Lucy Simon

Portrait of Lucy Simon
Title: Assistant Editor
Location: New York, New York

Lucy Simon is a New York-based wine, spirits, and food writer has been with Food & Wine since the spring of 2021.

Experience

Lucy Simon has always been infatuated with the world of food and beverage. Lucy joined team Food & Wine in the Spring of 2021 and has worked for both print, video, digital and her written work can be seen in a variety of sections across the magazine. She has completed the Wine and Spirits Education Trust's (WSET) Level 3 Award in wine.

Education

Lucy graduated from Tufts University with a bachelor's degree in Anthropology and minor in Food Systems & Nutrition. While there she channeled her love of food and culture into her thesis on restaurant resilience amidst COVID-19, with a focus on the social, political, and economic history of restaurants. 

About Food & Wine

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Latest from Lucy Simon

A Grey Goose Honey Deuce cocktail, Maestro Dobel Tequila Taylor Fritz - Fritzy Spicy Margarita, Aperol Spritz and a bottle of Moet & Chandon playing doubles tennis.
How the U.S. Open Made Tennis the Most Exciting Sport in Booze
The Honey Deuce cocktail and a blue tennis court.
Honey Deuce
Spicy foods to pair with wine
3 Essential Tips for Drinking Wine With Spicy Foods, According to Science
coconut mojitos with rum bottles
9 Refreshing Mint Cocktails from Frozen Mojitos to Spicy Moscow Mules
50/50 Martini Spritz
Dirty Martini Spritz
2 mins
An icy cocktail with lime.
For Better Gimlets, Serve Them on the Rocks
White Port and Tonic
White Port and Tonic
2 mins
lots of different alternative soda cans
The Soda Aisle Has Never Been More Exciting — Here Are 6 Brands to Try
2023 Soalheiro Alvarinho, Luis Seabra Vinhos Granito Cru, 2022 Curvos Superior
The 9 Best Vinho Verdes to Drinks for Fresh, Summer Fun
Bottles of liquor on a bar cart.
Does Alcohol Go Bad? Here’s What You Need to Know
Cantaritos
The Citrusy Tequila Cocktail You Should Be Making This Summer
5 mins
Wine at Gramercy Tavern.
Gramercy Tavern Has One of the Best Wine Cellars in New York — We Got an Inside Look
Gramercy Tavern executive chef Michael Anthony standing in the front window
30 Years In, Gramercy Tavern Remains a Great American Restaurant
A dairy-free shake with tahini, cardamom, coffee, banana and sweet date syrup.
Tahini Is the Secret to This Creamy, Dairy-Free Coffee Shake
5 mins
Ginger Lemon Tonic
Ginger-Lemon Tonic
3 mins
Limoncello Sorbet Float
Limoncello Sorbet Float
2 mins
Spicy Whiskey Ginger
Spicy Whiskey Ginger
2 mins
Gâteau au Yaourt (Yogurt Cake) slices
Gâteau au Yaourt (Yogurt Cake)
2 hrs
Ginger Arnold Palmer
Ginger Arnold Palmer
5 mins
Bottles of Cava on a dark tabletop being poured into sparkling wine glasses
8 Bottles That Prove Cava Should Be Your Summer Sparkling Wine
Chateau Pavie, Chateau La Gaffeliere, Chateau Figeac, Chateau Beausejour on sale in Ets Martin in St Emilion, Bordeaux, France.
How to Read a French Wine Label
Food from SMÖRGÅSLAND at Saluhall Market.
Drink At A Sauna-Themed Bar in San Francisco’s Scandinavian-Inspired Food Hall
Bottles and glasses of Lambrusco.
Lambrusco, the Love-It-or-Hate-It Red, Is the Sparkling Wine of the Summer
Ginger Simple Syrup
How to Make a 2-Ingredient Ginger Syrup
1 hr