Before beginning a writing career of her own, Jan Walsh was an English and writing teacher and served on the Board of Judges at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.
Today Jan's writing is a freelance writer, specializing in wine, food, travel and people. And she is the Food Editor of
B-Metro magazine. Read more at Publications:
Magazines and
Books.
Wine
Jan Walsh began writing about wine in 2003. Jan's wine writing has been featured in local, national and international publications, including
Wine Spectator and many others. She writes a monthly wine column for
B-Metro magazine, which is syndicated on the Winepress section of
BirminghamWine.com. Jan also holds a Level 1 distinction of The Court of Master Sommeliers.
Food
Food goes with wine. So it was a natural for Jan to pair food with wine in her writing. Today she writes two food, restaurant review columns, "Taste" and "Savor" and one recipe, technique column, "Prepare" for
B-Metro magazine. All three columns are syndicated on
BirminghamRestaurants.com.
Travel
Jan's "Culinary Travels" and "Wine Travels" columns evolved from print to web on the
Travel section of
BirminghamRestaurants.com and the
Touring section of
BirminghamWine.com. Jan also writes about romantic travel destinations for the
Honeymoons section of
BirminghamBrides.com . And currently in development is Jan's own travel website, ChampagneTraveler.com, where she will share the best of luxury travel. Most recently Jan launched her "Travel" column in
B-Metro magazine. These travel reviews are also featured on her local Birmingham websites.
People
Jan has profiled some of the world's largest wine collections and their collectors, including Julian LeCraw. She profiled other interesting people along the way including celebrities, such as Jane Seymour. She has also written about famous chefs she met on her travels, such as Emeril Lagasse, Thomas Keller and others. And most recently, a travel story she was writing took on new twist when she bumped into superstar chef Gordan Ramsay by happenstance, while lunching in California.