Location
Los Angeles, California
School
University of La Verne
Expertise
Foodie, Adventurous Eater, Desert Recipes
- If there were only three foods she could have for the rest of her life, they would be arugula, polenta, and cheese.
- A food tour of Rome taught her that her favorite pizza topping is potato.
- In both her travels and her writing she enjoys seeking out new food experiences, like eating poisonous pufferfish in Japan, century eggs in Chinatown, and drinking camel milk in Saudi Arabia.
Experience
Eugenia Lazaris is a freelance writer based out of Los Angeles. After working in healthcare for more than two decades she gave it all up to pursue her dreams as a writer and editor. She specializes in food and travel and her work has appeared in publications like Travel + Leisure, TravelAge West, Global Traveler Magazine, Go World Travel Magazine, WhereverFamily.com, and TrazeeTravel.com. She also works as a freelance editor and serves as a judge in the annual IPNE Self-Published Book Awards.
Education
Eugenia received her bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of La Verne and her copyediting certificate from the University of California, San Diego, Extended Studies Program.
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