Experience

The News Journal Media Group

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Food writer/columnist

  • Oct 2014 - Present

  Write and edit local and national food/chef news, profiles, restaurant reviews, online newsletter and weekly column answering reader questions for delawareonline.com and the print editions of The News Journal. Stories often appear on USA Today website. In charge of weekly Wednesday Food & Drink section. Manage several social media sites on Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook. Expertise in storytelling, audience engagement, metrics, SEO, AP style, WordPress, Presto, Newsgate and multiplatform news. Ability to shoot and edit video. A Mid-Atlantic regional judge for the James Beard Foundation. Frequently asked to speak to large groups and organizations about journalism, culinary and beverage industry. Show less



GANNETT, THE NEWS JOURNAL

• Deputy features editor

  • 2007 - Oct 2014

  The News Journal is a daily Gannett-owned newspaper with a 100,000 plus circulation. I am in charge of the weekly Wednesday Food & Drink section which includes writing the centerpiece story on chefs, restaurants and food trends, as well as assigning photos and art illustrations. I also write a weekly Diner's Digest, a column that covers local and national food news. Three times a week for our online site, I write a feature called "What's for Dinner?" which includes a story, recipe and photo.Other duties include shooting and editing video, supervising reporters, writing a weekly Dish column for 55 Hours, the Friday weekend section, that answers food, bevage and dining questions from readers, and writing and reporting a restaurant review column, Taste, for the Sunday Life section. My culinary blog, Second Helpings, is one of the best read features on our website, www.delawareonline.com. I also manage several social media sites on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.I serve as a Mid-Atlantic regional judge for James Beard Foundation. Show less

• Food/wine writer

  • 1997 - 2007

  Writing about food, wine, beverages, chefs and restaurant for daily paper, including restaurant reviews and several columns.Received James Beard Journalism Awards nominations for best food writing in 1999 and 2003.

• News reporter

  • 1989 - 1997

  Covered national politics (senate race), police reporting, local government and education for a variety of beats for daily newspaper.



Hearst Magazines, Food Network Magazine

• Freelance Writer

  • 2010 - 2014

  Frequently asked to report and write about chefs, restaurants and regional foods for Food Network magazine. I also have freelanced for The Washington Post and Bon Appetit. Frequently asked to report and write about chefs, restaurants and regional foods for Food Network magazine. I also have freelanced for The Washington Post and Bon Appetit.



Mills Entertainment

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Moderator for "A Conversation with The Barefoot Contessa Ina Garten"

  • Feb 2013 - Nov 2013

  Researched, wrote and asked questions on stage for a 1 1/2 hour one-on-one interview with Food Network star/cookbook author Ina Garten for three sold out performances (2,000 plus size audiences) at The Grand Opera House in Wilmington, Del., the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia and the Santander Performing Arts Center in Reading, Pa. Researched, wrote and asked questions on stage for a 1 1/2 hour one-on-one interview with Food Network star/cookbook author Ina Garten for three sold out performances (2,000 plus size audiences) at The Grand Opera House in Wilmington, Del., the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia and the Santander Performing Arts Center in Reading, Pa.



Free Library of Philadelphia

• Libraries
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Moderator

  • Oct 2008 - Oct 2008

  Invited by famed cookbook author Marcella Hazan, whose cookbooks include the ground-breaking "Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking," which food critic Jeffrey Steingarten said was destined to "become the essential Italian cookbook for an entire generation," and her food and wine-writer Victor Hazan to interview them on stage about their career. At this time, Marcella Hazan and her husband had written their memoir "Amarcord." For more information: https://libwww.freelibrary.org/podcast/?podcastID=256 Show less



USA Today

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Reporter, Life section

  • 2000 - 2001

  Wrote food, health, travel and education stories. Helped with coverage of Golden Globes, Academy Awards and Grammy Awards. Freelanced food and restaurant stories since 2000. Wrote food, health, travel and education stories. Helped with coverage of Golden Globes, Academy Awards and Grammy Awards. Freelanced food and restaurant stories since 2000.