Hannah Selinger

Title: Freelance Writer

Education: Columbia University and Emerson College

Hannah is a food, wine, travel, and lifestyle writer and mother of two living in East Hampton, New York. Things she can never get enough of: dim sum, dogs, piña coladas, ribeyes, beaches, and cherries.

Highlights:

Nominated for the MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing James Beard Award in 2022
Included in the 2022 Best American Food Writing anthology
A two-time IACP Award finalist in Narrative Beverage Writing
Will publish her untitled food-based memoir, which sold at auction, with the imprint Little, Brown in 2025

Experience

In 2007, Hannah became a Certified Sommelier through the Court of Master Sommeliers. Before beginning her career as a writer, she worked under chefs like Bobby Flay, Laurent Tourondel, and David Chang.

Hannah Selinger is a food, wine, travel, and lifestyle writer based in East Hampton, New York. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Heated by Bittman, HuffPost, Thrillist, Al Jazeera, Edible, Glamour, Wine4Food, Wine Enthusiast, The Kitchn, The Independent UK, The Daily Beast, Refinery29, Business Insider, Fodor's, Eater, and more.

Education

Hannah is a graduate of Columbia University and also holds a M.F.A. from Emerson College. She received a diploma from The French Culinary Institute in 2011.

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