Sam Worley

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Location
Atlanta, Georgia
School
Macalester College, University of the South
Expertise
Baking & pastries, Southern food & restaurants, Food history
  • Sam is a former professional baker with a particular love for pies — and the ability to make a pretty good pie crust.
  • At Atlanta magazine, Sam edited work that won a James Beard Foundation Award, among other honors. They've also been a judge for the Beard Awards for the past couple of years.
  • As a senior writer at Epicurious, Sam wrote everything from long profiles of food-world luminaries to short humorous pieces to recipes and cooking advice columns.

Experience

Sam is a Georgia-based writer and editor with a deep background in food journalism. Most recently, as deputy editor of Atlanta magazine, they oversaw all food and dining coverage for the monthly publication, including a few special cover packages a year. They've written on all sorts of topics for Garden & Gun, Chicago magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, Canopy Atlanta, and elsewhere.

Education

Sam has an undergraduate degree in history and religious studies from Macalester College, and recently completed an MFA in creative writing at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.

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