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

8 Distillers and Spirits Specialists to Know at Tales of the Cocktail

You’ll find them all at Meet the Distillers, one of the conference’s best events. We caught up with them early to chat about their process, trend predictions and more.

We Tasted and Ranked 16 Grocery Store Barbecue Sauces

From Sweet Baby Ray's to Buffalo Wild Wings

Four Whiskey Cocktails to Make for a Crowd

We asked pro bartenders for their best punch recipes

Tell Me Where: A Locals’ Guide to Providence, Rhode Island 

I asked bartenders, shop owners and restaurateurs: what are the essential stops? Then I visited them myself.

The Only Grilled Salmon Recipe You’ll Ever Need

And a pro chef’s technique for preventing fillets from sticking to the grates

It’s Summer: Put Peaches in Your Red Wine

This delightful Italian recipe has become a warm-weather tradition in my house

Long Live the Lychee Martini

Modern iterations are breathing new life into the early-aughts darling. Here are three to make at home.

5 Homemade Barbecue Sauce Recipes From Pro Pitmasters and Chefs

The easiest way to up your grilling and smoking game this summer

It Doesn’t Get More Summertime Than Grilled Fish Tacos

Fire up the coals with this seasonal recipe from a pro chef

Vego Will Help You Become a Better Gardener

This is the holy grail garden bed for experts and novices alike

The Most Overrated Food Trends, According to Chefs

“Uni, truffles, caviar — these ingredients used to be special,” laments one executive chef

Father’s Day Cookbooks to Gift Every Type of Dad

And yes, you can totally snag them last-minute

It’s Time to Stop Dissing Vodka

Words were had at the beginning of the cocktail renaissance in the early aughts. But shouldn’t we be past that now?