

Hollie Stephens
Joined: Jul 1, 2021
Hollie Stephens is an award-winning writer focused primarily on drinks, originally from the UK and currently residing in New Mexico, USA. Her work has appeared in Food52, Ferment, Wine Enthusiast, and other outlets.


8 Fascinating Facts About Mead, the World's Oldest Alcoholic Drink

How London's Great Stink Turned the Tide of Victorian Pollution

9 Delicious Facts About Oysters
9 Intriguing Facts About Edgar Allan Poe
The life of Edgar Allan Poe, author of 'The Tell-Tale Heart' and other horror stories, was as strange as his fiction.
9 Fascinating Facts About Oscar Wilde
'My own business bores me to death; I prefer other people's,' Oscar Wilde once said. Read on for more about this master wit, poet, and playwright.
Blasts on the Barges: The Dangerous Lives of England’s Early Canal Workers
England's canal system powered the Industrial Revolution and Victorian prosperity—but it had a dangerous side.
How Stale Sandwiches Helped Save New York's 19th Century Drinking Establishments
New York's bars have an impressive history of employing creative strategies for getting around limitations—including, in the late 1800s, serving sandwiches of dubious edibility in order to comply with restrictions on liquor service.