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Mandy Applegate

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Covers:  Luxury travel, destinations, hotels, food and drink, adventure

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Mandy Applegate’s Biography

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Mandy Applegate is a UK-based travel journalist writing for an American audience. As co-founder of Food Drink Life, she covers luxury travel, food-and-drink-led destinations, distinctive hotels and adventure.

Food Drink Life publishes through its own direct feed onto the Associated Press wire, with further distribution through BLOX Digital, MSN, Flipboard and Yahoo. Because Food Drink Life is a publisher in its own right, coverage runs on editorial merit without waiting on a commission.

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The African safari is splitting into ultra-luxury and budget, and the middle tier is being squeezed

The African safari is splitting into ultra-luxury and budget, and the middle tier is being squeezed

A market analysis of how the African safari is polarising into ultra-luxury and budget tiers, and why the cla…

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Where a weekly Caribbean fish fry meets the occasional superstar drop-in

Where a weekly Caribbean fish fry meets the occasional superstar drop-in

Thursday night's Fish Fry in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, brings the community together with conch stall…

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Two very different British legends share a hidden corner of England

Two very different British legends share a hidden corner of England

Local lore says a snowy stroll through Great Malvern, a hillside town in central England, once inspired the l…

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Butler service and plunge pools redefine African safaris

Butler service and plunge pools redefine African safaris

116 Syndications on the American AP Wire in 24 hours. African safaris now offer butler service, plunge pools…

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Düsseldorf isn't Berlin or Munich, and that's exactly the point

Düsseldorf isn't Berlin or Munich, and that's exactly the point

123 Syndications on the American AP Wire in 24 hours. Düsseldorf blends Michelin dining, riverside cafes, bol…

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From Obama's Jeep to Bond's Aston Martin, Düsseldorf shows off the icons

From Obama's Jeep to Bond's Aston Martin, Düsseldorf shows off the icons

From Obama's campaign Jeep to James Bond's Aston Martin DB5, Düsseldorf's Classic Remise puts rare icons on d…

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19 ground beef recipes from big mac pinwheels to sheet pan quesadillas

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Ground beef can cover dinner, but repeating the same skillet meal gets old quickly. These 19 recipes stretch it across flaky pinwheels, sliders, soups, casseroles, pasta, meatloaf, and tortilla-based dinners. The mix includes quick stovetop options, hands-off slow cooker dishes, and oven meals built for serving several people. Start with Big Mac Pinwheels for sharing or finish with Sheet Pan Quesadillas when one large pan makes more sense than cooking individual portions. Sheet Pan Quesadillas.
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Food blogger.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Years ago!

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