Natalie Avila

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Location
Berlin, Germany
School
University Of California - Los Angeles, University Of California - Riverside
Expertise
Food Travel, Seasonal Food, Plant-Based Cooking
  • Since 2020, Natalie has run a Berlin-based blog, focusing on brunch, budget, plant-based, and specialty food.
  • She's been invited by over a dozen local restaurants and food startups to create food-focused content.
  • Natalie has been featured in the magazine 'The Berliner' for her online Berlin Vegan Food Guide, which has amassed over 150,000 clicks.

Experience

Natalie Avila is a versatile writer and editor, specializing in food, travel, lifestyle, wellness, and education. She has worked with startups and established brands for nearly a decade, originally starting her career as a content intern in Los Angeles before moving to Germany to pursue a career as a copywriter for an international language school. Other projects she's taken on have ranged from proofreading college-level academic papers, writing SEO-optimized articles for a female health startup, and adding keyword integration to market prestigious superyachts. As the founder of travel and food blog Natalie Etc, she has written blog posts that rank on the first page of Google for competitive keywords, driving over 300,000 organic page views in the last year.

Education

Natalie has a bachelor's degree in English with a concentration in Creative Writing from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Mashed Editorial Policies

Mashed’s industry-leading coverage is created by qualified and experienced writers, and is reviewed and fact-checked by our editorial team to ensure everything is accurate and timely. Outside experts are also consulted to help deliver factual, up-to-date information.

Our mission is to inform and engage our readers, telling them things they need to know, things they want to know, and things they didn't know they wanted to know about food. We strive to always provide a well-rounded reading experience, whether that’s the news of the day or a new original recipe you can try making at home. In an effort to provide the most comprehensive, current, and accurate content, our editorial team constantly reviews and updates articles as necessary. Additional information on our editorial process available here.

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