A global wine and food writer and traveler, Melanie Young writes and hosts the weekly national radio shows, The Connected Table Live, featuring conversations with leaders in wine, food, spirits, and hospitality around the world, and Fearless Fabulous You!, a lifestyle show for and about women (both on iHeart).
She has contributed articles on wine, spirits, food, and culinary travel to Wine Industry Advisor, Wine Enthusiast, Seven Fifty Daily and Wine4Food, Issue Magazine, Santé Magazine (food editor), Epoch Times Food (print+digital),
Melanie is a Certified Specialist of Wine and a Certified Integrative Nutrition Coach. She is a member of Les Dames d’Escoffier International, the Society of Wine Educators and the Wine Media Guild.
She formerly ran an eponymous marketing and culinary-events agency, where she consulted for numerous global wine trade organizations, and served as director of the James Beard Foundation Awards, which she helped create.
She is the author of two award- winning books on health: “Getting Things Off My Chest: A Survivor’s Guide To Staying Fearless & Fabulous in the Face of Breast Cancer” and “Fearless Fabulous You! Lessons on Living Life on Your Terms.”
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