Sean Timberlake

Expertise: food preservation, canning and preserving, foraging

Sean Timberlake is a home preserving and brewing expert with over 20 years of writing experience. His site, Punk Domestics, is a popular resource and community for home preservation, canning, brewing, and foraging enthusiasts.

Highlights

Freelance food writer
Founder of Punk Domestics
Leads culinary tours in Italy and San Francisco

Experience

Sean Timberlake is a former writer for The Spruce, contributing articles and recipes for two years. Sean began writing professionally in 1996, and in 2008, he launched a personal food blog. In exploring food topics, he became fascinated with food preservation and launched Punk Domestics, a content and community site for DIY food enthusiasts. He is a senior content marketing manager for Sun Basket.

Sean has been a panelist, moderator, and instructor on a range of food topics. He also leads culinary tours to Italy and around San Francisco.

Education

Sean Timberlake attended Stony Brook University.

Awards and Publications

As a freelance food writer, Sean has contributed to FoodNetwork.com, Sunset magazine, CookingChannelTV.com, SF Weekly, Leite's Culinaria, BlackboardEats, and other outlets.

About The Spruce Eats

The Spruce Eats, a Dotdash brand, is a food and drink website offering more than 15,000 tested recipes, 1,200 how-to videos, informative articles, trustworthy product recommendations, and the inspiration to help you make your best meal. Learn more about us and our editorial process.