Food and lifestyle journalist Layla Khoury-Hanold has written for Food52, Food Network, Refinery29, The Chicago Tribune, VinePair, and The James Beard Foundation. Living in six countries before age 15 cultivated her obsession with food, from grape leaves at her Lebanese grandma’s table to escargots in Paris, haggis in Scotland, and fish cheeks in Indonesia. Prior to becoming a professional writer, she studied fashion marketing in Paris and worked as a PR assistant for Food Network, where no press release was issued without “the Layla Touch.” She lives with her golf pro husband, precocious daughter, and chocolate Labrador in Roanoke, Virginia.
Education:
Northern Michigan University, BA in Marketing and French
ESMOD Paris, Fashion Marketing, Merchandising & Communications professional certificate
Institute of Culinary Education in NYC: Techniques of Fine Cooking I
3 fun facts about me:
My first fashion job was a sales internship at the men’s Yves Saint Laurent boutique
If I were a cereal, I’d be Lucky Charms
My favorite dreams are the ones where I dream in French