About Me
I am a Brooklyn-based food writer who covers food politics, trends and sustainability issues. My work appears in the Washington Post, (where I was a staff writer), the New York Times, Slate, New York magazine and other publications. On this site, you will find my blog and links to my written work and my podcast, Smart Food.
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And the award for the best meal in Italy goes to…
At just four tables, Hosteria Giusti, in Modena, serves the classic dishes of Emilia Romagna as they were meant to be eaten.
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Goodbye Huntington!
Today, we pack up the truck and take off for home: Brooklyn. It’s been an amazing six months. Amazing because of the generous, warm people. Amazing because for the first time in my journalistic life I’ve been able to focus exclusively, deeply on one thing. Amazing because, just as my mother predicted, this has been [...]
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Membership in the cool club
Great news. I've been selected as one of the new 14 IATP Food and Society Fellows, a two-year program that will support my coverage of food reform in America.
Covering and making the news!
It’s always been my goal never to see my name in the paper, unless it was my byline! But Brent and I and our book project are featured in West Virginia’s Daily Mail. We’ve steered clear of talking to journalists, who have been surprisingly interested in the fact that we came here to do our [...]
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Cooking therapy
My grandma taught me to love food and cooking -- and how to make her fabulous rollups. And every time I stand at the stove, she is with me.
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Smarter Food