Krista Simmons Krista Simmons is a writer, producer, and director that is passionate about culinary storytelling around the globe. She is a director on PBS' The Migrant Kitchen and has reported on food culture for Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, and the Los Angeles Times. She has produced videos for Tastemade, and directed commercials for Hong Kong Tourism, Waldorf Astoria, and Visit Sweden. She has appeared as an expert on Top Chef Masters and Knife Fight and currently hosts the Fork In The Road podcast, which was named Expedia's Top Travel Podcast of 2020. 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