David Joachim has authored, edited or collaborated on more than 50 cookbooks. He holds a master’s degree in English language and literature from Binghamton University, where he taught writing classes for three years. He is the author of the IACP Award-winning reference books, The Food Substitutions Bible and The Science of Good Food, which also won a World Gourmand Award for Best Food Literature Book, a Cordon d’Or Award for Best Culinary Reference Book, and was a finalist for both a James Beard Award and a World Food Media Award. He wrote A Man, A Can, A Plan, which has more than 500,000 copies in print, and A Man, A Can, A Grill, a New York Times bestseller. Joachim’s “A Man, A Can…” series of books has sold more than 1 million copies. His latest books are We The Pizza, written with James Beard award-winning social entrepreneur Muhammad Abdul-Hadi, and the three-book series Mastering Pasta, Mastering Pizza and Mastering Bread, written with James Beard award-winning chef Marc Vetri. Joachim has collaborated on and co-authored titles such as Fire in My Belly with Top Chef fan favorite Kevin Gillespie; the New York Times bestseller Mastering the Grill with Andrew Schloss; Lose Weight the Smart Low-Carb Way with Bettina Newman, R.D., which has sold over 250,000 copies; and Eat Up, Slim Down with Jane Kirby, R.D, which has more than 300,000 copies in print. He has developed and tested recipes for corporate clients such as Whole Foods Market, Panera Bread, Walmart, Splenda and Stubb’s, as well as for several books, including Patti Labelle’s Lite Cuisine, a New York Times bestseller; and Fat to Firm at Any Age, which has sold over 675,000 copies. He has edited more than 15 cookbooks, including the NYT bestseller Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling; Steven Raichlen’s Healthy Latin Cooking, which won a James Beard Award and was an IACP Award finalist; and The Healthy Cook, which has sold more than 250,000 copies and was an IACP Award finalist.
Joachim writes DigestThis.news, a roundup of essential food industry news from farm to fork, and is the Editorial Director of AmazingRibs.com, the world’s largest barbecue website. He is a former food editor of Vegetarian Gourmet magazine and he co-wrote the Food Science column for Fine Cooking magazine from 2011 until the magazine ceased publication in 2018. His writing and tips have appeared in national publications such as USA Today, AARP, Better Homes & Gardens, Cooking Light, Cook’s Illustrated, Cooking Pleasures, Relish, Prevention, Fitness, Self, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, and Bicycling. As an author and spokesperson, Joachim has made numerous national media appearances on television and radio, including “Emeril Live!” and “Recipe for Health” on the Food Network, “Unique Eats” on The Cooking Channel, “Home Matters” on the Discovery Channel, “All You Can Eat” on The History Channel, “The View” and “World News Overnight” on ABC, “The Early Show” on CBS, “FOX and Friends,” “Good Day New York,” and “Good Day Philadelphia” on Fox, “Cooking with Bob” on QVC, and “Talk of the Nation” and “A Chef’s Table” on National Public Radio, among others.
Joachim has taught cooking classes and given culinary demonstrations at cooking schools, events, bookstores and kitchen stores such as the Institute of Culinary Education (formerly Peter Kump’s), Drexel University, Viking Cooking School, The Kitchen Shoppe, Central Market, COPIA (now the Culinary Institute of America at COPIA), Ritz-Carlton, Ontario Science Centre, Miami Book Fair, the Symposium for Professional Food Writers, The Book and the Cook, The Pennsylvania Farm Show, Williams-Sonoma, Sur La Table, and Barnes & Noble. He is a member of the James Beard Foundation, the International Association of Culinary Professionals, the Chef’s Collaborative, and the National Writer’s Union.
Since high school, Joachim has also enjoyed a second life as a drummer in various blues and rock bands in the New York City and Philadelphia areas. He has performed in several New York City clubs such as The Village Gate, The Bitter End, The China Club, Le Bar Bat, and Mercury Lounge, among others. He has shared the stage with stars such as Warren Zevon, Gloria Gaynor, Stephen King, Dave Barry, and Peter Prescott. He has appeared in three music videos with national exposure on MTV, and his drumming can be heard on more than 20 original albums and compilations. His band, Tavern Tan, has been together for more than 20 years, performs in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, and recently released their fifth studio album. He also drums with the Philadelphia-based Writhing Squares.
