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About Me

During my career, I've worked as a cook, culinary producer, recipe developer, tester, and editor, researcher, food stylist and educator, working with chefs such as Lidia Bastianich, Bobby Flay, and Alex Stupak, as well as bakers such as Jim Lahey of the Sullivan Street Bakery. In 2015, I was a member of the social media team of the USA Pavilion at Expo Milano, working with the U.S. Department of State showcasing American cuisine to over six million visitors from around the world throughout the 6 months of the world’s fair. There, I documented visits by chefs such as Massimo Bottura, José Andrés, Daniel Humm, Andrew Carmellini, among others, and former First Lady Michelle Obama.

I've also worked as an editorial assistant to Gael Greene, the former restaurant critic of New York Magazine, and most recently was a research contributor to Modernist Pizza by Modernist Cuisine, the definitive, groundbreaking book on all things pizza, where I uncovered previously unknown early pizzerias in the United States and chronicled the history of tomatoes and mozzarella. During the pandemic, I was a culinary educator at the Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center in New York. I'm currently Associate Food Editor at Food & Wine.

Skills

Writing     Research   Recipe Development   Recipe Testing     Recipe Editing     Native Spanish Speaker   Microsoft Office 

Work Experience-Highlights

2023-2024

Food & Wine – Associate Food Editor

  • Conceived, pitched, researched, reported, wrote, evaluated, and edited 10-15 recipes per month

  • Wrote creative photo briefs for food stories and recipes

  • Wrote and edited food columns and features for print and digital (website)

  • Adapted print stories for digital publication

  • Maintained lineups, schedules, and status of recipes, stories, and photos 

  • Worked inter-departmentally with photo and art to produce photo shoots

  • Edited and copy fit proofs

  • Assisted Food Department with tasks as assigned

  • Communicated with F&W editors, test kitchen staff, photo studio staff, video studio staff, chefs, developers, vendors, and others to advance story and recipe production in a timely and professional manner. 

2017-2020

Modernist Cuisine - Researcher 

  • Gathered and organized historical information from primary and secondary sources for research purposes.

  • Performed research into pizza history, pizzaioli, and ingredients to increase knowledge and to provide valuable contributions.

  • Collected, organized, and analyzed data from primary historical sources for new, multi-volume exhaustive history of pizza

  • Wrote research papers, reports, reviews, and summaries regarding history of pizza.

  • Uncovered earliest elements of pizza business in United States using archives and court records in public and private collections.

  • Researched historical photographs, newspapers, and magazines in Italian and English

  • Translated recipes and texts from 14th – 21st century Italian manuscripts into English.

  • Translated doctoral works from Spanish and German into English

  • Consulted with historians and pizzaioli from around world, including Naples, New York, Chicago, St. Louis, and New Haven

  • Collaborated with leadership team to identify relevant questions and determine best methods of collection.

  • Wrote multi-page reports on tight editorial deadlines.

  • Streamlined research processes to meet tight deadlines for multiple projects.

2015

USA Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015 - Social & Digital Media Coordinator

  • Coordinated social media messaging and digital presence of the USA Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015 in collaboration with the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Consulate General in Milan across all global digital channels of the US government.

  • Created digital content both in English and Italian based on the USA Pavilion theme, “American Food 2.0,” for social media, the USA Pavilion blog, and weekly newsletter.

  • Photographed all dinners by guest chefs including Massimo Bottura, Daniel Humm, David Kinch, Rick Bayless, and White House Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford at the pop-up James Beard American Restaurant at Seven Stars Galleria at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.

  • Documented visits to the USA Pavilion by VIPs and dignitaries including First Lady Michelle Obama, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and former Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi.

Education

1995-1999

Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts, Syracuse University

GPA: 3.4

2005-2007

French Culinary Institute (now the Institute for Culinary Education)

  • Classic Culinary Arts

  • Art of International Bread Baking

  • Italian Cuisine (program in Parma, Italy)

Interests

When I'm not writing, I love to cook and experiment with new recipes. I also enjoy traveling, reading, and volunteering with the homeless.

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