet the professional eaters behind the content you read on Sporked.com and all of our social channels.
Justine Sterling, Editor-in-Chief
Hi! I’m the editor-in-chief of Sporked. I will never turn down a fresh-shucked oyster but I’ll also leap at whatever new product Reese’s releases and I love a Tostitos Hint of Lime, even if there is no actual lime in the ingredients.
Why you should trust me: I have been writing about food and beverages for well over a decade and am an avid at-home cook and snacker. I began my career writing about fine dining and recipes, moved into cocktails and spirits, and now I talk about groceries. If you can eat it or drink it, I’ve probably written about it.
What I buy every week: Trader Joe’s dried okra. Appleton Farms prosciutto from Aldi. Some sort of Trader Joe’s cheese (I’m into the aged gouda at the moment). Frozen waffles (usually the Eggo Cinnamon Toast Minis). Spindrift water (loving the Cosmopolitan right now).
Favorite ranking: Smoked salmon. Imagine me as Scrooge McDuck but instead of coins I’m diving into a vault of slippery smoked salmon slices. Pure joy. I also found some real steals in that taste test!
Least favorite ranking: Canned oysters. I had such high hopes for this but it quickly became a chore. The kitchen smelled like an uncleaned aquarium.
Gwynedd Stuart, Managing Editor
Howdy! I’m Gwynedd, Sporked’s managing editor. I live in Los Angeles and have access to the best tacos the U.S. has to offer—but I’m a sucker for a crunchy Old El Paso taco night every now and then. I’ve been at Sporked since 2022 and I’m still searching frozen mozzarella sticks that can hold a candle to restaurant sticks.
Why you should trust me: I’ve been a journalist for 20 years (yikes), a consumer of food for 40-plus years, and I’m truly hard pressed to think of foods I don’t like (or that I can’t tolerate at the very least). Oh and one time I cooked my way through Guy Fieri’s cookbook and wrote about the journey through Flavortown.
What I buy every week: Trader Joe’s Original Savory Thins. Fat free plain yogurt (usually Fage or Nancy’s). Honeycrisp apples. Sweet cream coffee creamer for my at-home Americanos. A frozen cauliflower crust pizza and some jarred mushrooms to top it with. Old El Paso Stand ‘N Stuff taco shells and Gardein Ground Be’f, even though I think “be’f” is a nightmarish contraction.
Favorite ranking: Stouffer’s frozen dinners. I don’t own a microwave (I get my cancers the old fashioned way!), so I love taste testing things that I don’t really buy to eat at home.
Least favorite ranking: Soy sauce. Don’t get me wrong, I love soy sauce—but consuming that much sodium in one sitting is probably illegal in some countries. Our frozen enchilada taste test was a close second; the smell of microwaved corn tortillas still haunts me.
Ariana Losch, Junior Writer
Howdy! I’m a Sporked writer based in L.A., and you can find me overstaying my welcome at just about any coffee shop with free wifi, no matter the speed. Sadly, I can never move back to my home state, Florida, because even if the seafood is totally unmatched, there aren’t enough Mediterranean or Korean restaurants to keep me sane.
Why you should trust me: Before I moved to Los Angeles and experienced the culinary joys of a big city, I wrote for a local foodie magazine in a small Florida beach town. We covered restaurants, bars, wineries, and events. I used to think writing was my passion, and food was my job, but somewhere along the way those roles flip-flopped!
What I buy every week: I can’t function without a giant tub of Chobani Greek Yogurt, Vital Farms Eggs, Lucky Foods Kimchi, and an ungodly amount of veggies and fruits to make up for my questionable 9-5 diet here at Sporked. I need at least three different shapes of dry pasta in my pantry at all times to feel emotionally stable (and at least two boxes of Pasta Roni’s Angel Hair Pasta with Herbs for emergencies). Bibigo wontons, no matter the flavor, are in constant rotation in my freezer. I’ve learned a girl can do a lot with just Kewpie mayo, tamari, seasoned rice vinegar, and scallions. Oh, and I’m convinced nothing I make will taste good without Goya Adoba seasoning. But that probably goes without saying.
Favorite ranking: Just about everything Bibigo makes is incredible.
Least favorite ranking: Canned coconut milk. Too spunk-y. Never again.
Jordan Myrick, Content Creator
Jordan Myrick is an L.A.-based writer and comedian who believes all food should come with extra sauce. When they’re not writing for Sporked, Jordan is at the movies or sharing an order of french fries with their elderly chihuahua.