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Carly Fisher is a James Beard award–nominated writer and author of Easy Weekend Getaways in the Hudson Valley & Catskills. She’s been writing about food, travel, cannabis, and culture at-large before the algorithm took over. Her work has appeared in GQ, Bon Appétit, CNN Travel, Wine Enthusiast, NBC, Fodor's Travel, Food & Wine, and New York Magazine. She has also been featured on NBC, Travel + Leisure, Travel Channel, and WBEZ, and a guest speaker at Hall of Flowers, Baruch College, Women Chefs and Restaurateurs Conference, and Food Writers’ Workshop.
Her Substack Pipe Dreams by The Weed Witch is a wildcard mix of interviews and cultural detours, from mystic head shop owners in Mexico City to French winemakers building hempcrete wine caves.
Carly lives in the West Village of New York City where she sometimes teaches Pilates, mentors emerging writers at 826NYC, and still gets lost on purpose.
Awards
James Beard Foundation Awards
Nominee: TV or Web Series (2018)
Family Meal - CNN
Business Marketing Association
Top Custom Publishing: Magazine, Print or Electronic (2015)
Advance - National Restaurant Association
Pearl Awards/Custom Content Council
Gold: Best New Editorial Magazine (2015)
Food Fanatics magazine
Gold: Best Overall Editorial (2013)
Bronze: Best Overall Print Magazine (2013)
Food Fanatics magazine
Press
7 Charming Small Towns in the Catskills (Travel + Leisure)
7 Charming Towns in the Hudson Valley With Outdoor Adventures, Incredible Restaurants, and Local Art (Travel + Leisure)
It’s Time for a Late-Summer Food Trip. Here Are 21 Places to Drive Right Now (NYMag)
10 Travel Writers Share Their Scariest Stories From the Road (Travel Channel)
Easy Fall Day Trips From Major U.S. Cities (Reader's Digest)
A Stoner City Guide to Chicago, Portland + San Francisco (Different Leaf Podcast)
Why Chicago's West Loop Neighborhood is a Hot Spot for Diners (Eight Forty-Eight/WBEZ)
The Weed Witch Carly Fisher Shares 5 Songs For Your Next Smoke Sesh (Magnetic Magazine)
Where Is The Weed Emoji? (Weedmaps)
The 9 Strangest Roadside Attractions in the U.S. (Best Life)
14 Cool Women in Cannabis Making a Difference (GoldLeaf)