Audrey Michels
School
American University Of Paris, Trinity College Dublin
Expertise
Food, Travel, Irish And French Food Culture, Technology Startups
- In addition to being a lifelong home chef and food lover, Audrey also worked as a sous-chef at a language program in the South of France, and as a paid recipe developer.
- As a dual citizen of the United States and Germany, and having lived in France, Ireland, and Germany before settling in New York, Audrey has a unique perspective on what it means to be a citizen of the world.
- In addition to food and travel, Audrey has written on everything from Broadway musical production to what made Google Glass such a catastrophic failure.
Experience
Audrey Michels won the Sin-Ming Shaw award for academic excellence for her undergraduate thesis in 2016, and her graduate thesis also received honors. Since then, she's ghost-written an article published by VentureBeat and developed many recipes for online publisher Cooktop Cove. She has also spent time writing articles and blog posts for startup companies in the tech space, and even for a two-time Tony Award winning investor and entrepreneur.
Education
Audrey Michels completed her 4-year bachelor's degree at the American University of Paris in just three years before moving to Ireland to pursue a master's degree from Trinity College Dublin. She arguably spent as much time exploring the culinary culture of those cities as she spent studying their literature.
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Stories By Audrey Michels
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Who doesn't want a glass of champagne at the end of the day? If you associate this drink with celebrations and high price tags, it might not be your go-to, but maybe it should be. There are numerous health benefits associated with regular champagne consumption.
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When it comes to tea, there are only so many things you can mess up, especially if you don't take it with milk or any sweetener.
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There are so many ways that bad smells can infiltrate your home. Anything from cooking certain foods to simply owning a pet will guarantee that at some point in your adult life you'll have to figure out a bad smell solution. Sometimes it's as simple as cleaning the source and opening a window.
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Taking acetaminophen every day might not seem like a big deal. It's widely considered safer than alternatives like aspirin or ibuprofen. But it that true?
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In many ways, the music of Luke Bryan hasn't changed much from his Doin' My Thing days in 2009.
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Even if you've seen RBG or On the Basis of Sex, you might not know much about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's relationship with her granddaughter Clara Spera. Turns out, it's surprisingly normal and relatable. Well, mostly. People now do give her grandmother standing ovations.
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We all know that getting enough sleep is crucial to our health. Impaired sleep can impact everything from memory to muscle repair, so it's no wonder we worry about it as much as we do (via National Sleep Foundation). But did you know that the position in which you sleep matters too?
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If you've recently dug out that jar of instant coffee at the back of your pantry, you might be surprised to learn exactly what goes into making those dry coffee crystals. The only ingredient in instant coffee is coffee, so how do they turn it into those strange granules?
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If you've ever dreamed of having an amazing jewelry collection, you might want to take a peek at Elizabeth Taylor's for inspiration. The full extent of Taylor's collection became public when it was auctioned off by Christie's in 2011. The actress' jewels included massive emeralds and diamonds.
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If you're wondering why the royals have such strict rules when it comes to physical appearance, the answers are fairly straightforward.
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Meal prepping is a way of life for many of us, and a part of it is finding the right containers to store food in. There are many different ways to build an arsenal of storage containers, from saving and cleaning takeout boxes and mason jars to buying a matching set of plastic or glass containers.
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In a climate rife with all kinds of conflict, it can feel difficult at times to identify things that unite people across all backgrounds.If you can think of one, it just might be the seemingly universal love for the Costco food court, which boasts some of the store's best-selling items.
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YouTube titan Jenna Marbles announced on Thursday that she would be leaving the platform. She also announced that she had set several of her previous videos to private, fearing they might offend viewers. This announcement comes in the wake of the third "dramageddon."
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For most of us, it's going to take a lot to feel safe in public spaces again in a post-COVID 19 world, but it should come at no surprise that companies are already trying to get us there. AMC will reopen 450 of its over 600 venues on July 15th, and aims to be fully operational by the end of July.
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Band-Aid is joining the scores of corporations making changes in support of the Black Lives Matter movement following the nationwide protests against systemic racism and the death of George Floyd. The company announced a new line of bandages to "embrace the beauty of diverse skin."
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You might be surprised to learn that Disneyland's Splash Mountain has a controversial origin story. If you've ever gone on the log flume adventure and wondered about the theme, it's based on the 1946 Disney film Song of the South, which has long been highly criticized for its racist themes.
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If you've never given a second thought to the name of country band Lady Antebellum, you might be surprised to hear that the Grammy-winning trio has decided to change their name to simply Lady A in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests across the U.S. in recent weeks.
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Netflix's Malibu Rescue enthusiastic captain, Dylan, is expertly played by Jackie Jacobson. Jacobson brings a lot of passion and energy to the part, but it wasn't her first. If she looks strangely familiar to you, here are a few of the biggest shows she's been in over the years.
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Pearls are some of the most diverse gemstones that range widely in quality, and are often imitated. Unlike most jewelry, you don't need a special magnifying glass or an expert eye to suss out the real pearls. All you need is a set of teeth, and this tip. Prepare to be a pearl-spotting expert.
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Ever had a bobby pin start to slip out of your hair before you'd even finished placing it? Gone to unpin your hair and only found a few of the ones you placed that morning? Well, it's possible you've been using bobby pins wrong all this time.