Amber Selene Turpin is a freelance food and travel writer based in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California. She is a regular contributor to The Mercury News, Edible Magazines, 7x7 and Diablo Magazine and Columnist for the North Bay Bohemian and Pacific Sun, where she has a weekly series called Drink This! covering people in the California wine, spirits and hospitality industry. She is also field coordinator for the Slow Wine Guide USA as well as Story Editor for Edible Silicon Valley, with work appearing in Bon Appétit, BBC Travel, Thrillist, Men's Journal, Civil Eats and EatingWell.
