Safa Wahidi is a National Contributor at Spoon University. She covers social media-inspired food trends and culinary features.

Beyond Spoon, Safa is a rising third-year student double-majoring in political science and English and creative writing at Emory University. She is an opinion editor at The Emory Wheel, Emory’s independent, student-run newspaper. As an editor, she seeks to always amplify diverse perspectives and cultivate an environment for respectful community discourse. Previously, Safa’s pop culture column “Wahidi’s What’s Happening” won first place nationally at the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards. She is currently interning at Forsyth County News and is passionate about the role of local reporting in catalyzing civic engagement.

Safa plans to pursue a career in journalism. In her free time, she enjoys perusing The Cut, experimenting with orders at Kaldi’s Coffee at the Depot, and exploring local brunch spots in and around Atlanta. You can also find her playing sonatas on the piano and flipping through Eve Babitz's memoirs.