Media & Press
Melanie Lorick is a recipe developer, sustainable lifestyle educator, and founder of Inspired Epicurean, where she helps home cooks get the most of every ingredient through creative (and delicious!) vegan recipes, learn how to embrace seasonality, and discover the connections between the kitchen, garden, and world around us through practical sustainability habits.
I'd love to connect!
I'm available for:
- Podcast interviews
- Television segments
- Speaking engagements
- Cooking demonstrations
- Content collaborations
- Expert commentary
- Magazine features
- Radio interviews
- Brand partnerships
- Recipe development
- Guest posts
If you'd like to connect or request my media kit, please email [email protected] or grab 30 minutes on my calendar to discuss how we can work together!
I don't sell guest posts/backlinks on my website.
Let's cook something tasty together!
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Featured Topics
Interview Question Inspiration
- Low-waste, vegan recipes
- Tips for a sustainable kitchen
- Cooking with food scraps
- Gardening with native plants
- Homemade pantry staples
- Seasonal cooking
- What does veganism have to do with sustainability?
- What are the easiest sustainable habits people can start today?
- What are the most wasted foods in home kitchens and how can we prevent it?
- How can we make sustainability more approachable?
✨ Melanie's Philosophy
I believe sustainability offers us more, not less. More flavor from seasonal ingredients. More value from ingredients that would otherwise go to waste. More discovery of unique spices and seasonings. More freedom when readers learn to connect the dots between what we make in the kitchen, what we grow in the garden, and what impact these choices have on the world around us. I love teaching people how to source their ingredients, navigate sustainable choices, and learn the techniques that will help them discover their own beautiful, sustainable lifestyle.
A little more about me
Today, I use my background in communication, research, recipe development, and digital content strategy to create approachable vegan recipes and sustainability resources readers can trust.
Before pursuing Inspired Epicurean full time, I spent years leading digital content strategy in corporate eCommerce. That experience shaped how I research, test, and communicate recipes and sustainability topics in ways that are approachable and useful.
I live with my husband and two rescue cats in Atlanta, GA, where you'll find me either creating new goodies in the kitchen, transitioning our landscape to a native one, or watching the weather as a volunteer storm spotter with the National Weather Service.
Find my full bio here.