Tara Fitzpatrick

Senior Editor, Food Management | Lorain, OH

Tara Fitzpatrick is Food Management’s senior editor and a contributor to Restaurant Hospitality and Nation’s Restaurant News, creating editorial content for digital, print and events. Tara holds a bachelor of science degree from the school of journalism and mass communications at Kent State University. Before joining Food Management in 2008, Tara was associate editor at the National Association of College Stores in Oberlin, Ohio. Prior to that, Tara worked as a newspaper reporter in her hometown of Lorain, Ohio, where she lives now. Tara is a fan of food history, legends, lore, ghost stories, urban farming, and old cookbooks. Tara Fitzpatrick’s areas of expertise include the onsite foodservice industry (K-12 schools, colleges and universities, healthcare and B&I), menu trends, sustainability in foodservice, senior dining, farm-to-table and innovation. Tara is a frequent webinar and podcast host and has served on the board of directors for IFEC (International Food Editors Consortium). (Lorain, OH) @tarafitzie