Sean Flynn

Portrait of Sean Flynn
Title: Senior Editorial Director, Food & Wine
Location: New York City
Expertise: luxury travel, food, cocktails, and spirits

Sean Flynn has spent the past 17 years working across digital, print, broadcast, and radio, covering food and drink, travel, architecture, and immigration. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Edible, Afar, Travel + Leisure, and Condé Nast Traveler, among others.

Experience

Sean Flynn has written for a number of the world's most highly regarded travel and food publications. He's also held editorial positions as esteemed publications like Travel + Leisure, Departures, and Condé Nast Traveler, in addition to his current role at Food & Wine. During the course of his career, Flynn has assigned and edited immersive features from award-winning journalists, conceptualized brand defining editorial franchises, and traveled the world to conduct interviews, produce and host videos, and shoot photos. For the past two decades he has written at length about luxury travel, food, chefs, spirits, and cocktails.

Education

Flynn received his Bachelor's in English and history at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York and his Master's at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism in New York City. He has also taken master's classes in integrated marketing communication.

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 Sean Flynn

Interior of Bar Raval in Toronto, Canada with wood walls, tin ceilings and a stocked bar.
How One Canadian City Became the Epicenter for Cocktail Innovation
The Wauwinet Lady boat docked at the Wauwinet Hotel in Nantucket.
Add This Nantucket Water Excursion to Your Summer Wish List
bartenders making martinis at Connaught Bar in London
Why London's Hotel Bars Are the Best There Is Right Now
A split image of the inside of a restaurant and a design text for Global Tastemakers
Food & Wine 2024 Global Tastemakers
An exterior view of The Fife Arms in the winter time
How a 170-Year-Old Restored Victorian Coaching Inn Became the Home to One of the Best Bars in the World
Dine in a Bucolic Courtyard in the Center of Paris at This Luxe Hotel
Spend a Day in the French Countryside Without Leaving Paris at This Stunning Courtyard Restaurant
Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain Once Said This Restaurant in Paris Was a Must-Visit, Second Only to the Eiffel Tower
Mr. J
Skip the ‘Party Drinks’ This St. Patrick’s Day and Mix Up a Classic Irish Cocktail Instead
Padma Lakshmi
For Padma Lakshmi, Entertaining Is About Building Connection
An illustration of two hands reaching for holiday cookies off of a platter
Padma Lakshmi Has the Perfect Trick for Sparking Conversation at a Party
Spatchcocked Smoke Turkey
26 Thanksgiving Recipes Our Editors Make Every Year
Chocolate-Frosted Cake Cookies
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Chelsea Hotel gets a makeover
An NYC Rock 'n' Roll Institution Steps Into Its Second Act
Joan Roca; garum in a jar
One of the Best Restaurants in the World Has a Literal Secret Sauce
Shellfish dish
Our Favorite Places to Eat, Sleep, and Explore in Napa Valley
The Londoner Hotel Has a Cocktail Bar Devoted to Champagne
Heading to London? Stop for a Tipple at This Bar Dedicated to Champagne Cocktails
They've Just Created a Worse Seat Than a Middle Seat on an Airplane
There's a New Proposed Airplane Seat Design That's Way Worse Than the Middle Seat
Almanac Barcelona - Azimuth Rooftop
The Best Views in Barcelona Come With a Cocktail
This Inexpensive Trader Joe's Canned Good Is My Go-to Party Appetizer
This Trader Joe's Canned Good Is My Favorite Appetizer to Bring to Parties — and It Requires No Prep
Whiskies Around the World
How to Choose a Good Bottle of Whiskey When You Don’t Really Know What You’re Doing
This Parisian Hotel Hosted Picasso's Wedding Reception — And It's Still One of the Best Hotels in the City
This Parisian Hotel Hosted Picasso's Wedding Reception, and It's Still One of the Best Places to Stay in the City
Historic former Red Lion pub in Melksham, Wiltshire, England
The Story of Why Over 500 Pubs in the United Kingdom Share the Same Name
Sugar Beach, A Viceroy Resort
Traveling With Kids? This Caribbean Resort Is Just What You’re Looking for
The Tack Room at Adare Manor
Taste Your Way Through the Largest Collection of Premium Whiskies in Ireland at This Restored Manor