HuffPost UK
07/10/2023
I'm A Food Writer With Severe Food Allergies - Here's How That Works
You will have to excuse me, my anaphylaxis is showing.
Nikki Miller-Ka
Freelance Food and Travel Writer
United States
Nikki Miller-Ka is a freelance food and travel writer based in North Carolina—though she wasn't born there, she was bred there (she eats it all the time). Her work has appeared in Food & Wine, Southern Living, Eater, The Assembly NC, The Local Palate, HuffPost UK, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and USA Today's Southern Kitchen, and more.
She is the author of two forthcoming cookbooks with University Press of Kentucky: Southern Snacks (2027) and Rise and Shine: Southern Breakfasts (2028). She serves on the James Beard Foundation's Restaurant and Chef Awards Emeritus Committee and explores Southern foodways, travel, and cultural identity through her Substack newsletter, Roots and Routes. Her blog, Nik Snacks Online, has been serving recipes and food stories for over 18 years. When she's not writing, she's planning her next trip. Find her on Instagram @niksnacks or at niksnacksonline.com.
