FREELANCE WRITING & EDITORIAL PROJECTS / CLIENTS

TELEVISION WITHOUT PITY.COM (BRAVO/NBC UNIVERSAL) 9/1999-5/2008
Staff Writer, Media Consultant, Forum Moderator

COWGIRL CREAMERY, San Francisco, CA 8/2006-11/2007
Online Content Editor, Writer

VIZ MEDIA, San Francisco, CA 8/2007-Present
Contracted Editor/Writer for "Mixed Vegetables" Six Volume Series

KQED TELEVISION, CHECK, PLEASE! BAY AREA San Francisco, CA 9/2005-Present
Online Editor and Writer for Emmy and James Beard Award-Winning Television Show

KQED INTERACTIVE, BAY AREA BITES FOOD BLOG San Francisco, CA 1/2005-Present
Online Writer and Editor

CHOW MAGAZINE, San Francisco, CA 9/2003-6/2007
Writer, Culinary Consultant, Recipe Developer, Food Media Blogger, Video Contributor

GRUB REPORT.COM 3/1999-Present
Writer, Editor, Creator, Webmaster
Winner, Best Experimental Journal, 2003 Diarist.net Awards

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

KQED TELEVISION, JACQUES PEPIN'S MORE FAST FOOD MY WAY San Francisco, CA 10/2007
Back Kitchen Cook / Food Runner

WELDON OWEN, San Francisco, CA 11/2003-2/2004, 9/2004-5/2005
Cooking Editor / Project Manager for Williams-Sonoma Cookbooks

COWGIRL CREAMERY, San Francisco, CA 2/2004-Present
Cheesemonger

CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL FOR CULINARY ARTS, Cambridge, MA 9/2002-6/2003
Sous Chef for Continuing Education Program

BULFINCH PRESS / Little, Brown & Company / Time Warner Book Group, Boston, MA 5/1999-7/2002
Editor / Marketing Associate / Project Manager

 

RECENT PUBLICATIONS & CONTRIBUTIONS

CHOW Magazine, "Top Ten Food Hosts We Miss," 10/2007

CHOW Magazine, "Bacon in a Glass: Smoke Beer," 12/2006

CocktailSmarts, SmartsCo, 12/2006

CHOW Magazine, "Stinky to Mild: How to Build a Cheese Plate," 11/2006

Eat Local Challenge Cheese Guide, 5/2006

The Best Food Writing 2005, Avalon 10/2005

Digital Dish, Press for Change Publishing, 05/2005

MSNBC.COM, "The Next Martha Stewart," 8/2004

Bonny Doon Vineyards Gutwrenching Parody of Staggering Silliness writing contest laureate winner, 6/04

Tech Live contributor, 5/04

"White Truffles," Sunset magazine, 11/04

Tomato Nation's "Ask the Expert" Series, Food and Wine Expert, 11/03

"Urban Squall," Hissyfit Online Magazine, www.hissyfit.com, 2/02

"Catering Cues," WeddingPages magazine, 12/01

"Tabletop Encounters," The Boston Globe Wedding Planner, article and sidebar 3/01

"Bilingual Toddlers," The Boston Globe Parenting Supplement, article and sidebar 8/00

"The Wedding Diet," The Boston Globe Wedding Planner, article and sidebar, 6/00

"Surf Your Way Through The Holidays," The Boston Globe Shopping Supplement, article and sidebar, 12/99

"New Year's Eve Weddings," The Boston Globe Wedding Planner, article 12/99

 

EDUCATION

CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL FOR CULINARY ARTS, Cambridge, MA
Professional Chef Certification Program

RADCLIFFE PUBLISHING COURSE, Cambridge, MA

THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE SHAKESPEARE SUMMER SCHOOL, Cambridge, England

THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, MI
B.A. in English Literature

 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

International Association of Culinary Professionals, Certified Culinary Professional

Cambridge School of Culinary Arts Alumni Board of Directors, West Coast Representative