Amanda Albee

Amanda is an experienced writer and journalist with a passion for storytelling and unbiased reporting. Her voice and expertise stand out in Texas journalism, an achievement built on a decade of covering food, drinks, travel, and the arts. She started her career as a high school English teacher and holds a Master's of Humanities from the University of Dallas in Irving. More recently, she has served as a judge for the James Beard Awards and as a Cookbook Awards judge for the International Association of Culinary Professionals. In addition to her writing career, she teaches journalism at Southern Methodist University's Meadow School of the Arts.  She fills any remaining free time with walking her dogs, reading physical books, and eating pastries.