How to Pitch an Award-Winning Food, Drink and Travel Writer

In this episode, we are delighted to chat with Betsy Andrews. Betsy is a James Beard, IACP and SATW award-winning food, drink and travel writer. She is a Contributing Editor at Food & Wine and SevenFifty Daily. 

Besty also writes for numerous publications, including Imbibe, the Wall Street Journal, Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Wine Enthusiast, Serious Eats and Plate.

Her first cookbook, “Coastal: A Road-Trippy California Cookbook,” a collaboration with Chef Scott Clark, comes out from Chronicle in Spring 2025. 

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