Maura Judkis

Washington, D.C.

Reporter covering culture, fashion, politics, food and the arts.

Education: George Washington University, BA in journalism, 2007; University of Southern California/National Endowment for the Arts, journalism fellow, 2011

Maura Judkis is a features reporter who writes about culture for The Washington Post. She is a 2018 and 2020 James Beard Award winner, a 2019 Society for Features Journalism award winner, and her work has been honored by the Association of Food Journalists and the Virginia Press Association. Maura has appeared on local and international TV and radio, including MSNBC, CNN, PBS and Al Jazeera. She has also written for U.S. News & World Report, ARTnews, the Washington City Paper and the Onion A.V. Club.
Latest from Maura Judkis

Instant impressions from our gang at New York Fashion Week

Polaroids of all the moments our reporters and editors saw at New York Fashion Week in photos

September 15, 2024

‘Kamala couture’ is a great fit at New York Fashion Week

The most popular accessory at N.Y. Fashion Week was support for Kamala Harris.

September 13, 2024

Inside New York’s most fashionable bus (invite only!)

At New York Fashion Week, the heels on this bus go “click click click.”

September 11, 2024
Modern Luxury editor James Aguiar rides the New York Fashion Week shuttle bus on Sept. 7, 2024.

Why the #&@% are candidates swearing so much these days?

Kamala Harris does it. So does Donald Trump. In politics, profanity may be a short cut to trust and authenticity.

September 9, 2024

Anna Wintour kicks off Fashion Week with Jill Biden

Jill Biden headlined Vogue’s Fashion for Our Future event, but Anna Wintour insisted it was nonpartisan.

September 7, 2024

Her life became tabloid fodder. Her memoir is something else.

Anna Marie Tendler and John Mulaney’s rocky divorce put a spotlight on her. But in “Men Have Called Her Crazy,” she has a different story to tell.

August 13, 2024

Brain worms, dead bears, cat ladies: This election is a zoo!

Remember when the animal stories in politics were mainly about cute pets? Suffice to say, the 2024 election references are more wild.

August 11, 2024

D.C. exhibit celebrates the Jewish deli — and, yes, it’s worth the schlep

The exhibit at the Capital Jewish Museum will run through Sept. 1.

July 31, 2024
The significance of Jewish delis is captured and celebrated by an exhibit at the Capital Jewish Museum.

Beresovsky’s Deli serves a killer pastrami sandwich. Stick with that.

The egg cream is also a must at this sleek Jewish deli near Nationals Park.

July 31, 2024
Christian Plotczyk, director of culinary operations at Knead Hospitality and Design, makes a corned beef and Swiss cheese sandwich in the kitchen at Beresovsky’s Deli.

What’s in Kamala Harris’s laugh?

It has a beat and a bit of B-flat. Trump has criticized it, but Democrats say it’s good to have a candidate who laughs instead of one who never does.

July 31, 2024