Elizabeth Passarella is a contributing editor for Southern Living and former editor at Real Simple and Vogue. She has spent more than 20 years writing about food, travel, home design, and parenting in outlets including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Magazine’s The Cut, Parents, Martha Stewart Weddings, Coastal Living, Airbnb Magazine, and Apartment Therapy’s The Kitchn. She grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, and graduated with a degree in journalism from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Elizabeth lives in New York City with her husband and three children.

Photo by Amy Robinson 2021