Kim Severson joined the New York Times in 2004. She writes about food and cultural trends.
Previously, she was a food writer and editor at the San Francisco Chronicle
"The moderator was Kim Severson, a staff writer for the Dining section of The New York Times.
I am 99 percent confident she was chosen because she is an out lesbian, but I knew she was going to be an excellent fans representative when she began the talk by asking What the hell?! in response to the ending of the sixth season."
That’s Al Franken!