Meet David Leite, cookbook author, memoirist and the man behind leitesculinaria. And today’s #MediavineMonday feature! David began his career as a food writer in 1998 and founded Leite’s Culinaria — the first ever to win a James Beard Award for a website — in 1999. After 24 years in the industry, David has influenced the art of online food writing in myriad ways. Check out what his routine looks like and how he continues to grow his thriving business: Q: What does your daily blogging routine look like? A: I check my dashboard first thing in the morning before I get out of bed. Sometimes I check it so early the data hasn't flowed in. That sets the intention for the day. Then my managing editor and I tackle archive posts, deciding what can go, what can be noindexed, and what can be optimized. Right now, we're posting an archive, a roundup, and a new recipe each week. But we're playing around with that cadence. Gone are the days of posting 21 to 35 posts a week! We have a policy of ...