About Michele.

Michele Laudig is a writer, artist and editor eating up New York City’s deliciously diverse food scene. Currently a content strategy lead at Google, she was previously a lead editor at Zagat, staff restaurant critic and food blogger at Phoenix New Times and contributor to Phoenix Magazine, Edible Phoenix, The Arizona Republic, Sommelier Journal and Hemispheres. Michele also co-authored 100 Years, 100 Chefs, 100 Recipes, an Arizona Centennial Legacy Project.

In previous lives, she served as New Times’ music editor, styled fashion shoots, toured with a rock ‘n roll band and lived in Tokyo. She has a B.A. in East Asian Studies from Columbia.

Passions.

Izakaya hunting

Japanese tea ceremony

Pea shoots and oolong

Ice-cold oysters, gin martinis

Pennsylvania hoagies

Moules frites and Trappist Tripel

Foie for dessert

Cheese for dinner

MacGuyver cooking

Always . . .