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Veronica Meewes

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Covers:  food, travel, wine, cocktails, spirits, outdoors, adventure, wellness, design, sustainability, social justice, culture, visual art, budget travel, luxury travel, adventure travel
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Veronica Meewes is a freelance writer specializing in food, beverage, travel, and lifestyle features. She studied writing, photography and sociology at Sarah Lawrence College in New York before traveling the country and landing in Austin, Texas. She writes for Forbes Travel Guide, Travel & Leisure, Food & Wine, PUNCH, Afar, The Today Show, Tasting Table, Serious Eats, GOOD, Austin Monthly, The Austin-American Statesman, Texas Highways, The Austin Chronicle, TimeOut Austin, Thrillist, Culturemap…

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Refinement by Fire

Refinement by Fire

Barbecue can look repetitive from the outside— the same cuts of meat, the same stacks of post oak, the same e…

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A Dream Realized. A Culture Shared.

A Dream Realized. A Culture Shared.

Chef Amir Hajimaleki’s Roya brings Persian food, art and hospitality to Austin.

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Vine Science: Decoding the Chemistry of Texas Wine

Vine Science: Decoding the Chemistry of Texas Wine

The UT Wine Initiative is a growing collaboration between UT scientists and Texas vintners that blends analyt…

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This Desert Italian Deli Is Worth the Drive Across Texas

This Desert Italian Deli Is Worth the Drive Across Texas

In a former service station at the edge of Marfa, Bordo chef Michael Serva serves Italian sandwiches and fres…

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The Evolution of Austin Barbecue: How the City Became a Global Barbecue Destination

The Evolution of Austin Barbecue: How the City Became a Global Barbecue Destination

A look back at the pitmasters, turning points and cultural shifts that reshaped Austin's barbecue over the pa…

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West China Teahouse Is Brewing a New Social Scene in Austin

West China Teahouse Is Brewing a New Social Scene in Austin

With up to 250 varieties of tea and a community-first approach, the East Austin bungalow offers a new kind of…

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This Desert Italian Deli Is Worth the Drive Across Texas

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Travel Guides In a former service station at the edge of Marfa, chef Michael Serva surprises with Italian sandwiches and fresh pasta Mar 6, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC Finishing off sandwiches at Bordo. | Sarah Vasquez Part Of Worth the Trip see all A wind-swept, art-soaked enclave in the middle of the Chihuahuan Desert might seem like the last place you’d find transcendent Italian cooking. Marfa is better known for minimalist installations than fennel-laced salumi.
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This Desert Italian Deli Is Worth the Drive Across Texas

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| Flipboard
7 hours ago Disney+ is a titan among streamers. It's not only home to the entire suite of Disney-owned properties (like Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars), but it recently merged platforms with Hulu, so users get access to thousands of top-tier shows and movies from one app. But with more content comes higher …
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The Evolution of Austin Barbecue: How the City Became a Global Barbecue Destination

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| Tribeza Magazine
Restaurants A look back at the pitmasters, turning points and cultural shifts that reshaped Austin’s barbecue over the past 25 years By Veronica Meewes February 25, 2026 LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue spread. (Photo by Jessica Attie) Twenty-five years ago Austin barbecue didn’t announce itself. It lived quietly in smokehouses where regulars ordered without looking at a menu and pitmasters cooked the same way they always had.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Not counting high school/college newspapers, my first "real" article appeared in the Richmond-based RVA magazine.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Not to write anything professional or lengthy, no.

How is social media changing news?

It's certainly making news more accessible and up to date-- and giving us a more honest portrayal of what's happening all around the world.

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