Alex Van Buren Facebook Instagram Twitter Website Alex Van Buren is a food, culture, and travel writer who lives in New York. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Bon Appétit, The New York Times, New York Magazine, Gourmet, and Travel + Leisure, among others. In addition to writing for national publications, she’s also a content strategist, cookbook editor, and copywriter.• 20+ years of experience working as a writer and editor• Work anthologized in “Best American Food Writing 2020”• Earned an International Association of Culinary Professionals nomination for her NY1 television segment “The New York Chow Report”• Received a bachelor's degree in English language and literature from Reed College 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