Pamela Siegel

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Location
Texas
School
University of Texas at Austin
Expertise
Home Cooking, Southern Foods, Chocolate Desserts
  • Since joining Mashed, Pamela has written about everything from eating pinecones to the history of Devil's Food Cake.
  • She started her career in journalism, covering lifestyle news for a small town newspaper, which included sampling kolaches baked by locals and trying fried rattlers at the yearly town rattlesnake round-up.
  • Pamela has contributed recipes to several community cookbooks.

Experience

Pamela has enjoyed returning to her roots, covering food topics with Mashed readers since 2022. She began her career as a writer in 1999 when she published her first magazine article right before graduating from journalism school. Shortly after graduation, she joined a small daily newspaper in Central Texas. Then, she moved into public relations writing for an Austin-based non-profit before becoming a freelancer more than a decade ago. Since then, she's written on a wide array of topics for websites, including serving as an expert for The Spruce (formerly About.com) for almost two decades. Her writing there included exploring kitchen-related antiques and vintage items like gadgets, glassware, and cookbooks. Pamela has also written for magazines including The Intelligent Collector, Antique Trader, and Numismatist. Additionally, she is the author of three books.

Education

Pamela earned a bachelor's degree in journalism with magazine specialization from the University of Texas at Austin.

Mashed Editorial Policies

Mashed’s industry-leading coverage is created by qualified and experienced writers, and is reviewed and fact-checked by our editorial team to ensure everything is accurate and timely. Outside experts are also consulted to help deliver factual, up-to-date information.

Our mission is to inform and engage our readers, telling them things they need to know, things they want to know, and things they didn't know they wanted to know about food. We strive to always provide a well-rounded reading experience, whether that’s the news of the day or a new original recipe you can try making at home. In an effort to provide the most comprehensive, current, and accurate content, our editorial team constantly reviews and updates articles as necessary. Additional information on our editorial process available here.

Stories By Pamela Siegel