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Amber Turpin

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Covers:  Food, Travel, Wine, Recipe Development, Family, Hotels
Doesn't Cover: Sports, Auto, Religion

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Amber Turpin’s Biography

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Amber Selene Turpin is a freelance food and travel writer based in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California. She is a regular contributor to Edible Magazines, 7x7 and Diablo Magazine and columnist for North Bay Bohemian and Pacific Sun Weekly. She is also Story Editor for Edible Silicon Valley, with work appearing in Bon Appétit, BBC Travel, Thrillist, Men's Journal, EatingWell and many other publications over the last twenty years. The regionality of food and drink and the sensory power they hol…

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Western US whiskey - Decanter scotch whisky spirits

Western US whiskey - Decanter scotch whisky spirits

it's time to discover Western US whiskey: In the brave new world of American Single Malts is there a defining…

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Modern Guide to Los Olivos: Small-Town Charm in Santa Ynez Valley Wine Country

Modern Guide to Los Olivos: Small-Town Charm in Santa Ynez Valley Wine Country

There's a sense of discovery travelers feel "stumbling" upon a small town. This, of course, is often the evol…

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This classic Northern California beach town finally has a hotel worthy of its stunning location.

This classic Northern California beach town finally has a hotel worthy of its stunning location.

If you had told me in 1998 that the dingy and damp ground-floor apartment of my college roommate's boyfriend …

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Olive Oil at Vinarosa: From Tree to Table to Spa | The Olive Oil Professor

Olive Oil at Vinarosa: From Tree to Table to Spa | The Olive Oil Professor

At Vinarosa Resort & Spa, 75 percent of the estate olive oil goes to the kitchen.

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Bespoke Fragrance Is In-Design Your Own Signature Perfume at These Bay Area Shops and Classes

Bespoke Fragrance Is In-Design Your Own Signature Perfume at These Bay Area Shops and Classes

Of the five common senses, smell is the one most linked to emotion and memory.We aren't just highly attuned t…

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End Summer Right with the Best Bay Area Day Trips for Every Day of the Week

End Summer Right with the Best Bay Area Day Trips for Every Day of the Week

Astounding as it may seem, some people are saying that summer is over-a sentiment likely stemming from the fa…

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Road Trip R/X: California's Untamed North Coast Original

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By Amber Turpin Verified
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But sometimes that well worn ease and convenience creates a mental barrier, limiting how far we are willing to go to explore. There are over 300 more miles to the California state line, so why not venture a little farther along the North Coast? Let’s begin this route above our typical boundary of the northern Sonoma coast.
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Daily Grind: Devorah Freudiger’s Coffee Connection

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Devorah Freudiger is director of coffee culture at Equator Coffees, the longstanding B Corp coffee brand with various locations around the Bay Area. It could be said that her coffee career began through osmosis from the coffee in the air, so to speak, of her hometown of Seattle. But the Bay Area was where it really started in earnest, with jobs of all types in the coffee biz since the early 2000s.
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World of Flavors, Pasta and Eggs With Phi Nguyen

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Phi Nguyen is chef de cuisine at The Madrona, marking an astoundingly speedy culinary path upwards over the 10 years since he emigrated here from Vietnam in 2016. Rising up within the region’s dining scene, he gained experience at Flowers Vineyard & Winery, Montage Healdsburg and Farmhouse Inn before landing at The Madrona. Amber Turpin: How did you get into this work?
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What was your first job as a journalist?

restaurant reviewer for a small weekly paper

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Michael Chabon