About

BIOGRAPHY: A New York-based writer from Portland, Oregon, DeBenedetti, 35, has worked on the staffs of Outside, National Geographic Adventure, and Men’s Journal magazines. He has written extensively for the above publications as well as The New York Times, Esquire and others. In 1996 he graduated from Whitman College and was a recipient of a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, which he used to study traditional methods of making beer in 14 European and West African nations. He moved to New York in early September, 2001. In the summer of 2005 he was invited to lecture at the Explorer’s Club in New York City on the subject of ancient beer. In late 2005 he was hired to report on the XX Winter Olympics by the Olympic News Service. Shortly after the Games, in early 2006, he worked as a writer and reporter for the groundbreaking book “Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can’t Stand Up to the Facts” (Hearst, August, 2006), which reached best-seller lists for Barnes + Noble and The New York Times among books on the topic of the attacks of 9/11. The same year he was a featured writer for The New York Times Practical Guide to Practically Everything (Macmillan, 2006). Currently he is a Contributing Editor to National Geographic Adventure and Correspondent for Outside Magazine.  In late 2007 producers from ABC’s World News Tonight and Nightline adapted his Outside article on Sherpas living in the United States for broadcast. The segment aired on November 25^th, 2007. He has also appeared discussing his work on ABC NIGHTLINE, the NYC’s local WB station, and at The Half King Reading Series. In 2009 he launched a successful blog about misadventures, www.theaccidentalextremist.com.

On the web: www.christiandebenedetti.com

My food+drink blog: thetastebud.wordpress.com

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