Carl Dawson
Carl Dawson covers food for the Post and Courier with a focus on how local purveyors feed community occasions and everyday life. His reporting connects dishes and vendors to the events, places and industries that define his coverage area, drawing on years of work reporting on local government, development and major employers. He writes in a straightforward, service-oriented style that makes it easy for readers to see who is cooking, what they offer and how that fits into the broader local landscape.
Aiken barbecue purveyors
Dawson’s food coverage centers on local businesses, with a particular emphasis on barbecue and the people who cook it. In his feature on Aiken barbecue purveyors ready to feed July 4 gatherings, he spotlights local operators preparing to supply holiday meals and party spreads, framing them as go-to options for readers planning celebrations. The story treats barbecue as both a product and a community service, showing how these vendors step in at moments when residents need to feed a crowd without doing the work themselves. His approach in this kind of piece blends clear descriptions of what is on offer with a practical angle: who can help, and when, for an upcoming occasion.
Tribute Parkway hotels and development
Before shifting into food coverage, Dawson reported on local development and infrastructure, covering projects such as the opening of a hotel on Tribute Parkway alongside continuing road construction on the same corridor. In that work, he pairs business openings with updates on construction progress, giving readers a combined view of new amenities and the practical realities of getting around them. The Tribute Parkway coverage shows his habit of anchoring stories in specific places and projects, explaining what is new, what is still in progress and how those changes affect daily routines. That background in development reporting informs his food writing, which similarly treats restaurants and purveyors as part of a changing built environment rather than as isolated businesses.
City of Aiken and Savannah River Site
Dawson has covered the City of Aiken and the Savannah River Site, reporting on civic issues and one of the region’s most significant industrial employers. That beat involves tracking decisions in city government and developments at a major federal nuclear complex, work that demands accuracy, clarity and attention to public impact. Experience explaining complex, long-running issues such as municipal projects and Savannah River Site operations gives him a foundation for contextualizing food stories within broader economic and community trends. When he writes about local purveyors or hospitality businesses, he brings an understanding of how they sit alongside city planning, industrial employment and infrastructure decisions that shape where and how people eat.
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Aaron Guerrero
Aaron Guerrero is head of the digital department at Miami’s Community Newspapers, where he pairs restaurant coverage with community-facing content. He focuses on how Miami-area restaurants evolve, celebrate, and experiment through new concepts, menus, and neighborhood-focused dining experiences. He reports on restaurant openings, such as an Italian food hall at Plaza Coral Gables, new executive lunch menus, and wood-fired Latin steakhouse brunches, explaining what sets each venue apart. He also covers awards, like a Wine Spectator honor for an Italian chophouse, and events that turn dining rooms into social hubs. His bylines extend to features on sports-themed gatherings, civic renamings, local visits to restaurant programs, sponsored community pieces, and official notices. His work is straightforward and descriptive, helping readers and local businesses connect around specific openings, promotions, and dining experiences.
Alice Mannette
Alice Mannette blends service journalism with narrative reporting about everyday life, using local food and gathering places to tell broader stories about community. She writes for the St. Cloud Times, focusing on practical guides to ice cream shops, wineries and other neighborhood businesses. Her coverage turns questions like where to eat and what to do this weekend into portraits of local entrepreneurs, weekend plans and the social life of her area. She reports food and drink as usable guides while tracing local history, culture and public safety. She also covers how people record their lives, writing features on diaries, family history and new books that examine archives and memory. Alongside this, she reports civic and public safety news and produces USA TODAY Network service pieces that compile clear, concrete resources for people dealing with storms and other emergencies.
Amanda Mactas
Amanda Mactas links food news, pop culture, and practical consumer advice, showing how brands, products, and personalities appear in everyday eating. She is an associate editor at Delish, reporting news and feature stories that span celebrity-driven launches, competitive eating, value-focused roundups, and taste tests. Her beat covers food culture, event-driven food deals, brand campaigns, product testing, grocery finds, and shopping guides, all with a clear service angle. She reports through specific products, personalities, and major sports days or holidays, using them to explain broader trends, marketing tactics, and consumer value. Beyond Delish, she works as a freelance writer and editor across food, travel, health, and lifestyle outlets, profiling founders, public markets, restaurant culture, wellness, and travel, and tying everyday eating to place, wellness, and routine in accessible, utility-focused prose.
Amelia Jones
Amelia Jones is a Fox 4 News reporter who makes major moments in Texas life feel close by centering ordinary people, often through food, fandom and everyday routines. She now reports across web, on-air and social video, keeping the camera and narrative on fans’ faces, crowd noise and local venues as she covers World Cup visitors trying Tex-Mex, FIFA fan festivals and standout supporters whose energy defines the stadium mood. She explains state legislative debates on issues like abortion pills in clear, practical terms, breaking down complex bills and legal analysis into real-world consequences. She reports on trials, crime, explosions and traumatic incidents through witnesses, victims and families, and spends time with small business owners and neighborhood groups in East Dallas. She joined Fox 4 News in 2023 and links daily life to the larger forces that shape Texas.