Born: 1980 (circa), United States (assumed)
Died: NA
Country most active: United States
Also known as: NA
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Annabelle Tometich spent 18 years as a food writer and restaurant critic for The News-Press in her hometown of Fort Myers, Florida. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, USA Today, Catapult and many more outlets. She has won more than a dozen awards for her stories, including first place for food and travel writing at the 2022 Sunshine State Awards. Featured at the 2024 National Book Festival, Tometich’s “The Mango Tree: A Memoir of Fruit, Florida and Felony” begins with a call from an inmate at the Lee County jail — her mother — and traverses her life growing up as a mixed-race Filipina in suburban Florida.