Emily Teel has been named Editor-in-Chief of Spoonful, a seasonal magazine and high-quality cookbook based in Wynnewood that’s at the forefront of the bookazine movement, while Laura Kaucher has been named Art Director.

“Emily has been essential to the editorial success of Spoonful magazine as we approach our first birthday this spring and celebrate being named one of the 30 Hottest Magazine Launches in 2016,” said Kristina Erfe Pines, founder and publisher.

“She has led our efforts to bring the art of home cooking and gathering back into the modern home, at a time when a sense of connectedness and community is more important than ever.”

Teel is well known in Philadelphia as a freelance food writer, recipe editor, tester, and developer.

A graduate of Bryn Mawr College and a Legacy Award Winner with the women’s culinary organization Les Dames d’Escoffier International, Teel is passionate about food and committed to the idea that everyone deserves access to meals that are both nourishing and satisfying.

She completed a Master of Arts in Food Culture and Communications at the University of Gastronomic Sciences in 2011, as well as a residency teaching food writing at the LongHouse Food Scholars Program.

A graduate of Indiana University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design and minor in Art History, Kaucher was previously the art director at ForYourParty.com.

There, she created personalized invitation suites and other customized paper accessories for high-profile clients, art-directed photoshoots and television segments, and designed and managed the wholesale division’s product catalog.