Hannah Selinger

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With over 15 years of experience creating print and digital lifestyle content, Hannah Selinger covers divergent beats including food, wine, travel, and real estate.

  • Certified sommelier through the Court of Master Sommeliers
  • Graduate of the International Culinary Center
  • 2022 M.F.K. Fisher James Beard Award nominee
  • 2020 and 2022 IACP Award Finalist in the category of narrative beverage writing
  • Received a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University
  • Received a master’s degree from Emerson College
  • Is at work on a memoir about her time in the restaurant industry, which recently sold at auction to Hachette imprint Little, Brown, and which will be published in 2025

Experience

Hannah's work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, Wine Enthusiast, Food & Wine, Eater, CNN Travel, Hemispheres, Gastro Obscura, Eating Well, The Boston Globe, Curbed, Bon Appétit, and elsewhere. She has traveled to 24 countries and currently lives in Boxford, Massachusetts with her husband, two sons, two dogs, and one Russian tortoise.

Education

A graduate of Columbia University and Emerson College, where she was a Presidential Merit Fellow, Hannah is also a Certified Sommelier through the Court of Master Sommeliers and a graduate of the International Culinary Center (formerly the French Culinary Institute, or FCI)

About Travel + Leisure

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Exterior of the Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria in Italy
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Greenery surrounding the pool at the Cipriani Hotel in Venice, Italy
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A terrace at the Kona Village, Rosewood, resort in Hawaii
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Twin towers and dome of the historic Iglesia de la Compania seen across the red rooftops of Cusco in Peru. The church dates back to 1571 and sits on top of an old Inca Palace.
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Pool deck with city views at the Virgin New York City hotel
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One Bedroom Suite lake view at The Langham, Chicago
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Interior of a guest room at The St. Regis Toronto
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The sitting area at Maison de la Luz in New Orleans.
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Interior of a guest room at Capella Ubud
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Brick exterior of the Omni Bedford Springs Resort
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An illustration of a menu.
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Aerial view of Mont Rochelle in South Africa
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The pool and exterior at SHA Mexico
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A guest room terrace at the SHA Wellness Center in Mexico
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Aerial view of Bodrum on Turkish riviera
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A picnic outdoors
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Boat off the beach at Beaches Negril
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The main infinity pool at Andronis Arcadia in Santorini, Greece
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Mushrooms available at farmer's market stand in Blue Hill peninsula, Maine
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A man charges a electric vehicle at a charging station
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Hidden Pond farm
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Exterior view in autumn of Hermitage Inn
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A dog sits at a pet wash station near a line of colorful rain boots
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