Katie McElveen Title: Freelance Writer Location: Columbia, South Carolina For more than two decades, Katie McElveen has shared her food and travel adventures online and in publications that include RD.com (the online presence of Reader's Digest); Real Simple; Global Traveler, virtuoso.com; shermanstravel.com; afar; Charleston Living; Country; fodors.com and Southern Living. Experience Katie McElveen has traveled the world in search of new tastes to try. Along the way she has cooked with chefs, blended wine with vintners, stomped grapes, chopped mountains of herbs and always tried to clean her plate. About Southern Living Southern Living, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, celebrates the food, homes, places, and culture of the South. We reach 7.2 million readers a month. Our content is written by experienced journalists and fact checked for accuracy. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines.