Asia McLain

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Location
Los Angeles, CA
School
University of Southern California – School of Cinematic Arts
Expertise
Southern & New Orleans Style Cooking, Baking, Celebrity Chefs & Cookbooks
  • Asia's articles have been featured in Multiples of America's "Notebook" national magazine and the Disney Food Blog.
  • She once won a neighborhood "Iron Chef" competition where the secret ingredient was sweet potato. The highlight of the winning menu was her Caribbean sweet potato salad.
  • Her favorite restaurant is a 100-year-old Mexican spot in L.A.

Experience

Asia has been contributing to Daily Meal since 2023. She has been writing since she could hold a pencil and has worked as a professional writer for over a decade. Asia began her media writing career as a parenting writer and content creator for BuzzFeed and has since expanded her coverage to a diverse variety of lifestyle topics, including TV, movies, travel, food, women's issues, health, and Disney Parks. She has also conducted interviews with celebrities like Chrissy Teigen, Kristen Bell, and "Supernanny" Jo Frost.

Education

Asia has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in writing for screen and television from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts.

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Our team also regularly reviews and updates articles as necessary to ensure they are accurate. For more information on our editorial process, view our full policies page.

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