Merlyn Miller

Portrait of Merlyn Miller

Title: Social Media Editor, Food & Wine

Location: New York, New York

Education: Merlyn graduated with a bachelor's in anthropology from Cornell University. While at Cornell, she centered her studies on the role that food plays in human culture and archaeology.

Expertise: sustainable food systems, food history, Southern and Cajun cuisines, food media trends.

Merlyn Miller is a social media editor and writer with a love for the ever-changing modern food culture. She curates visual directions for social media, identifies topics and content that appeal to a brand's audience, and follows new trends in food media.

Experience: Merlyn Miller began her tenure in food media by working with Mold, a publication about the future of food. She developed a social media strategy for Mold, wrote about food design and sustainability, and edited the work of others. After her stint there, Merlyn moved over to Cook Space Brooklyn, a cooking studio that hosted recreational cooking classes. She was responsible for keeping tabs on food trends, managing the brand's Instagram, and curating classes for students. Merlyn subsequently worked with cast iron cookware brand Field Company, where she managed the company's social media accounts, wrote about cast iron care, and even developed a few recipes.

About Food & Wine

Food & Wine, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is an award-winning online resource for anyone passionate about the culinary world. With rigorously tested recipes and the most trusted restaurant, drinks, culinary travel and home coverage, we inspire and empower people everywhere to discover, create, and devour the best in food and wine. Learn more about us and our editorial process.

Latest from Merlyn Miller

A person frying french fries in a commercial kitchen.
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Kamala Harris in a photo composite with collard greens.
Why Kamala Harris Preps Her Greens in a Bathtub
A forkful of cottage cheese.
Think You Hate Cottage Cheese? These Techniques Might Change Your Mind
A espresso shot being pulled.
Sabrina Carpenter’s Espresso Could Be the Perfect Personality Test
Grocery store shelf with Gerber brand 2nd stage baby foods in various flavors.
Majority of Baby Foods in Major U.S. Grocery Stores Fail to Meet Nutrition Guidelines, New Study Finds
A dairy farmer filtering milk into a milking pail.
Why Is Social Media Telling Us It’s OK to Drink Raw Milk?
Alicia Silverstone and Jerusalem cherry plants in a photo comp.
Alicia Silverstone Went Viral for Eating This Fruit, but Is It Toxic?
Raw Carolina shrimp in a photo composite with a photo of shrimp boats.
Why American Chefs Love Shrimp From This Coast
Milly's Pizza in the Pan-Photo
Step Aside New York, This List Ranks the 100 Best Pizzerias in the Midwest
Stanley Tucci in a photo composite with the scene of a kitchen.
How to Eat Like Stanley Tucci This Summer
A hand picking up pepperoni and black olive pizza.
Is the Pizza Theory the Perfect Relationship Test?
Viral Tiktok pasta with tomatoes, feta cheese, garlic and herbs.
Please Don’t Try These Social Media Food Trends at Home
A tomato, cucumber and red onion over an ice pattern in a photo composite.
Why You Should Be Eating Frozen Cucumbers and Tomatoes
Ina Garten in a photo composite with profiteroles covered in chocolate sauce.
Ina Garten Says This Is the 'Only Dessert to Order in Paris'
A Costco Wholesale membership card being held by two different people
Don’t Have a Membership Card? It’ll Be Even Harder to Sneak Into Costco Now
Food myths
7 Food Myths You Shouldn’t Believe
Top view donuts in a white paper box
How to Turn Stale Doughnuts Into a New Sweet Treat
Benny Blanco eating pasta in a car.
Why Is Benny Blanco Suddenly All Over Foodstagram?
The inside of one of the individual casas at UXUA Casa Hotel & Spa
There's a Food Lab Hiding Inside This Stunning Hotel on the Coast of Brazil — and Its Chocolate Is Worth the Trip Alone
Martha Stewart; mason jars
Martha Stewart Was Meal Prepping in Mason Jars Before Social Media Was Even Invented
A Halloween punch in a decorative cauldron with dry ice
The Greatest Halloween Party Trick Is Also the Most Classic: Dry Ice
Cast iron pans in various sizes
Have a Question About Cast Iron? This Customer Service Agent Has Answered It
Food-themed fashion
Champagne Cork Heels, Tapas Dresses, and More Ways to Wear Your Favorite Foods
Milk Bar Cheetos Cake
Milk Bar Teamed Up On a Layer Cake With...Cheetos?