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Daria Smith

  • Writer and Editor, Freelance
  • None, Freelance, Late Checkout
Charleston
As seen in: MSN, Forbes, National Geographic, U.S. News 360 Reviews, Reader's Digest (U.S.), Yahoo Sports, Taste Of Home, The Family Handyman, Better Homes and Gardens, Southern Living Magazine and
Covers:  Sporting, Food, Travel
Doesn't Cover: CPG

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Daria Smith’s Biography

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Storyteller and editor covering sporting, travel, and food across the South. My editorial work has appeared in Garden & Gun, The MICHELIN Guide, Covey Rise, Good Grit, Hotels Above Par, The Local Palate, Scuttlebutt Southeast, Charleston Magazine, and Charleston Living, with commerce bylines in National Geographic, Forbes, Southern Living, Better Homes & Gardens, Eating Well, Reader's Digest, Taste of Home, Family Handyman, and U.S. News & World Report.

I’m always on the hunt for a good story. …

Daria Smith’s Journalist Portfolio

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The Southern Art of Townsizing: 7 Places to Press Pause

The Southern Art of Townsizing: 7 Places to Press Pause

Summer 2026 issue; in print.

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A Stillness Before the Flame: Chef Rob McDaniel’s Path From Field to Fire

A Stillness Before the Flame: Chef Rob McDaniel’s Path From Field to Fire

Feb/March 2026 edition; only available in print.

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Hooked on Bryson City: The Fly Fishing Capital of the South

Hooked on Bryson City: The Fly Fishing Capital of the South

Spring 2026 issue; in print.

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Culinary Towns: Thibodaux, Louisiana

Culinary Towns: Thibodaux, Louisiana

A culinary snapshot of Thibodaux, Louisiana, featured in TLP's December 2025 Culinary Towns issue.

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Shop the Palmetto State, From Mountains to Coast

Shop the Palmetto State, From Mountains to Coast

For TLP’s 2025 South Carolina Insider’s Edition, I wrote about where to shop across the state, from mountain …

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A Vision of What Still Can Be: Southeastern Wildlife Exposition

A Vision of What Still Can Be: Southeastern Wildlife Exposition

August/September 2025 edition of Covey Rise; only available in print.

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Articles

Golden Girls Outdoors Teaches Women to Captain Their Own Boats—with Confidence

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By Daria Smith
| Charleston Magazine Verified
Golden Girls Outdoors Teaches Women to Captain Their Own Boats—with Confidence How the company helps women and girls take the helm The marsh doesn’t ask permission; it spreads and breathes and pulls the tide in and out on its own schedule, indifferent to whoever stands at the helm. Courtney Hutson, the founder of Golden Girls Outdoors, has known this since she was a girl, kayaking out to a then-vacant Daniel Island with her father, combing the pluff mud for shark teeth.
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The Southern Art of Townsizing: Seven Places to Press Pause

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By Explore Brevard, Daria Smith
| Good Grit Verified
Round Top, Texas Situated halfway between Austin and Houston, Round Top occupies a rare sweet spot, squarely in the middle of everywhere, not the middle of nowhere. Incorporated in 1870, shortly after Texas became a state, the town has endured. For most of the year, Round Top is tranquil. Then, thrice annually, it blooms.
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The Art of Plating

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By Daria Smith
| Charleston Living Magazine Verified
The visual language of flavor Written By: Daria Smith Before the first bite is taken, a dish has already begun its work. It arrives at the table as a composition, an opening statement to set the tone for the rest of the meal. Plating has become one of the defining expressions of a chef's philosophy: a window into identity, seasonality, and culture that communicates far more than what's on the menu.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Freelancer at Southern Living

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

One of Earth’s Greatest Migrations: Sandhill Cranes in Nebraska in the April/May 2025 issue of Covey Rise.

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

Enjoying an Aperol spritz on a warm afternoon or spending time outside with my German shorthaired pointer.
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