About Us

ChopChop, The Fun Cooking Magazine for Families is a quarterly food magazine and website for kids aged 5-12 and their families. ChopChop is published by ChopChopKids, a Massachusetts non-profit corporation. If you would like more information about how to get involved, please contact:

Executive Director Sally Sampson
617.924.3993
sally@chopchopmag.com 

 

Sally Sampson, Founder and President  

James Beard Award-nominated author/co-author of 21 cookbooks and a frequent magazine contributor. 

 

Catherine Newman, Editor

Author of the award-winning memoir, Waiting for Birdy and contributor to FamilyFun, O: The Oprah Magazine, Real Simple, Brain, Child, and Whole Living. She writes about cooking and parenting on her blog at benandbirdy.blogspot.com. 

 

Barry S. Zuckerman, MD, Medical Advisor

Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health at Boston University School of Medicine. 

 

Mary Jo Viederman, Director of Strategic Partnerships

Works with leading brands committed to social and environmental change including Stonyfield Farm, Honest Tea, Odwalla, Lindblad Expeditions, National Geographic, and many others.

 

Carl Tremblay, Photographer 

Award winning photographer who counts among his many clients Simon and Schuster, Cooks Illustrated, Polaroid, Gourmet, Fidelity and MFA/Boston. 

 

Vic DeRobertis, Creative Director 

Vic is an award winning designer and art director with more than 25 years of experience. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe, The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, The St. Petersburg Times and the Memphis Commercial Appeal, among others. In his spare time he can usually be found with a lefty guitar in his hands. 
 

Kerry Michaels, Garden Editor

Writer/producer and developer of children’s and adult educational media for over 25 years. Kerry is an obsessive gardener and photographer who started the website www.containergardening.about.com. 

 

Adam Ried, Contributor

Food writer/recipe developer/cookbook author and kitchen equipment tester Adam Ried also writes for the Boston Globe Magazine, Culinate.com, Cook’s Country and Cook’s Illustrated magazines.  His most recent book is Thoroughly Modern Milkshake.

 

Hana Nobel, Assistant 

Hana is in her senior year at Northeastern University. Hana has been an adventurous eater since she ran around the grocery store begging for pâté at 3 years old.

ChopChop Mission

ChopChop’s mission is to educate kids to cook and be nutritionally literate, empower them to actively participate as health partners with their families, and help establish and support better eating habits for a lifetime of good nutrition. ChopChop is published by ChopChopKids, Inc., a nonprofit corporation.

The ChopChop
Food Philosophy

  • We believe in the simple values of cooking together as family and sharing healthy meals.
  • We don’t do calorie counts or post nutrition content, but everything in this publication is reviewed and approved by our medical and nutrition advisors.
  • We don’t demonize any individual foods.
  • We believe that consuming healthy, wholesome meals is a vital step toward a resolution of America’s obesity epidemic.

About Us

Board of Advisors

ChopChop receives advice, guidance and feedback from some of the leading lights in children’s healthcare, education and media. Meet the Advisors.

Executive Team

Board of Directors