Hannah Selinger is an American author and journalist, known primarily for her writing on food, wine, and the restaurant industry. She published a memoir,Cellar Rat: My Life in the Restaurant Underbelly, in 2025.

Hannah Selinger started her career in the restaurant industry in the early 2000s, working as a server and sommelier inNew York City establishments such as Jean-Georges and Momofuku. She began her writing career in the late 2000s to early 2010s, following her transition from the restaurant industry.^[1][2]

Her essay “In My Childhood Kitchen, I Learned Both Fear and Love” was featured in the 2022Best American Food Writing anthology. She was a finalist for the 2022 James Beard MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award.^[3][4]

In 2025, Selinger published her debut memoir,Cellar Rat: My Life in the Restaurant Underbelly, throughLittle, Brown and Company. The memoir details her experiences in the fine-dining industry.^[1][5][6]

With over 15 years in journalism, Selinger has contributed to esteemed publications such asThe New York Times,The Washington Post,Travel + Leisure,^[7]Food & Wine,The Wall Street Journal,^[8]Bon Appétit,^[9]CNN,^[10]The Independent,^[11]HuffPost,^[12] andAl Jazeera,^[13] among many others.

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