Michael Anstendig
Hanna Lee Communications Partner
New York City
Michael Anstendig is a communications maven specialized in the best things in life: spirits, cocktails, food and hospitality, with extensive experience as a freelance writer and public relations professional.
Michael’s writing has appeared in the New York Times, The New York Observer, New York Daily News, Tennis Magazine, Food Arts, Nation’s Restaurant News, Time Out New York, and New York Magazine’s website, nymag.com, where he reviewed more than 300 restaurants and retail stores. He is also a contributor to “The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails,” which is being edited by drinks historian David Wondrich.
On the public relations side, Michael is a Partner at Hanna Lee Communications, a marketing agency specialized in food, spirits, cocktails, wine, bars/restaurants, travel PR, event marketing and social media marketing. He serves as Writer-in-Chief, Media Trainer and Social Media Strategist.