Raised in northern California, Lauren Saria has been a food writer and editor for more than 10 years at publications including the Phoenix New Times and Arizona Republic. She holds Bachelor of Journalism and Master of Mass Communication degrees from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at ASU. In 2014 she won Best Newspaper Food Feature from the Association of Food Journalists for a cover story about efforts to grow heirloom wheat in Arizona. In her free time, you can find her running, hiking with her dog, or practicing yoga.