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I’m a writer and author covering food, farming, and climate based in Philadelphia. After majoring in tuba performance in college (really), I found myself stocking shelves at Trader Joe’s to make a living. Working with food changed my career trajectory, and I spent 8 years working with local food systems in the nonprofit sector. That work—sustainable agriculture advocacy, marketing and communications, food procurement, and consulting to facilitate connections between farmers and wholesale customers like chefs and grocers—informs my journalistic outlook and the brands with which I collaborate.
You can read my work in publications like USA Today, HuffPost, Food & Wine, Gastro Obscura, Civil Eats, The Counter, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Audubon Magazine. I also provide copywriting and editorial services like content strategy, blogging, and ghostwriting to food brands ranging from small farms to large organizations. I’m also an experienced cheesemonger, leading in-person tastings and pairing workshops in and around the Philly area and online. My first book, Stuff Every Cheese Lover Should Know, was released by independent publisher Quirk Books in 2020.
Subjects
General
Specialties
Dining, restaurant labor, sustainability, agriculture, cheese, heirloom flours and grains, pasture-raised meats, food systems, supply chains, vegetable gardening, food preserving, houseplants, medicinal herbs, knitting, plus size shopping
Skills
- Advertorials
- Blog posts
- Books
- Content marketing
- Curriculum
- Feature writing
- Ghostwriting
- Grant writing
- Ideation
- News
- Profiles
- Q&A
- SEO
- Web copy
- Essays
- Editing
- Communications strategy
- News releases
- Podcasts
- Podcasting
Writing Credits
Print: Audubon Magazine, Food & Wine, StarChefs Rising Stars Magazine, Haverford Magazine, Princeton International Magazine, Edible Philly, Grid, Philadelphia Magazine
Web: HuffPost, USA Today 10Best, Gastro Obscura, The Counter, Civil Eats, Thrillist, Zagat, MyDomaine, The Spruce Eats, Cider Culture
Copywriting/Content Clients: Dotdash Meredith (branded content), Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin (copywriting, editing, ghostwriting, content strategy), Cheese Grotto (blogging), Pennsylvania Cheese Guild (web copy, grant writing)
Book Credits
Selected Work
As author, unless indicated otherwise.
Stuff Every Cheese Lover Should Know
This pocket-sized handbook to all things cheese is the perfect gift for artisan cheese lovers, home cheesemakers, and anyone who appreciates a good wedge of cheddar. It’s hard to think of a more universally beloved food than cheese. But there’s so much more to learn and enjoy beyond the plastic-wrapped blocks from the grocery store. Within the pages of this pocket-sized guide, you’ll find information, how-tos, and trivia for cheese lovers of all levels. Casual cheese eaters and connoisseurs alike will learn about • How Cheese Is Made • Why Some Cheeses Melt Differently • How to Build a Festive Cheese Board for Entertaining • Pairing Cheese with Wine and Beer • How to Make Cheese at Home Plus an illustrated guide to cheese gadgets, terms every cheese lover should know, how to host a cheese tasting, how to make the ultimate grilled cheese, and much more!
Yes, #quarantinebaking has caused a temporary flour shortage. But not for the reasons you’d think.
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The Collective Creamery Podcast
On the Collective Creamery Podcast, we're crafting the conversation around American artisan cheese. We dig deep in interviews with some of the industry's top small-scale cheesemakers and dairy farmers, get the stories behind sought-after wheels, and rave about how to taste and pair our favorite artisan wedges.
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