Stacey Leasca

Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is also the co-founder of Be a Travel Writer, an online course for the next generation of travel journalists. Her photos, videos, and words have appeared in print or online for Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure, Time, Los Angeles Times, Glamour, Men's Health, GlobalPost, LA Confidential, and many more. Stacey also served as an adjunct professor of journalism at the University of Southern California teaching feature writing and visual journalism. She is now pursuing her Ph.D., specializing in building resiliency to disinformation in early-career journalists.

• 17+ years of journalism experience
• 5+ years covering travel
• LA Press Club award-winning feature writer
• LA Press Club finalist in the travel, sports, and, soft feature categories
• NATJA Awards, Honorable Mention Culinary Travel

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Latest from Stacey Leasca

Spirit of Halloween Chipotle costumes.

Chipotle Is Launching a Line of Halloween Costumes You Need to See

Ice Breakers Flavor Shifters

Ice Breakers Has a New Gum — and It Changes Flavors as You Chew It

Mountain Dew Will Reimburse Your Move to the Mountain Time Zone

This Website Shows You the Cheapest Taco Bell Locations in Your Area

Wendy's May or May Not Be Releasing a Krabby Patty — Here's What We Know

Krispy Kreme Barbie donuts.

Krispy Kreme Is Honoring Barbie's 65th Birthday With 4 All-New Doughnuts — Including One Inspired by Her Dream House

Large steaks at a butcher shop.

Meat and Poultry Is Wildly Expensive Now — and It Could Be Due to Price Fixing

Heinz Has a New Hands-Free Robot That Will Dip Your Food for You

Burger King's Frozen Pink Lemonade.

Burger King Just Dropped a New Frozen Pink Lemonade — Here's How to Get It for Free

A dishwasher with a background of lemons.

TikTok Is Loving This Viral Lemon Hack for Cleaning Dishwashers — Does It Actually Work?

A Chipotle honey chicken bowl from Chipotle.

Chipotle Is Releasing an All-New Chicken Flavor — and It's Already Wildly Popular

the UberEats, DoorDash and GrubHub logos.

There Are Some Seriously Good Perks Hiding in Uber Eats, GrubHub, and DoorDash's Subscription Services

Chick-fil-A Is Allegedly Starting a Streaming Service — Here's What We Know

The Blackbird app on a phone.

The Blackbird App Lets You Pay Your Restaurant Bill Right on Your Phone — and You Can Use Crypto

Two people picking tomatoes on the farm at The Bushcamp Company in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.

This African Safari Serves Sustainable Meals From Its Own Farm

Coffee being poured into a mug.

FYI: Your Coffee Has Way More Cockroaches in It Than You Think — and That's OK

Plates of Panera little treats pastries and sandwiches on colorful plates.

Panera Is Getting in on TikTok's 'Little Treat Culture' Movement

Here's What Kind of Alcohol Your State Is Picking Up at Costco

Glazed Krispy Kreme Doughnuts.

Here's How to Get Your Free Doughnut at Krispy Kreme for National Doughnut Day

Wendy's French fries

Wendy's Is Giving Out Free Fries Every Friday for the Rest of 2024 — Here's How to Get Yours

Taco Bell's Nacho Fries

Taco Bell Is Bringing Back Its Bestselling Nacho Fries With a Brand-New Sauce

Pizza Hut Joins Forces with Viral Food Critic Keith Lee to Introduce theâ¨ FamiLEE Community Pizza.

Pizza Hut Teams Up With TikTok's Favorite Food Critic for a Brand-New Pie

Doritos Celebrates 20th 'Bajaversary' with First Ever Baja Inspired Chips.

Doritos Is Dropping a New Flavor Just for Mountain Dew Fans

A split image of the inside of a restaurant and a design text for Global Tastemakers

Food & Wine 2024 Global Tastemakers