Shanna Mallon is the voice behind the personal blog Food Loves Writing, which she runs and photographs with her husband, Tim. When she started the site in 2008, it was to chronicle cooking attempts, practice writing, and remember her grandma, who had passed away nine years before. In the years that followed, she fell in love with whole foods, as well as a man, Tim, who emailed her one November night from his home in Nashville, Tennessee. Her ebook, written together, chronicles that story. Shanna holds an M.A. in writing from DePaul University, and her work has been featured in The Kitchn, BlogHer and Entrepreneur. When she’s not cooking and blogging about life at FoodLovesWriting.com, she works from her Nashville home as a marketing copywriter.
Tim Mallon became interested in whole foods and nutrition when he began researching health information after his mom passed away in 2002. Discovering firsthand the beauty and power of fresh foods eaten in their original forms, he found himself fascinated by how what we eat affects our bodies and why. When he saw a Chicago food blogger writing about digestive problems, he shot her an email—and that email led to a first meeting, which led to a long-distance relationship, which led to his marriage to Shanna in October 2011. Today, he develops recipes, shoots photos, and does behind-the-scenes work on the couple’s shared blog, Food Loves Writing. He also works as a manager and nutrition consultant for personal fitness studio Life Fitness Academy in Nashville.