Laurie Ochoa

Lauria Ochoa is the General Manager of Food at the Los Angeles Times and a former deputyeditor of its Arts & Entertainment section, with a career at the paper dating back to 1988. She hasheld top editorial roles at Gourmet, L.A. Weekly—where the paper won numerous nationalawards including the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for criticism—and co-founded Slake: Los Angeles. Atwo-time James Beard Award winner, she also co-wrote the acclaimed cookbook