Bio

A native of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Emily studied English and Spanish at Harvard University. After graduating in 2004 she hightailed it back down South to spend the next three years keeping tabs on local government as a reporter with Raleigh’s The News & Observer. She now writes for travel, adventure and food publications like Men’s Journal, Outside, Gourmet, CHOW, Babble, ForbesLife, Outside’s Go, Away, BBC History, Gastronomica, AOL Food, Sherman’s Travel and others, and writes guidebooks for Lonely Planet. In the line of duty she’s hot-wired a pickup truck, caught dengue fever in Nicaragua, and eaten at 13 different Memphis barbecue joints in 36 hours.

She’s the creator of Triangle Eats, a highly opinionated online guide to the dining scene in the Triangle area of North Carolina. In her spare time she enjoys climbing, hiking, baking and fried chicken. Read her sporadic travel and food bloggings at Eating High on the Hog.

You can reach Emily at Emily [at] emilymatchar [dot] com.