Jonathan Bender

Jonathan Bender is a Kansas City-based freelance journalist, author of LEGO: A Love Story , and founder of Recommended Daily , an online destination for local food news. In 2012, he was named "Media Person of the Year" by the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association. His work has appeared in The Washington Post , Serious Eats , and Esquire .

Jonathan Bender is a Kansas City-based freelance journalist, author of LEGO: A Love Story , and founder of Recommended Daily , an online destination for local food news. In 2012, he was named "Media Person of the Year" by the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association. His work has appeared in The Washington Post , Serious Eats , and Esquire . See less