Daytona Danielsen is a journalist-turned-food writer who specializes in Nordic cooking and the connection between food and heritage. Danielsen has been writing for as long as she can remember, but there’s part of her that belongs in the kitchen as much as at the desk. Trained as a journalist in college, Danielsen began her career as a writer and producer for a morning television newscast in Seattle. She has since traded breaking news for food writing and is recognized as a source on Scandinavian cooking. Formerly the food editor for The Norwegian American, her work also appears in a number of regional and national publications including Costco Connection, The Oregonian, and Edible Seattle, and she is the author of the cookbook Disney Frozen: The Official Cookbook: A Culinary Journey through Arendelle, published in 2024.