Caitlin White
Journalist
Caitlin White is a food, wine and travel reporter who splits her time between Los Angeles, Toronto, and Cannes. She’s a contributing editor to Santa Barbara Magazine and a hotel critic for The Telegraph. Her work has appeared in The Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, InsideHook, Somm Journal, and many more. Born and raised in the Willamette Valley, she has a soft spot for Oregon Pinot Noir, but learned to drink in Red Hook bars like Fort Defiance and Sunny’s.
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At Lucia in Los Angeles, chef Cleophus “Ophus” Hethington marks Black History Month with a four-week menu exploring Black foodways across Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas.
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