Dayana Sarkisova

Washington, D.C.

Deputy Editor, By The Way Education: Northwestern University, BA in political science and business institutions Dayana Sarkisova is the deputy editor of By The Way, The Washington Post's new travel initiative within the Emerging News Products department. She came to The Post from Vox Media’s SB Nation, where as deputy editor she managed staff and contributing writers on breaking, feature and enterprise stories. Previously, she served as deputy editor of the site's engagement team, overseeing producers across several social platforms and partnerships with Apple News and Google News. Throughout her time at Vox, Dayana was a contributing writer for Eater's coverage of the District. She was selected for the 2019 class of Poynter's Digital Women Leaders program. Before joining Vox Media, Dayana was the senior editor of Pro Football Focus and an editor at ESPN Insider. While attending Northwestern University, Dayana was captain of the school's Division 1 women’s fencing team and a four-time NCAA All-American. In the years before college, she traveled the world competing on behalf of the United States on the international fencing circuit. Dayana’s travel philosophy is that the best way to learn a new city is to eat and drink your way through it. Languages spoken in addition to English: Russian

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This briny oyster soup brings the smells and tastes of Louisiana’s coast to your table

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Where there’s smoke, there’s an Armenian blistered eggplant dip

Kick off your New Year's party with this punchy, flavorful appetizer.

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By The Way

An overweight cat was denied by a Russian airline. His owner hatched an elaborate scheme using an impostor.

After boasting on Facebook of sneaking his cat onboard, a passenger got a slap from the airline. "I did break their rules," he admitted.

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Suitcase smackdown: Away vs. Samsonite vs. Calpak carry-ons

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About Dayana Sarkisova

Dayana Sarkisova is the deputy editor of By The Way, The Washington Post's new travel initiative within the Emerging News Products department. She came to The Post from Vox Media’s SB Nation, where as deputy editor she managed staff and contributing writers on breaking, feature and enterprise stories. Previously, she served as deputy editor of the site's engagement team, overseeing producers across several social platforms and partnerships with Apple News and Google News. Throughout her time at Vox, Dayana was a contributing writer for Eater's coverage of the District. She was selected for the 2019 class of Poynter's Digital Women Leaders program. Before joining Vox Media, Dayana was the senior editor of Pro Football Focus and an editor at ESPN Insider. While attending Northwestern University, Dayana was captain of the school's Division 1 women’s fencing team and a four-time NCAA All-American. In the years before college, she traveled the world competing on behalf of the United States on the international fencing circuit. Dayana’s travel philosophy is that the best way to learn a new city is to eat and drink your way through it.