A Los Angeles native, Kelly enjoys exploring new hiking trails, visiting the hottest restaurants, shopping for and cooking elaborate multi-step recipes and daydreaming about her next international adventure. In addition to covering travel, Kelly enjoys writing about food, restaurants and wellness. Her freelance bylines include the New York Times, The Guardian, Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, Eater and Time Out, where she was previously the Los Angeles food and drink editor. On top of all that, Kelly is also querying her debut novel, Desire Paths, an Asian American coming-of-age story set in the year leading up to the 2016 presidential election.
