Amber Turpin
Verified
(She/Her)
As seen in:
Yahoo Life,
BBC Travel,
Flipboard,
The Mercury News,
Baltimore Sun,
Miami Herald,
The Denver Post,
Thrillist,
Bon Appetit,
Orlando Sentinel
and
Covers:
Food, Travel, Wine, Recipe Development, Family, Hotels
Doesn't Cover:
Sports, Auto, Religion
Interview
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
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Why did you become a journalist?
I love food and I love to travel
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
read!
When's the best time to pitch you?
In the morning
What's your favorite drink?
Negronis in the summer, Manhattans in the winter
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
outside
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Afar
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it's not work
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