Mai Pham is a food, wine, and travel writer. One of the most active food and travel journalists in Houston today, she holds a degree in English from UCLA. Currently, she is a blogger and freelance food critic for the Houston Press. Additionally, she freelances for online and print publications such as Houston Chronicle, Houstonia Magazine, Houston Modern Luxury, Houston CityBook, Eater Houston, Local Houston Magazine, and My Table Magazine. She has contributed feature articles to Chow.com, Food Republic, Dallas Morning News, Texas Highways Magazine, and more.

Mai currently serves as a Houston-based correspondent for Forbes Travel Guide, for which she covers destinations, luxury properties, interviews with notable personalities.

From 2013 to 2015, Mai served as an on-camera correspondent for Fox 26 Houston, where she covered food and lifestyle.

Mai has a strong social media following on both Instagram and Twitter.