Alia Akkam is a writer who covers food, drink, travel, and design. Her work has appeared in outlets like Vogue.com, Playboy, and Taste, and she is a former editor at Edible Queens, Hospitality Design, and Beverage Media. With the Tippling Bros. she wrote the book A Lime and a Shaker: Discovering Mexican-Inspired Cocktails. A native New Yorker, Alia now calls Budapest home.