Amber Love Bond Instagram LinkedIn Twitter Amber Love Bond is a Miami-based writer who covers food and beverage, travel, and other lifestyle topics for over a dozen outlets. After more than a decade in the corporate finance sector, Amber decided to pursue her passion for writing about South Florida’s vibrant hospitality scene. Along the way, she honed her skills in recipe development, serving as a dessert expert and partner for MIAbites.com. She also ran a successful baking business from home for over a decade, where she created custom birthday and wedding cakes for hundreds of clients.Amber’s work has appeared in Forbes, Thrillist, Southern Living, Travel + Leisure, HelloGiggles, Eater, Eat This Not That, Fodor’s, and more. When she’s not writing, you can usually find her sipping cocktails at Miami’s best bars, hanging out on the beach with her laptop, or sampling dishes at the trendiest chef's tables.10+ years of experience in the food and beverage spaceCo-author of "Fodor’s South Florida" guidebookWrote the St. Kitts and Nevis chapters of "Fodor’s Essential Caribbean" guidebookOwner of Cakes by Amber Love for over a decade About Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is a top travel media brand with a mission to inform and inspire passionate travelers. Our expert team includes a network of hundreds of writers and photographers across the globe, all providing a local eye on the best places to stay, eat, and explore. We reach an audience that takes 76 million round trips annually, offering valuable travel tips, ideas and inspiration, and products you need to get you to your destination — whether it’s a small town or big city, beach or lake, national park or theme park, road trip, cruise, or long-haul flight, and everything in between. Learn more about us and our editorial process