Food Writer, Author, Chef

Noah Galuten | Biography

Galuten's new cookbook is set to release in the fall of 2022

• By Reena Chikanbanjar
• Original : October 26, 2021

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Noah Galuten is an American chef, author, and co-host of the web series 'Don't Panic Pantry.'

Who is Noah Galuten?

Noah Galuten is a chef, food writer, and author. He was a playwright who turned into a food writer during his mid-20s and wrote a 'Man Bites World' blog. 

He has also co-authored a cookbook titled 'On Vegetables: Modern Recipes for the Home Kitchen' with the award-winning chef Jeremy Fox. His next cook is expected to release in 2022. 

Galuten is also well recognized as the husband of comedian Iliza Shlesinger. The couple started a cooking web series called Don't Panic Pantry during the quarantine in March 2020.

Early Life and Education

Noah Galuten was born on 21 September 1982. He turned 39 years in 2021. 

He studied Theater at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Career

At 25, Galuten was an out-of-work Los Angeles playwright and was looking for a job in the arts. He had his first play, Bermuda, produced in Baltimore. But the job was not even sufficient to pay his rent. He eventually forayed into a new career as a food blogger. 

Food Blogging

About how he and his friends came up with the food blogging idea, he told the Los Angeles Times, on 10 February 2009, "I just started wondering what would happen if you took something you loved and tried to do it every day. How long can you go in L.A., eating a different country's cuisine every day? … We had 25-30 countries off the top of our heads. From there, it just kept building and evolved."

Galuten started writing a 'Man Bites World' blog and tried out a different cuisine every day. He spent several thousand dollars during the 102-day experiment, draining his savings. However, he also gained prominence for his committed endeavor. 

As a food writer based in Los Angeles, Galuten wrote for several publications, including LA Weekly and Los Angeles magazine. He also worked for the Golden State Restaurant Group, Bludso's Bar & Que, Prime Pizza, and Cofax in Los Angeles.

Television Appearances

In 2016, Galuten appeared as a contestant in the Food Network reality television show Chopped. Two years later, he appeared as chef/food writer in the Cooking Channel reality television show Food: Fact or Fiction? In the same show, he appeared as Chef-Pitmaster the following year. 

In 2019, Galuten co-hosted an episode of his wife Iliza Shlesinger's show, Ask Iliza Anything, where they responded to people's questions about recipes, restaurant secrets, and relationships. The episode aired on 4 December 2019. The following week, Galuten guest-starred on the same show, and the couple talked about food and relationships. 

Furthermore, he appeared in one episode titled 'Curtis "50 Cent" Jackon/Iliza Shlesinger' of the talk show called The Talk in 2020.

Books

Galuten co-authored a cookbook titled 'On Vegetables: Modern Recipes for the Home Kitchen' with award-winning California chef Jeremy Fox. The duo's first cookbook was published by Phaidon Press on 17 April 2017. Chef David Chang served as a contributor by writing forward for the book.

'On Vegetables' features Fox's 160 approachable recipes for the home cook. According to the book description, the book elevates vegetarian cooking, using creative methods and ingredient embellishment. The book also provides basic recipes for the learners.

Galuten mentioned on his Instagram bio that his new cookbook is set to release in the fall of 2022. 

'Don't Panic Pantry'

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Galuten and his wife, Shlesinger, started Don't Panic Pantry, a web series about cooking in quarantine, in March 2020. They publish the series on Shlesinger's Facebook Live and Instagram Live. The web series is also available on Shlesinger's self-titled YouTube channel. Over 250 episodes have been published as of September 2021.

Personal Life

Galuten met a stand-up comedian and actress Iliza Shlesinger on an app in 2016. They got engaged within a year. However, the proposal is said to have turned into an unexpected funniest situation. The couple married on 12 May 2018 in a Jewish ceremony in Los Angeles.

On 13 August 2021, Shlesinger announced her pregnancy news to the audience during her stand-up show at the Tobin Center for Performing Arts in San Antonio. She also revealed to the San Antonio crowd on Instagram that their first child would arrive in January 2022.