Ligaya Mishan

Ligaya Mishan is a restaurant critic and food columnist. She is one of the two chief restaurant critics for The New York Times, and has been a food columnist for The New Yorker.

Early life and education

Mishan grew up in Hawaii, the child of a Filipino mother and English father. She has a BA in English Literature from Princeton University and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Poetry from Cornell University.[1][2]

Career

Mishan is the author of the book Filipinx: Heritage Recipes from the Diaspora, and has been a food columnist for The New Yorker.[3] She wrote the Hungry City column for the New York Times from 2012 to 2020,[4] and has written numerous columns in both the food section of the newspaper as well as in its weekly magazine.[5]

In 2019, Mishan was appointed as the Mary Higgins Clark chair on Creative Writing at Fordham University.[6]

In June 2025, The New York Times appointed Mishan as one of its two new chief restaurant critics, marking a shift toward nationally focused restaurant coverage and ending the tradition of critic anonymity.[4]

References

  1. ^ Kuga, Mitchell (3 December 2018). "Ligaya Mishan Is a Different Kind of Food Critic". Vice Magazine.
  2. ^ Yuchengco, Mona Lisa. "Fil-Ams Among The Remarkable And Famous, Part 43". Positively Filipino.
  3. ^ https://bulletin.punahou.edu/new-york-times-food-journalist-ligaya-rogers-88-mishan-is-punahous-2024-hawaii-writer-in-residence/
  4. ^ a b "The Times Has Appointed Two Chief Restaurant Critics. Here's How That Will Work". The New York Times. 2025-06-11. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  5. ^ Robinson, Katie (11 June 2025). "New York Times Names Co-Chief Restaurant Critics". The New York Times.
  6. ^ Stoelker, Tom (8 October 2019). "New York Times Columnist Celebrates the Food of Immigrant New York". Fordham University.


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