i write about people who make food

I write about people who make food because everybody eats and french fries are delicious.

I've written hundreds of print and digital stories for major food publications, with a focus on telling stories about the people behind food. I specialize in interview, profile, and niche cooking stories. Here are a few favorites from regular clients, links to my author pages, and a few other odd favorites, too.

I am always open to working with new publishing clients. Drop a line!

Some recent features

• Colonial America Was Obsessed With Chocolate That Probably Tasted Pretty Bad - Vice Munchies

• Exploring the Unique Seafood of Portugal’s Azores - Saveur

• I Have Celiac Disease and I Want to Drink a Beer at a Bar, Dammit! - Pitchfork’s October

plate magazine

current

Print and digital features for this lovely bi-monthly industry magazine.

• Seadon Shouse Harvests Sea Salt

• Two chefs take on Pasteis de nata

• Dozens of chef interviews include Sarah Kirnon and Niki Nakayama.

saveur magazine

current

Print and digital features in line with Saveur's invitation to wanderlust.

• Barcelona's Boqueria Market is Just the Beginning

• What Happens to Your Brain and Body When You Quit Sugar?

• Essential Pastries of the Azores Islands

Food & Wine

current

Digital features on quirky food history and people, and a monthly community series and bi-weekly ingredient column.

• Revelations in Civil War-Era Cooking

• The Food World's Pilate's Teacher

• How Gavin Kaysen Went from Having a Boss to Being One

• The Best Tahini and How to Use It According to Lior Lev Sercarz

Tasting table

former

Every month from June 2014 - August 2018, I helped world-renowned chefs walk readers through their secret weapon recipe.

• Ed Lee's Kolbi Compound Butter

• Christine Cikowski's Candied Jalapeno Mayo

• Amanda Cohen's Green Curry Paste

• Micheal Solomonov's Schug

serious eats

past

Hundreds of features including We Chat With, Kitchen CloseUp, and Hey Chef...  columns.

• 35 Years of Heaven on Seven

• How to Taste (and fall in love with) Raw Honey

• How 3 of NY's Top Pastry Chefs Helped Me Make a Wedding Cake

the village voice

past

Dozens of print and digital stories.

• Tour Chinatown with Anita Lo.

• Behind the Brisket - The Night Before the Big Apple BBQ Block Party

• Remembering and Reviving the New York Steak House

• Is This Food Racist?

Some older favorites

• How Brunching with Allergies is Getting Better (and how it isn't) - Extra Crispy

• Homemade Almond Milk Magic - Extra Crispy

• Here's What It's Really Like to be a Private Chef for the Rich and Famous - Town & Country

• New York's Scent Sommelier Wants to Break Your Wine Tasting Rules - VinePair

• Marina Marchese: Bee Watcher - Wonderment and Co.

• Ready to Ramen? Here's Your Style Guide - ezCater.com (marketing)