Lizz Schumer

Lizz Schumer is a contributing writer for Serious Eats.
Location: New York, New York
Education: University of Oxford, St. Bonaventure University, Goddard College
Expertise: Drinks and Cocktails
  • Liz Schumer has run two community newspapers in New York, the Sun and the Springville Journal.
  • She has written two books, Buffalo Steel (2013) and Biography of a Body (2021).
  • Her freelancing work has appeared in many publications, including The New York Times, Good Housekeeping, Woman's Day, Huffpost, Bon Appetit, and Edible Queens.

Experience

Lizz Schumer has a BA in journalism and an MA in creative writing. Her experience is broad, ranging from editor-in-chief of two newspapers, to reporter, copyeditor, editor, and author. She also has taught creative writing and journalism for adult education courses and at the university level.

She has written two books, Buffalo Steel (2013), a fiction novel, and Biography of a Body (2021), a memoir.

She has written columns and articles on food, drink, culture, and trends for many publications, including The New York Times, Good Housekeeping, Woman's Day, Huffpost, Bon Appetit, SELF, Buffalo News, Buffalo Spree, and Edible Queens.

About Serious Eats

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