WRITING
journalism, content & copy
I started my career as a lawyer and transitioned to journalism after working in some of New York City's most acclaimed restaurants. For the past 20 years, I’ve been reporting on food from every angle— restaurants and chefs, trends and lifestyle, food policy, hunger and childhood nutrition, and food justice. Clients include Fast Company, The New York Times, Food & Wine, New York Magazine, and Eater. I was hired to launch José Andrés' new Substack, Longer Tables​.
I recently revived my blog, The Strong Buzz and you'll find it on Substack.
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I have a full-service copywriting studio for the food & beverage industry where I provide all sorts of copywriting—website, bio, origin story, newsletters and more. Some of my clients include Beatrice Stein Consulting, Chef Di Culinary Coaching, and Mastiha Greek Bakery, among many more. Email me for more information.​
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My cookbook with Akhtar Nawab entitled Good For You, came out in Fall 2020 from Chronicle.
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My writing has gotten some recognition; I was included in The Best Food Writing of 2016 for the article I wrote, "Why Bakers Have Serious Mother Issues, and for Sloppy Joes in The New York Times in 2002.
Clients
Some of my favorite clients...
Portfolio
Some of my favorite clips. Click to read!
 Sharing Corner Creates Community (NYT) |  20 Years of Momofuku Noodle Bar (Fast Company) |  The USDA is an unlikely investor in CPGs (Fast Company) |
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 Akhtar Nawab is quietly revolutionizing the food hall (Fast Company). |  Joe Campanale opens a Spanish Wine Bar (Eater) |  Will restaurants survive without a tipped wage? Food&Wine Pro. |
 The Masa Man of Bed Stuy (Grub Street) |  Growing Hope in Appalachia (Heated) |  Restaurants & the Mental Health Crisis |
 Restaurants Transform to Food Pantries (Food & Wine) |  The Pandemic and Hunger (Heated) |  The Dark Side of Chocolate Milk (Hunter Food Policy Journal) |
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 Mayor Slashes Breakfast Funding (Heated) |  NYCHA Program Breeds Culinary Stars (NPR) |  Eater NY, Jul 24, 2018 |
 Julie Green Paints the First Taste of Freedom (Eater) |  Saving our Harbor with The Billion Oyster Project, (NPR's The Salt) |  The Deaf Restaurant Revolution Is Up (Skift Table) |
 Meet the Investors Funding the Fast Food Revolution (Eater) |  Before David Change (Delta Sky) |  A Detailed Guide to Salt (Taste Cooking) |
Even More Clips
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Meet NYC's New Food Czar, Food & Wine, April 22, 2020
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How to Host a Virtual Seder on Passover, Eating Well, April 13, 2020
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Tech Companies like Open Table and Rest Pivot to Grocery Reservations, Food & Wine, April 2020
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Charities Ramp Up Efforts to Feed People During the Pandemic, Food & Wine, April 22, 2020
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A Friday Night Tradition I Crave Now More Than Ever, Heated, March 19, 2020
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How to Stock your Kitchen for the Coronavirus, Food & Wine, February 28, 2020
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Is Pasta a Vegetable and other USDA Roll Backs to School Lunch Regulations, Food & Wine, January 22, 2020
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Curtis Stone Fights Fires in Australia, Heated, January 15, 2020
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NYCHA Incubates Food Entrepreneurs
NPR, The Salt, May 10, 2019
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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
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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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Andrew Knowlton Will Fly for Food
Edible Brooklyn, September, 2013
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The Kitchen Warriors Fighting the Climate Crisis, Heated, August 7, 2019
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How Can Restaurants Fix the Staffing Crisis
Food Republic, Nov 14, 2016
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Ditch the Knives, Spoon Cheese is Here, Taste Cooking,
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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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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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