
Hello! I’m Wilder.
According to my mom, I’m a very talented writer.
You can see some of my stuff below.
Let me know if you wanna get tacos some time.
i am currently on staff at
but perhaps you’ve seen my work in such glamorous places as
a few of my greatest hits
The Best Restaurants in the San Fernando Valley
Thrillist
A big love letter to the food paradise I grew up in. I wish I could have included about 1,000 more restaurants, but them’s the berries.
Tips For Surviving Adult Summer Camp
The Washington Post
I am hopelessly in love with adult summer camps, so I tricked The Washington Post into letting me write about them.
Meet the Sisters Selling Indonesian Street Food out of a Glendale Driveway
L.A. Taco
I was the first to report on the pandemic-born Bungkus Bagus, an Indonesian street food pop-up sensation.
An American's Quest to Find Fourth Meal in Canada
High Times
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Green Onion Cake
Jonathan Gold Helped Me Fall in Love With My Own City
We Like L.A.
I couldn't say anything about J Gold that hadn't been said by the countless other food writers whose lives he changed, but I could say what he meant to me.
Every Cheesecake from The Cheesecake Factory, Ranked in One Sitting
Thrillist
Journalism. You know the vibes.
i make websites too, tell your friends
here’s what i’m eating
listen to my really stupid podcast
Jesse & Wilder’s Guide to Life
I co-host a rubric-making show with Jesse McGrath, which critics have hailed as “a podcast.” Take a listen wherever you get your podcasts.