The next bite

is always

...around the back, on the other side of town, in a neighborhood or bistro or bar you’ve never visited before

waiting

The next bite is always waiting

...around the back, on the other side of town, in a neighborhood or bistro or bar you may have never heard of before.

I’m Corin Hirsch, a Vermont-based writer and storyteller with a sixth sense for enchanted places, dishes, and drinks.

I’m Corin Hirsch, a Vermont-based writer and storyteller with a sixth sense for extraordinary places, dishes, drinks, and people hiding in plain sight.

I’ve written tens of thousands of words about wine, oysters, cheese and the ups and downs of the restaurant business—but I've also covered supply chains, energy, tech, and crime. I’ve been an award-winning dining critic at Newsday and Seven Days; chased F+B stories around the globe; wrote a book about colonial-era drinking; and wrangle data and LLMs for publications and brands.

80%

Guided by instinct

What I do

In the age of niching down, I’m a creative generalist—a designer who can edit, a writer who art directs, and a content strategist who can optimize stories, visualize data, and build campaigns.

Reporting + Editing
I’m a relentless researcher and insightful interviewer who can nail stories quickly, accurately, and on deadline. Food, drink, and travel writing are my longtime wheelhouses, but like many newspaper journalists, I’ve also covered energy, climate, health care, governance, commerce, and scores of other topics.
Copy + Ghostwriting
I leverage content design and storytelling techniques to bring place and brand stories to life, from must-open newsletters and blog posts to pitch decks and landing pages. I’ve also ghostwritten editorials, guest posts, and copy for leaders in the food and wine space.
Infographic Design
I craft data into compelling visual narratives that tell stories in powerful ways. Scraping, cleaning, plotting, visualization — I love it all. Check out a few here.
SEO + Content Updates
I refine and refresh content to boost visibility, engagement, and meaningful traffic. By blending smart keyword strategies, on-page SEO, and thoughtful restructuring, I ensure content stays both search-and reader-friendly—while keeping pace with ever-changing algorithms.
Conversation Design + AI Agents
I’ve contributed expertise to several iterations of one of the largest large-language models and can build, fine-tune, and customize AI models and agents for businesses, destinations, and nonprofits. I also restructure content to improve retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) performance and optimize information for LLM-based search, enhancing accuracy, relevance, and usability.