Kae Lani Palmisano is the Emmy Award-winning host of WHYY’s Check, Please! Philly, a television show that explores dining throughout the Philadelphia region. She is also the writer and host of Delishtory, a digital series that explores the fascinating histories behind foods we know and love, streaming on WHYY’s YouTube and the PBS App. As a food and travel writer, Palmisano enjoys researching the journey food takes to get to the plate. While some travelers follow their hearts, Palmisano follows her gut, covering food from unique perspectives across four continents. Her culinary travels have taken her from exploring the Spice Route through Israel and Europe to foraging with the Māori in New Zealand.

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Kae Lani Palmisano

Writer, Editor, and TV Host

Based in Philadelphia, Kae Lani brings the curiosity of a historian and the appetite of a true food lover to everything she covers. She's as comfortable foraging with indigenous communities in New Zealand as she is evaluating the latest dining room on the East Coast — a range that informs the depth and texture of her editorial work across four continents.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Food

Travel

Experience

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A rare mix of broadcast credibility and digital fluency, Kae Lani positions herself at the intersection of food media, cultural history, and travel storytelling. Her portfolio spans television production, long-form digital journalism, and destination-led food content — a versatile toolkit that has taken her from Israel's Spice Route to New Zealand's Māori food traditions.

Subject Matter

Food and travel, with a particular focus on the cultural and historical context behind what we eat. Her reporting spans four continents and touches on hospitality, agriculture, indigenous food traditions, and the evolving global dining landscape.

Food & Drink

Travel

Content Formats

Television hosting, written editorial, and digital video. Kae Lani moves fluidly between long-form broadcast production and web-native storytelling, deploying whichever format best honors the subject — from a weekly restaurant show to documentary-style digital series.

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