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Katie Packer
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Katie, a journalist specializing in food and travel writing, is perpetually in search of champagne taste at a beer budget. From fine dining to holes-in-the-wall, there is nothing Katie won’t try once because she knows one of the greatest joys in life is having a good meal. You can contact her at forkfirstspoonlater@gmail.com.


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September is the month of the Great American Beer Festival, so in honor of it, reach for a big, cold one. Hogan’s, open late, is home to...
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