Scott Kathan is the executive editor of Cook's Country; he's been eating, writing, testing recipes and equipment, and editing at America's Test Kitchen since 2006. He's cooked in professional kitchens, and prior vocations include teaching (high school, college, and continuing education) and covering restaurants, music, and nightlife in the alternative news media. Scott loves mangos, Sichuan food, barbecue, and all manner of dark leafy greens. He has an irrational fear of alligators.