Bettina Makalintal
Senior Reporter
Bettina Makalintal is a senior reporter at Eater.com, whose areas of coverage include food in pop culture, restaurant and retail trends, and online food culture. Previously, she was an associate print editor at Bon Appétit and a staff writer at Vice's Munchies. Before writing full-time, she worked multiple roles in the service industry.
10 Food-Filled Beach Reads for Your Summer Vacation
Casey McQuiston’s newest romance, a polyamorous romp through the mixology world, a pastry-filled Parisian memoir, and more have us excited for summer reading
Rita’s Is My 26-Year-Old Ritual
Perfectly situated between water ice and custard, an order of chocolate gelati is the summer treat I never miss out on
What’s the Best Quick Lasagna Hack, According to the ‘Garfield’ Cookbook?
We tested three recipes from Garfield... Recipes with Cattitude! to find out
The Cozy Appeal of Turning Your Apartment Into a ‘Coffee Shop’
The home cafe playfully romanticizes a very basic idea: having friends over for coffee
