Why food critic Eva Biringer quit drinking and wrote a book about it.

We met Eva in Vienna — not to talk about food. But about alcohol.

Eva Biringer is a journalist and writer based in Berlin and Vienna. Usually she writes about food, traveling, literature and other beautiful things. And recently she published a book about drinking, more particularly: women drinking.

With food23 she talks about women and alcohol. She asks why especially today young women drink so much, much more than they used to. She talks about how drinking is considered part of an emancipated way of life, and how women are expected to drink like men do – just not too much!

Eva also tells us her own story with alcohol. When she started drinking, how she realized, she had a problem and how she eventually found a way to overcome her addiction.

Watch this video to hear Eva share her own experiences with drinking alcohol, her thoughts on the pressure to drink, and what inspired her to write a book about it.

Check out Eva's website to find out more about her projects.