ABOUT
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 Eater, Eater NY , NPR, Skift Table, 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:
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Origin story
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Chef, partner, and team bios
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Newsletters and communications
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Web copy, and more...
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LATEST
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Some of my favorite clients...

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Some of my favorite clips. Click to read!
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NYCHA Incubates Food Entrepreneurs
NPR, The Salt, May 10, 2019
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Seat Me, Please? Why Restaurants Won’t Seat You Without a Complete Party
Skift Table, July 10, 2018
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The Problem with Putting Your Name on a Restaurant
Eater NY, Feb 20, 2018
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Trump Is About to Make Tip-Pooling Legal Again. Here’s What That Means for Restaurant Workers
Eater National, Dec 5, 2017
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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
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Meet the NYC Restaurateur Who Should be on Everyone’s Radar
Eater NY, Sep 7, 2017
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Fancy Snacks Are Having a Moment. Venture Capital Wants In
Eater National, Sept 6, 2017
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How New York Restaurants Are Embedding Social Change in Restaurants
Eater NY, Aug 17, 2017
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The Beef Jerky Revolution is Upon Us
Tasting Table, Apr 24, 2017
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The Way to Save the Restaurant Industry? Put the Fast in Fine Dining
Food Republic, Jan 23, 2017
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Ditch the Knives, Spoon Cheese is Here
Taste Cooking, Dec 7, 2016
EVEN MORE CLIPS
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How Can Restaurants Fix the Staffing Crisis
Food Republic, Nov 14, 2016
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Why Are So Many Great NYC Restaurants Closing? It's Not Just the Rent
Food Republic, Sept 8, 2016
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The New Combo Meal: Real Estate Bets On Restaurants To Create Community
Food Republic, Aug 11. 2016
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Restaurateurs React To New York’s $15 Minimum Wage With All 5 Stages Of Grief
Food Republic, May 25, 2016
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Dirt Candy Chef Amanda Cohen Cooks Mothers and Daughters Dinner
Taste Talks, May 4, 2016
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Why Serious Bakers Have Mother Issues
Serious Eats, August 18, 2015
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Is Mom in the Kitchen? The Challenges of Being a Chef & a Mother
Open for Business, July 27, 2015
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Meet the Millers: Three Bakers Revolutionizing Artisan Bread
Saveur, June 1, 2015
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Burn Your Food
Saveur, May 12, 2015
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How Num Pang Created the Greatest Sandwich on Earth
Edible Manhattan, March 4, 2014
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Andrew Knowlton Will Fly for Food
Edible Brooklyn, September, 2013
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An Ode to Sloppy Joe, a Delicious Mess
The New York Times, Oct 9, 2002
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