I am an Atlanta-based writer & editor specializing in food, culinary history, labor issues, local food economies, literature, and the humanities. Before working in food media I was a line cook, chocolatier, baker, food stylist, and cheesemonger.

I have a culinary arts diploma from Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, a BA in philosophy from the University of Missouri, an MA in gastronomy from Boston University, and a certificate in Food & Sustainability from the European Institute for Innovation and Sustainability.

My work has been featured in food, feminism, and fermentation, the Graduate Association for Food Studies journal, Food & Wine, Tasting Table, and more. I’m a regular contributor to Le Petit 3, writing two monthly articles: one about philosophy and ideas, the other a botanically inspired recipe with an accompanying article. 

Curiosity, the poetics of the natural world, antiquing, gardening, and my cats (Pim and Simone) are integral to my life and work.

My favorite novel (currently) is Wallace Stegner’s Angle of Repose, though Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin is a close contender. Stoner by John Williams destroyed me (in the best way). May Sarton’s journals are my lifeline when I need guidance about how to relate to myself and the world. My favorite cookbook is Thalia Ho’s Wild Sweetness, and I strongly urge you to read Wallace Stevens' "Sunday Morning," my favorite poem, if you haven’t already.