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About us

Built in Key West, written for adventurous cooks

We are a small team of food writers and recipe developers who believe that good cooking starts with good ingredients, honest techniques, and a willingness to fail.

Our story

Jellyfish Crudo Charbon started in 2023 as a newsletter between friends. We were tired of recipe sites that buried the actual cooking in a wall of text about childhood memories and weekend trips to farmers markets.

So we started simple: one recipe per week, tested at least three times, written for people who actually cook. No life stories, no ten-paragraph preambles about the philosophical importance of salt. Just the technique, the timing, and the small details that make dinner worth eating.

Three years later, we have grown into something bigger but held onto the same philosophy. Every recipe in our library gets made in our Key West kitchen. Every technique gets tested until we can explain it simply. Every tool we sell is something we reach for ourselves.

We think cooking should be challenging enough to keep you interested and simple enough that you actually do it. Most nights, that means a quick pasta or a grain bowl that tastes better than you expect. Some nights, it means rolling fresh dumpling wrappers or breaking down a whole fish.

Both are good. Both are cooking. Both deserve recipes that work.

Our values

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Test everything

Every recipe is made at least three times before it goes live. We catch the problems so you do not have to.

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Honest tools

We only sell what we use. No affiliate links, no kitchen gadgets that solve problems you do not have.

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Clear writing

Recipes should teach technique, not tell stories. We write for cooks who want to get better, not entertained.

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Seasonal sense

Good cooking follows the calendar. We write recipes that make sense for the time of year and the way people actually eat.

Meet the team

Four people in a Key West kitchen, making food worth writing about.

Elena Rodriguez

Elena Rodriguez

Founder & Recipe Developer

Former line cook turned food writer. Spent five years in restaurant kitchens before starting the newsletter from her Key West apartment.

Marcus Chen

Marcus Chen

Editor & Writer

Food editor with fifteen years at national magazines. Believes that the best food writing is invisible - all technique, no ego.

Sophia Williams

Sophia Williams

Test Kitchen Manager

Culinary school graduate who runs our test kitchen. If a recipe makes it to print, it is because Sophia made it work consistently.

David Park

David Park

Photography & Operations

Photographer and logistics coordinator. Handles everything from food photography to shipping logistics for the kitchen store.

Work with us

We are always looking for talented people who share our approach to food and writing.

Join our team

We hire slowly and deliberately. When we do have openings, they are posted on our careers page with detailed descriptions of what we are actually looking for.

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Freelance with us

We occasionally work with freelance recipe developers, food stylists, and writers who share our editorial philosophy.

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