Erin Gleeson of the Forest Feast

Erin Gleeson is the New York Times bestselling cookbook author and artist behind the lifestyle brand The Forest Feast. She’s written 5 cookbooks plus an art book called The Watercolor Feast. The books have been translated into 10 languages and are now sold worldwide!

After working in New York as a food photographer, Erin left the city for a cabin in the woods in California which inspired her to create The Forest Feast blog that started it all. Erin’s art has a unique, colorful aesthetic blending watercolors, photography and bold patterns. Her art is on display in the books and on the clothing and home products she creates for The Forest Feast Shop.

After 3 kids, 6 books and 10+ years in the woods, in 2024 Erin’s family moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where they now live near a lake and grow vegetables in their front yard.

Through it all, The Forest Feast’s mission remains the same: to inspire people to gather and to feel creative through art and food.