Jay Cheshes Jay Cheshes is a feature writer covering art, culture, food, and travel, among other topics. He is a regular contributor to The Wall Street Journal and has previously written for The New Yorker, Town & Country, Fortune, W, Saveur, and Travel + Leisure. Trained as a chef, he was the New York dining critic for Gourmet magazine (for which he received a James Beard nomination) and reviewed restaurants weekly for Time Out New York for five years. The son of a U.S. diplomat, he was raised in six countries on three continents. He is based in New York but travels frequently.• Received a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University• Attended the Culinary Institute of America• Ghost-wrote a book on the life of Absolut vodka founder Michel Roux About Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is a top travel media brand with a mission to inform and inspire passionate travelers. Our expert team includes a network of hundreds of writers and photographers across the globe, all providing a local eye on the best places to stay, eat, and explore. We reach an audience that takes 76 million round trips annually, offering valuable travel tips, ideas and inspiration, and products you need to get you to your destination — whether it’s a small town or big city, beach or lake, national park or theme park, road trip, cruise, or long-haul flight, and everything in between. Learn more about us and our editorial process