Welcome to Snack Chat, a newsletter about appetite.

By Katie Okamoto

Snack Chat is where I share short creative essays about appetites — and food, bodies, and culture — and links to further inspiration from around the internet.

Since 2025, I’ve been posting here irregularly, and my posts auto-paywall after a few weeks. Donating subscribers get full archive access.

You won’t find consumer product reviews, shopping or environmental health advice, sustainability reporting, or gift guides here (sorry). For that kind of stuff, please visit Wirecutter.

Who are you?

I’m a Japanese-Spanish American writer currently living in LA. I’m the author of Objects of Affection, a column at Catapult that explored our feelings for everyday things. In 2020, I attended the Tin House Summer Workshop for nonfiction and memoir and was a Periplus Fellowship finalist in 2021. I’m working on my first book.

I’m also a culture writer, journalist, and editor and have been published by The Atlantic, Bon Appétit, Catapult, Eater, Epicurious, Lucky Peach, Milky, The New York Times, Polygon, Taste, Vice, Wirecutter, and more.

You can find more of my bio here.

Illustration by Janelle Sing