Laura B WeissLaura Weiss is a professor of journalism at New York University and a freelance author, specializing in food, travel, and lifestyle. Her writings have appeared in the New York Times, New York Daily News, Travel + Leisure, i>Edible Brooklyn, and on Foodnetwork.com. She blogs about food and society for the Huffington Post and is editor of foodandthings.com. She was a reporter for Congressional Quarterly, a writer for Time's school edition, and a director at AOL. Read More Read Less