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Melissa Corbin

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Covers:  Culinary, Beverage, Agriculture, Luxury, Culture, Lifestyle, Outdoors, Music and Light Adventure
Food and Travel Journalist telling stories for folks who give a damn about the world they live in. #foodwriter #travelwriter

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You can often find Melissa exploring the roots of cultures and what makes them unique in this big old world of ours. Her main beats are food, beverage, music, outdoors, festivals and even a bit of luxury (this one came as a complete surprise to her. Hey! She's a sucker for nice sheets.)

She's written for national publications such as Tasting Table, Food and Wine Magazine, Lonely Planet, Matador, AAA Explorer, Craft Beer Magazine, Travel Channel, USA Today, and Edible Communities. Some of her f…

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How I Found My Way to a New "Me" After Leaving an Abusive Marriage

How I Found My Way to a New "Me" After Leaving an Abusive Marriage

As I began to embrace midlife as a single woman, these six practices helped me feel more connected to the new…

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LIFE IS BUT A DREAM WITH BAMFOODS AND CATERING

LIFE IS BUT A DREAM WITH BAMFOODS AND CATERING

Just outside of Franklin, Tennessee, there sits the early-1900s one-room Parham School just down Leipers Cree…

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10 college football weekends to cheer about

10 college football weekends to cheer about

These college towns in the Midwest and South come alive in the fall as football fans enjoy tailgates, restaur…

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Kickin' It --Rocketbuster Boots is doing it by hand the old fashioned way in El Paso, TX

Kickin' It --Rocketbuster Boots is doing it by hand the old fashioned way in El Paso, TX

Home to some of the world’s most revered boot manufacturers, El Paso Texas has long been known as the “Boot …

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BRIDGING the DIVIDE

BRIDGING the DIVIDE

An El Paso guide to some of the best places to eat and drink your way from Texas all the way to Mexico and ba…

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Nfocus August 2024

Nfocus August 2024

Read Nfocus August 2024 by FW Publishing on Issuu and browse thousands of other publications on our platform.…

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The Best Traditional Restaurant in Every State

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| Yahoo News Malaysia Verified
Ribs rest on paper beside a cup of sauce and a Dr Pepper on a wooden table. Alabama Archibald’s The buckle of the barbecue belt, Alabama takes a couple of different approaches to this succulent smoked meat, depending on what part of the state you’re in. But when George and Paulette Archibald first started serving their hickory-smoked ribs out of this small Northport joint in 1962, folks lined up around the cinder-block building, including legendary University of Alabama coach Bear Bryant.
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I Put My Pillows Outside Every Week — Here’s Why

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Apartment Therapy and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability are subject to change. I had never heard of the German tradition of “burping the house” until a few years ago — but as it turns out, I’ve been doing it my entire life. My MawMaw (grandma) and mom used to air out (aka burp) their houses regularly when I was a kid, and I never knew it had a name.
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I Put My Pillows Outside Every Week — Here’s Why

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| Apartment Therapy Verified
Melissa Corbin Melissa Corbin Melissa Corbin is a Tennessee-based travel and culinary journalist with an appetite for the stories of people and places that make the world unique. Published by Food & Wine Magazine, Matador, Craftbeer.com, among others, she believes the best way toward positive change is…read more published now Add Us See more Apartment Therapy stories when you search on Google. We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission.
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