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Lisa Fain

Biography

Lisa Fain

Lisa Fain is a seventh-generation Texan who currently resides in New York City. When she’s not on the hunt for chile peppers, she writes and photographs the popular food blog Homesick Texan, which has been named one of the top fifty food blogs in the world by the Times of London and the Best Regional Food Blog by Saveur. It has also received recognition from the New York Times, Bon Appétit and Gourmet. Lisa’s writing has appeared in Saveur and Edible Austin and on SeriousEats.com, and her photographs have been exhibited worldwide, with two in the permanent collection of the Library of Congress. An active member of Foodways Texas and the Southern Foodways Alliance, Lisa is also a certified barbecue judge.

Lisa Fain