Amanda Gabriele

Amanda Gabriele is InsideHook’s Senior Editor and has been writing about everything from booze and food to travel and style for 15 years. She’s written for Thrillist, Travel + Leisure, Eater, Gear Patrol, New York Magazine, Michelin Guide, Hilton Hotels & Resorts and Ralph Lauren. Amanda loves to mix Martinis, collect cookbooks, travel anywhere and everywhere, and hang with her goldendoodle, Spaghetti. You can follow her adventures on Instagram @amandameatballs.

All Articles From Amanda Gabriele

Want to Meet Someone in LA? Anine Bing Knows Just the Place.

The buzzy designer talks chance encounters beyond the dating apps, restaurant recs and the joys of dining solo

28 Delectable Gifts for People Who Love to Cook

From my current cast-iron obsession to the one cookbook I’m gifting this year, the home chef in your life will thank you for these upgrades

For $350, You Can Ruin Someone’s Night at Blood Manor

NYC's infamous haunted house has an experience that lets you get made up and scare its unsuspecting guests. Naturally, I had to try it.

In Search of the Greek Island-Hopping Idyll

What I learned traveling between Naxos, Ios and Paros — and how to make the most of the Cyclades

Hannah Chamberlain Loves an "Exquisitely Chilled" Martini and One Very Specific Airport Bar

The imbiber behind SpiritedLA tells me about her favorite Martini in the world (two, actually) and how to spend a perfect day in Portland

The Most Memorable Meal in New York, According to Yara Herrera

The chef behind Ridgewood, Queens darling Hellbender always wants to order everything on the menu and hates it when you’re late

Inside the Sultry, Bejeweled, Spectacular World of Company XIV

I went backstage at the New York theater company that has spent two decades blurring the lines between burlesque, ballet and cabaret

Ana Castro’s Perfect New Orleans Day Includes Dive Bars and Late-Night Fried Chicken

The buzzy chef behind Acamaya shares her 11-part itinerary, and proves that caviar has not jumped the shark

The Best Martini in the World, According to Valentino Longo

The globetrotting bartender behind Miami’s ViceVersa lets me in on a few secrets, including the carbonara he eats for dinner and dessert when in Rome

What Does It Take to Feed the US Open? I Suited Up to Find Out.

I worked a shift slinging lobster rolls to see what it’s like serving a million ravenous tennis fans

Rivkah Reyes Swears by Line Dancing and Hotel Chelsea Staycations

I caught up with the actor and musician to talk dating green flags and why you need to book one of the hotel’s “haunted rooms with a big-ass bathtub”

It’s a Shoe Store! It’s a Wine Bar! It’s a Social Club!

The hottest hangouts in New York are increasingly between the retail shelves

Ariel Arce Knows the One Restaurant Seat to Avoid at All Costs

I caught up with the restaurateur behind Tokyo Record Bar and Pearl Box to talk takeout, bowling and the concert she caught in two separate cities

Your New, New Orleans Sanctuary

NOLA in July is no joke. Thankfully, Maison Métier had skin-contact wine and 17-foot ceilings waiting for me.

The Most Underrated Cocktails on Every Bar Menu

You’re likely skipping over some of the best mixed drinks the bartender can make

The Pickle Margarita Is the Drink of Summer

Sweet, sour AND briny? Sign us up!