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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.
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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.
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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
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Business Marketing Association
Top Custom Publishing: Magazine, Print or Electronic (2015)
Advance - National Restaurant Association
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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)
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7 Charming Towns in the Hudson Valley With Outdoor Adventures, Incredible Restaurants, and Local Art (Travel + Leisure)
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It’s Time for a Late-Summer Food Trip. Here Are 21 Places to Drive Right Now (NYMag)
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10 Travel Writers Share Their Scariest Stories From the Road (Travel Channel)
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Easy Fall Day Trips From Major U.S. Cities (Reader's Digest)
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A Stoner City Guide to Chicago, Portland + San Francisco (Different Leaf Podcast)
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Why Chicago's West Loop Neighborhood is a Hot Spot for Diners (Eight Forty-Eight/WBEZ)
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The Weed Witch Carly Fisher Shares 5 Songs For Your Next Smoke Sesh (Magnetic Magazine)
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Where Is The Weed Emoji? (Weedmaps)​​
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The 9 Strangest Roadside Attractions in the U.S. (Best Life)
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14 Cool Women in Cannabis Making a Difference (GoldLeaf)​​​