RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

Food52 New York, NY

Food Editor September 2022-February 2024

Managed recipe content for the digital site experience while maintaining the editorial integrity and processes of the brand. Responsible for managing a roster of freelancers and internal “Food52 Residents,” with additional duties of recipe testing and food styling. Furthermore, served as in-house “talent” for on-camera cooking content, in-person event demos, branded partnership recipes, and an original recipe column. 

Blue Apron Brooklyn, NY
Culinary Editor May 2018-September 2022
Responsible for all customer-facing recipe copy on cards and digital website. Board member of Aprons For All––the diversity, equity, and inclusion program invested in internal and external work to better the workspace and the food space.

Roads & Kingdoms   Brooklyn, NY
Editorial Assistant April 2017-December 2017
Writing, researching, editing and conducting interviews for the Anthony Bourdain-backed publication. Responsible for copy editing and producing daily short essays. Work with international photographers on writing photo essays. Occasional pitching and writing content for Explore Parts Unknown, the online companion to the CNN show.

Edible Brooklyn   New York, NY
Social Media Manager/ Writer/ Chef Consultant   May 2014-December 2017
Photographing, styling sets and writing pieces are main roles as a writer for the James Beard Award-winning online magazine. As a social media manager, Twitter and Instagram feeds are curated based on local events. Additionally, create and test recipes using local and seasonal ingredients. 

Cookbook Create   New York, NY
Managing Editor/ Writer   January 2013- April 2014
Credited as lead writer and assistant food stylist for the Official 2014 SXSWi Cookbook. Edited content, layout and photography for cookbook website while managing a team of three offsite writing interns. Wrote, photographed and edited weekly recipe posts for the branded blog.

 

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Sur la Table   New York, NY
Chef Instructor   June 2014- March 2017
Set up and lead kitchen staff for classes and private events of up to 25 students. Measure and prepare ingredients for recipe instruction and meal execution.

Union Square Events   New York, NY
Pastry Freelancer/ Party Assistant   March 2012- December 2012
Production of up to 2,000 ready-to-serve pastries and products for clients of Danny Meyer’s catering company. Offsite event plating for high-profile clients included The Public Theater, Jimmy Fallon and The Mets.

Marea   New York, NY
Pastry Cook/Tournant   July 2011- March 2012
Prepared confections for morning and evening line service at Michael White’s two Michelin star Italian restaurant. Plated desserts for line service, special events and photo shoots.

Candice Kumai   Brooklyn, NY
Assistant Food Stylist   December 2010- February 2011
Assistant food stylist for the web companion videos for the cookbook Pretty Delicious by Top Chef alum Candice Kumai.

 

EDUCATION

CUNY Graduate School of Journalism  New York, NY
Master of Arts- Journalism    2017

The Culinary Institute of America   Hyde Park, NY
Bachelor of Business Management  2010
Bachelor of Baking & Pastry Arts   2010

 

PROJECTS
Award-winning package “Table Scraps: NYC & the Minimum Wage;" The Official 2014 SXSWi Cookbook.

SKILLS
Content: Hootsuite, Trello and TweetDeck. Miscellaneous: ESHA nutrition software, Adobe Suite, HTML5, data scraping, ProTools and Wordpress.