Michele Laudig is a writer, artist and editor eating up New York City’s deliciously diverse food scene. Currently senior editor at Zagat in Manhattan, she was the staff restaurant critic and food blogger at Phoenix New Times since 2006, where she wrote cover stories, a weekly column and daily blog posts. Michele co-authored 100 Years, 100 Chefs, 100 Recipes, an Arizona Centennial Legacy Project published in February 2012, and has also written for Phoenix Magazine, Edible Phoenix, The Arizona Republic, Sommelier Journal and Hemispheres.
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.
Even as my life is going more digital by the day (hello, Google Plus!), I'm embracing analog. Sure, I really do covet an iPad, but there's no gadget in the world that could replace the heady feeling of getting a beautiful new magazine. I love the smell of the paper, the texture of the pages, the colorful layouts, and just the printed word in general. This obsession goes back to ...