Melanie Bowden Simó n has written for various business and lifestyle publications over the past fifteen years. She has a degree in journalism and served as the travel editor and writer for South magazine for two years. Simó n coauthored a book, Savannah: A Gracious City of Enterprise, for the city of Savannah in 2007. In addition, she blogged for Salted & Styled, named 2013’ s best food blog in the country by culinary legends Alice Waters and Marcus Samuelsson. She resides in Savannah, Georgia.