Stephanie Burnette

South Carolina-based writer, culinary instructor and ICS World Chili Cookoff judge

Stephanie Burnette is a food and travel writer in the Carolinas and covers the southeast. She writes for Eater, Thrillist, Town, atHome, SC Department of Agriculture, as well as for multiple visitors guides each year. Her background includes culinary instruction at The John C. Campbell Folk School and 400+ recipes for Gannett. She is the author of the upcoming 100 Things to Do in Greenville Before You Die, by Reedy Press. She's judged the ICS World Chili Cookoff and the Great American Burger Contest but says her two teenagers are the best critics she knows.

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