Jenny Miller

School
Stanford University
Expertise
Big City Restaurants, Vietnamese Food, Italian Meals
  • In one Food Republic article, Jenny recounted a summer's trip to various restaurants around Detroit.
  • She used another piece to explain the prevalence of Vietnamese food in New Orleans.
  • Jenny included cheese, seafood, and tropical fruit among her top 10 foods from the Azores.

Experience

Jenny's first foray into the world of journalism came via an internship at Stanford Magazine in 2001. For the next three years, she followed this up with similar positions at a variety of publications, including 7x7 Magazine and Boulevards New Media. In 2005, she began work as an assistant editor for Brilliant Magazine in Austin, Texas. One year later, she began contributing as a freelance styler writer at Austin American-Statesman. She worked as a freelance reporter for the New York Post in 2009. She contributed work to Food Republic and Tasting Table.

Education

Jenny graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor's degree in American Studies.

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Stories By Jenny Miller

  • Dig Into Ice Cream Room Service At The Sentinel Portland

    In Hungry Concierge, we travel the world to spot hotels that operate with their guests’ food and drink needs squarely in mind — hotels, both big and small, that are located in neighborhoods rich with bar and restaurant options. Because there’s nothing worse than having your trip derailed by crummy room service.It's a strange thing…

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  • Meet The Most Mom-Approved Hotel In California

    In Hungry Concierge, we travel the world to spot hotels that operate with their guests’ food and drink needs squarely in mind — hotels, both big and small, that are located in neighborhoods rich with bar and restaurant options. Because there’s nothing worse than having your trip derailed by crummy room service. If Santa Barbara…

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  • Take A Plunge, Even During Dinner, At The Thompson Playa Del Carmen

    In Hungry Concierge, we travel the world to spot hotels that operate with their guests’ food and drink needs squarely in mind — hotels, both big and small, that are located in neighborhoods rich with bar and restaurant options. Because there’s nothing worse than having your trip derailed by crummy room service.Visitors to Playa del…

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  • How New Orleans Got Hooked On Vietnamese Food

    I've arrived in New Orleans with food on my mind, and MoPho is dishing what I crave: a fragrant, deeply spiced bowl of pho. As I sip my boozy bubble tea, the pièce de résistance arrives. Rich beef-marrow broth swims with rice noodles, house-made head cheese and delicious meatballs that taste just ever so vaguely…

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  • Chow Down And Drink Up At The Old No. 77 In New Orleans

    In Hungry Concierge, we travel the world to spot hotels that operate with their guests’ food and drink needs squarely in mind — hotels, both big and small, that are located in neighborhoods rich with bar and restaurant options. Because there’s nothing worse than having your trip derailed by crummy room service.In New Orleans, everyone's…

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  • Chef Daniel Castaño Shows Us Where To Eat In Bogotá, Colombia

    Before we met, chef-restaurateur Daniel Castaño and I started following each other on Instagram. So he knew when he picked me up one brilliant morning last month in Bogotá, Colombia, that I'd be feeling a little rough — he'd seen the photo posted at 5 a.m. from backstage at the city's latest late-night club. Lucky…

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  • The Best Asian Eats In Portland, Oregon

    Food carts and wood-fired whatnot get most of the culinary attention in my hometown of Portland, Oregon. But the bangin' Asian food scene deserves a feature of its own, especially with the lunar new year coming up next month. From street snacks to soup bowls to tingly Sichuan specialties, here's a crib sheet for Rose…

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  • Get Ready For China Live, An Epic Chinese-Food Hub In San Francisco

    Like others before him, Bay Area restaurateur George Chen laments that Chinese cuisine isn't taken more seriously in the U.S. "People have seen the same dishes for almost a century," he points out. "Italian food has evolved so much from the old days — why not Chinese food?" Chen is set to address this question in…

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  • 8 Great Stoner Eats In Portland, Oregon

    Though the state of Oregon legalized marijuana back on July 1, recreational sales weren't legal until last month. Now that Portland's many medical dispensaries can sell the green stuff to anyone, here's what to eat when the munchies set in:Kargi Gogo: Acharuli KhachapuriAnyone who's ever tasted the gooey, cheesy, carby mess that is Georgian khachapuri…

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  • Home Is Where Chinatown Is

    Recently I realized that the common thread of my last three years of manic globe-trotting is not a thread at all: It's a noodle. Preferably one doused in chili sauce or nestled in a bowl of steaming broth — with a side of dumplings, if I can get them. By now I've racked up visits to so…

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  • Mickey Mousse: Fine Dining With Disney On The High Seas

    I was a cruise virgin who tended to avoid even parties on boats, but something about the publicist’s email intrigued me, or maybe amused me. Did I want to spend a weekend on the Disney Dream cruise ship to experience the fine-dining offerings, including dinner at Remy restaurant? That's right, an upscale French restaurant named…

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  • Essential Foods And Drinks Of Italy's Emilia-Romagna Region

    Many of the foods we think of as quintessentially Italian hail from the Emilia-Romagna region. Parmigiano-Reggiano? Check. The best balsamic vinegar? Yup. Prosciutto di Parma? That, too. So where exactly is this place that is so hard for Americans to pronounce? (Hint: It's e-MI-li-a ro-MAHN-ya.) Italy is divided into regions rather than states or provinces,…

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  • Chefs Of The World Unite In...Estonia?

    If you've never given much thought to Tallinn, Estonia, you're probably not alone. Few, if any, of the big-name chefs who attended the first-ever Sauce culinary conference earlier this week had visited the Estonian capital before. But given the success of the event, it seems likely they'll be back.Me, I just happened to be bumbling…

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  • Eat, Drink And Sleep Like A Rock Star At Hotel Ivy In Minneapolis

    In Hungry Concierge, we travel the world to spot hotels that operate with their guests’ food and drink needs squarely in mind — hotels, both big and small, that are located in neighborhoods rich with bar and restaurant options. Because there’s nothing worse than having your trip derailed by crummy room service.It's not typical for a…

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  • Taking The Pulse Of The Detroit Dining Scene

    Perhaps you've read a few rosy accounts of the culinary renaissance in Detroit. This isn't going to be another one of those. Sure, I visited tons of restaurants when I was in town in July and ate well at all of them. Nothing blew my mind, but I wasn't looking for culinary fireworks — that isn't…

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