ANDREA STRONG

ABOUT
ME

STRONG
WRITING

I’m a writer, a mom, an activist, and a wife, not necessarily in that order. In 2003, I founded The Strong Buzz, one of the food industry’s first and more celebrated restaurant  blogs. I've written trend stories and chef profiles, but these days I mostly cover the intersection of food, law, and business for places like Heated, Food & Wine, Eater,  NPR, Food Republic, Serious Eats, and more. 

Selected clips are included below.

I'm working on a cookbook with Akhtar Nawab entitled Good For You, coming out in Fall 2020 from Chronicle. I'm working on a new project, The New York Healthy School Food Alliance, which aims to change school food in NYC. I was included in The Best Food Writing of 2016 for the article I wrote, "Why Bakers Have Serious Mother Issues." This is  the second time I've been included in this book; the first was for the story I wrote on Sloppy Joes for The New York Times in 2002. 

Strong Writing is a full-service copywriting studio for restaurant, hospitality, and food & beverage businesses. We write everything you need to engage with your customers, including: 

• Origin story

• Chef, partner, and team bios

• Newsletters and communications 

• Web copy, and more... 

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Email me to learn more!

• NYCHA Incubates Food Entrepreneurs
  NPR, The Salt, May 10, 2019

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• Are NYC Public School Lunches Feeding the Health Crisis?

         Heated, April 30th, 2019

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• Seat Me, Please? Why Restaurants Won’t Seat You Without a Complete Party
  Skift Table, July 10, 2018
   

• The Problem with Putting Your Name on a Restaurant
  Eater NY, Feb 20, 2018
   

• Trump Is About to Make Tip-Pooling Legal Again. Here’s What That Means for Restaurant Workers
  Eater National, Dec 5, 2017
   

• Non-Compete Agreements Can Be Crippling for Chefs             Eater National, Oct 13, 2017

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• How One Chef Is Making Ugly Duckling Fish Destination Worthy
  Eater NY, Sept 26, 2017
    

• Meet the NYC Restaurateur Who Should be on Everyone’s Radar
  Eater NY, Sep 7, 2017
   

• Fancy Snacks Are Having a Moment. Venture Capital Wants In
  Eater National, Sept 6, 2017
   

• How New York Restaurants Are Embedding Social Change in Restaurants
  Eater NY, Aug 17, 2017
   

• The Beef Jerky Revolution is Upon Us
  Tasting Table, Apr 24, 2017
   

• The Way to Save the Restaurant Industry? Put the Fast in Fine Dining
  Food Republic, Jan 23, 2017
   

• Ditch the Knives, Spoon Cheese is Here
  Taste Cooking, Dec 7, 2016