Linda Kissam is a professional travel, food, and wine writer based in Southern California. Through her monthly radio guest spots, food and wine pairing articles, recipe and destination pairings and story placements in several other publications, she reaches more than seven million readers and listeners nationally with each article.

Linda specializes in easy, breezy destination stories focusing on the culinary, wine, beer and spirits scene and the adventures that surround those pursuits and make each destination special. Her time as a publicist for a well-known wine region taught her it’s the story behind the product and the experience of the place that makes the trip memorable. Linda never travels without a notebook, camera and a great pair of Brighton flats.