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Articles written by Sharon McDonnell

Sharon McDonnell is a San Francisco–based food, drink, and travel writer whose work has appeared in Food & Wine, National Geographic, Condé Nast Traveler, and Travel + Leisure. Her reporting is shaped by cooking classes and culinary experiences across Europe, Asia, North Africa, and the American South. Visit sharonmcdonnell.contently.com to read more of her work.

In the World’s Beer Capital, Marinated Cheese Steals the Show


Discover why this oil-marinated Czech cheese has become the country’s ultimate beer snack. Czechs drink more beer per person than any other country, and surveys say Czechia has held this distinction for decades. In fact, pilsner beer was first brewed in Plzeň, a city about 50 miles from Prague, in 1842. And the bar snack […]

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