Margaret Abrams

• Is the former New York deputy editor of the Evening Standard and lifestyle write at Observer.
• Articles have appeared in Teen Vogue, Marie Claire, Southern Living, USA Today, TheKitchn, Apartment Therapy, and more. 
• Has written for Byrdie since January 2021. 

Experience

After graduating from Tulane University in 2012, Margaret became a social media manager for many high-profile restaurants in New Orleans, including Acme Oyster House, Mellow Mushroom, and more. She took food photos, wrote copy for the restaurants, and engaged with patrons. 

She then worked as a lifestyle writer at Observer, where her focus was health and wellness. She reported on restaurant trends in New York City and interviewed famous chefs, like The Meatball Shop's Daniel Holzman. She also profiled food-focused influencers, like the man behind the popular Food Baby account. She wrote a weekly "Wellness Wednesday" column spotlighting fitness classes and healthy restaurants and events around the city. Her weekly pieces highlighted vegan mini-chain By Chloe, vegan cooking demos, ayurvedic food at Divya's Kitchen, and more. 

As New York's deputy editor at the Evening Standard, Margaret wrote about wellness trends and vegetarian restaurants around the world. She covered the popularity of vegan pork rinds, reported on how they make the vegan ramen at Los Angeles hot spot Ramen Hood (including realistic eggs) and the best plant-based spots in New York City. 

In 2019, Margaret left New York for Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, where she now works as the special projects manager and newspaper editor for the town of Seaside, where "The Truman Show" was filmed. 

Other work:

• The best mask-friendly beauty products, Evening Standard
• Best vegan restaurants NYC: Top vegetarian and plant-based food in New York 2019, Evening Standard
• Former marine Dan Cipriani is the man behind Brooklyn's coolest nightspots, Evening Standard

Education

Margaret received a Bachelor's degree in American Studies from Tulane University.

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