Bed Stuy Somm

by Michele Thomas

Michele Thomas is the editor of Modo di Bere Magazine. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from St. Joseph’s University and earned a Certified Sommelier credential from the Court of Master Sommeliers. Michele works full time as the General Manager and buyer for Greene Grape Wine & Spirits, in Brooklyn, NY and her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Edible Brooklyn, and Activist Philanthropist. She has taught English and Creative Writing at the Girls Write Now, Legal Outreach, Fordham University, and St. Joseph’s University, written science books for middle grade children and is the co-author of Culinary Careers for Dummies, with Annette Tomei and Tracey Biscontini (Wiley). Formerly the executive editor for curriculum at the International Culinary Center (founded as the French Culinary Institute), Michele is currently working on a memoir of her adventures in food, wine, and family.

Listen to Michele’s interview on the Modo di Bere podcast

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