Lily O'Neill

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Location
Austin, Texas
School
University Of Missouri Journalism School
Expertise
Restaurants, BBQ, Side Dish Recipes
  • Lily was The Denver Post's food reporter from 2022 to 2024, covering the Mile High City's restaurant scene.
  • As a Kansas City native and new Texas resident, she considers herself a barbecue aficionado.
  • She covered Colorado's inaugural Michelin Guide for The Denver Post, among other trending food stories.

Experience

Lily is a freelance journalist in Austin, Texas, combining her passion for food and storytelling to write compelling features for Chowhound. She has been professionally writing for publications for the last eight years. After settling down in Texas, she has been writing for award-winning publications, including Texas Monthly and San Antonio Express-News. In Denver, Lily covered Colorado's inaugural Michelin Guide for The Denver Post, among other trending food stories. She has previously written for BusinessDen, Denver's online local business news publication, and interned for 5280. Lily has also won an award for business reporting at the Kansas City Star.

Education

Lily has a bachelor's degree in journalism and a minor in Spanish from the University of Missouri.

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