Veronica Meewes graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in New York, where she studied writing, art, and sociology. She works for a local non-profit by day and moonlights as a freelance writer, specializing in food and beverage.

In addition to CultureMap, she currently writes most regularly for Forbes Travel Guide, The Today Show, Serious Eats, Austin Monthly, Austin-American Statesman, and Citygram. For more updates, follow her on Twitter @wellfedlife and visit her blog at www.mywellfedlife.com