Stacey Leasca

Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is also the co-founder of Be a Travel Writer, an online course for the next generation of travel journalists. Her photos, videos, and words have appeared in print or online for Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure, Time, Los Angeles Times, Glamour, Men's Health, GlobalPost, LA Confidential, and many more. Stacey also served as an adjunct professor of journalism at the University of Southern California teaching feature writing and visual journalism. She is now pursuing her Ph.D., specializing in building resiliency to disinformation in early-career journalists.

Experience

• 17+ years of journalism experience
• 5+ years covering travel
• LA Press Club award-winning feature writer
• LA Press Club finalist in the travel, sports, and, soft feature categories
• NATJA Awards, Honorable Mention Culinary Travel

About Food & Wine

Food & Wine, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is an award-winning online resource for anyone passionate about the culinary world. With rigorously tested recipes and the most trusted restaurant, drinks, culinary travel and home coverage, we inspire and empower people everywhere to discover, create, and devour the best in food and wine. Learn more about us and our editorial process.

Latest from Stacey Leasca
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French press
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New Burger King Candied Bacon Whopper
Burger King Has a Brand-New Whopper
Food & Wine Classic in Aspen 2019
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Kraft Singles in three new flavors: Caramelized Onion, Jalapeño, and Garlic & Herb
Kraft Singles Is Launching 3 Brand-New Flavors, and Your Grilled Cheese Sandwiches Will Never Be the Same
McDonald's Double Big Mac
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A chicken snack wrap combo meal is seen at a McDonald's
McDonald's Says It's Sort of Bringing Back Snack Wraps
A worker prepares Krispy Kreme doughnuts during a press preview at the new Krispy Kreme location in central Paris on December 4, 2023
Krispy Kreme Just Opened a Surprising New Location That Had a 500-Person Line Waiting
Chicken Souvlaki
7 Essential Greek Dishes Everyone Needs to Try
Subway Footlong Cookie
Subway Is Finally Adding a New Footlong to Its Menu — But It's Not a Sandwich
Various prepared shrimp from Red Lobster
Endless Shrimp Is Financially Ruining Red Lobster
Pepsi can
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A child snacks on a fruit pouch
FDA Is Warning Parents About Kids' Fruit Puree Pouches
Fruit in the produce section of a grocery store
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Dunkin' Holiday Drinks
Dunkin' Just Released Its Holiday Menu, and a Fan Favorite Is Returning
Wendy’s Peppermint Frosty
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This Istanbul Hotel Has a Baklava Butler
Inside Turkey’s Most Famous Baklava Bakery — Which You Can Visit Now Too
McDonald's french fries
McDonald's Is Giving Customers Free Fries for the Rest of 2023, Here's How to Get Them
Whiskey in a glass
The World's Most Sought-After Whisky Is Going Up for Auction and Could Fetch Over $1 Million
Food at ChainFEST
The First Chain Food Festival, Hosting Chili's, Panda Express, and Pizza Hut, Is Coming to Los Angeles
KRAFT MAC & Cheese x Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Is Bringing Back Its Kraft Mac & Cheese Ice Cream, Along With 6 More Winter Flavors
Taylor Swift; Dunkin iced coffees
How You Could Snag a Free Iced Coffee at Dunkin', Thanks to Taylor Swift