Veronica Meewes

Location: Austin, Texas

Education: Sarah Lawrence College

Expertise: Restaurants, Travel, Feature Writing

Author of The Fish Sauce Cookbook (2015).
Former Austin editor for Zagat.
Bylines in Forbes Travel Guide, Food & Wine, PUNCH, The Local Palate, Serious Eats,Texas Monthly, The Austin-American Statesman, and more.

Experience

Veronica Meewes is the marketing and outreach coordinator for Caritas Austin and a freelance writer specializing in food and beverage, travel, and lifestyle features. She spent her childhood in New Jersey, then studied writing and photography at Sarah Lawrence College. After graduation, she traveled around the country before deciding on the sunny capital of Texas, where she lives with her husband, two cats, and a dog. (The only thing missing is a decent bagel!)

Veronica is the author of The Fish Sauce Cookbook: 50 Umami-Packed Recipes from Around the Globe (2015) and the former Austin editor for Zagat. Her writing has appeared in Forbes Travel Guide, Food & Wine, Travel & Leisure, Afar, PUNCH, CN Traveler, The Local Palate, Serious Eats, GOOD, Tasting Table, Paste, Texas Monthly, Texas Highways, Austin Monthly, The Austin-American Statesman, The Austin Chronicle, Thrillist, TimeOut Austin, CultureMap Austin, Edible Austin, and more.

About Serious Eats

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