Allison Lindsey
School
St. Edward's University, Los Angeles City College
Expertise
Food Service, Southern Cooking, Food History
- Across the span of five years, Allison worked in the service industry as a host, server, barback, and bartender. Elijah Wood once called her "a fine waitress."
- As a publicist, Allison secured cutting-edge features for her clients in publications like Rolling Stone, Billboard, TIME, SPIN, and more.
- She's interviewed a wide variety of artists, including Sasha Spielberg, Lucky Daye, Tom Odell, Duckwrth, and more.
Experience
Allison is a tenured writer and communications professional with a focus on journalism, public relations, and advocacy. A Texas native living in Los Angeles, Allison combines her penchant for home cooking, southern hospitality, and pop culture to develop a distinct writer's voice that arrives at the intersection of storytelling and food. From serving and bartending to entertainment PR and celebrity interviews, Allison is a purveyor of all things fun and flavorful. When she's not transcribing interviews or editing stories, she's exploring LA's robust food culture through a multicultural lens of the past, present, and future.
Education
Allison earned an associate degree in Social & Behavioral Science from Los Angeles City College. She is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Sociology.
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Stories By Allison Lindsey
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Are you looking for another way to get nutrients in your diet without creating new recipes? Pulverize freeze-dried veggies for instant, flavor-bursting powders.
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If you have a fried calamari craving but no desire or means to batter and deep fry some yourself, you can easily make a batch in your trusty air fryer.
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There's nothing wrong with shaking things up by replacing traditional pasta shapes with noodles from different cultures and cuisines. Enter udon carbonara.
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The feeling your kitchen evokes depends significantly on the color you paint it. Personal tastes aside, should you really avoid painting your kitchen yellow?
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Hearty, chunky mashed potatoes could well be the perfect side dish. But to get them just right, follow this tip and simply smash them by hand.
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What if you need a party-ready appetizer? If you want a crowd-pleasing snack that's as humble as it is extravagant, try fire cracker saltines.
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Are you tired of your cocktails being less than incredible? For a seriously sweet upgrade, you need to start putting honey on the rim of your glass.
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Macerated berries are already a delicious mixture of flavors, but the addition of one more seemingly out of place ingredient can make them even tastier.
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There's a certain time you should peel the stickers off your fruit, and it's important to be careful when you do so. Here's why.
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Although unconventional, infusing your martini with tangy, briny pickle juice isn't such an extreme departure from traditional olive brine.
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Fats are an important part of a nutritious diet, and some are better than others. But between the good fats, which comes out on top: olive or avocado oil?
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If you're a lover of licorice and a craver of coffee, then you're going to want to know all about how anise elevates the bean-based beverage.
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The very idea of pickling is to make a food item last longer that it would fresh. But nothing lasts forever, so how long will your pickled ramps stay good?
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While it's delicious right out of the jar, cooking this fermented cabbage delicacy in wine is a creative way to shake up your sauerkraut routine.
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Even when white rice is combined with other items, it can fall flat. However, with the help of ginger, you can take white rice from ordinary to extraordinary.
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Blending the flavor of the fermented cabbage dish with the spreadable texture of traditional jam, kimchi jam is equal parts savory, sweet, and spicy.
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Red wine is as popular for cooking as it is for drinking. But if you've poured the last of your red wine, just use cranberry juice to deglaze a fond-laced pan.
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The most decadent proteins deserve the best side dishes possible. When it comes to rich and indulgent seafoods you might be surprised at what works best.
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Nutmeg is a classic spice used in sweet and savory dishes. But what to do if you are in the middle of a recipe and out of nutmeg? Grind some black peppercorns.
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Pickled radishes last a long time, but you should know when they start to lose their best qualities, and when they cross the border into unsafe territory.
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Two brothers decided to go scorched earth on their taste buds with a hot sauce tasting test for the ages. One grenade-shaped entry proved to be a total dud.
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Casseroles are dishes that are packed with many layers of ingredients. But there's one thing that often gets omitted. Remember to spice up your next casserole.
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There's a reason Panda Express uses a certain type of oil when making its signature dishes, and it's the reason the food you eat there tastes so good.
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Next time you have leftover mac and cheese, smother it between two slices of your favorite bread and transform it into a grilled mac and cheese sandwich.
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Although most cocktails use citrus fruits to give them a pleasantly sour taste, kombucha is a fun way to introduce new flavors into your favorite drinks.
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Slim Jims' popularity as a snack partially comes from their ability to be enjoyed on the go. Should you store them in the fridge after purchasing them, though?
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If grapefruit seems to be too bitter for your liking, you can always make it more palatable by adding a bit of salt to the top. Here are some tips.