Awards
Florida Society of News Editors First Place for Beat Reporting, 2025
Florida Society of News Editors First Place for Columns, 2025
Finalist for NIHCM Award, 2024
Semifinalist for Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting, 2024
Florida Society of News Editors Gold Medal for Public Service, 2024
Florida Society of News Editors First Place for Investigative Reporting, 2024
Investigative Reporters & Editors Award, 2023
Society for Features Journalism First Place for Food Writing Portfolio, 2020
Press Club of New Orleans Excellence in Journalism, Sports Feature award, 2019
Press Club of New Orleans Excellence in Journalism, First Place Health Writing, 2019
Association of Food Journalists Best Story on Food Policy or Food Issues, Second Place, 2018
Association of Alternative Newsmedia First Place Food Writing, 2016
Experience
Tampa Bay Times St. Petersburg June 2019 - Present
Senior Food and Dining Critic
Senior reporter leading coverage on the Tampa Bay Times dining team. Responsible for editorial planning, reporting and writing the majority of the publication’s food and restaurant coverage across the Tampa Bay region including reviews, columns, essays, breaking news, trend stories, enterprise and investigations.
Gambit Weekly New Orleans May 2015 - June 2019
Restaurant Critic
Responsible for pitching, reporting and writing all dining, restaurant and bar coverage for leading alternative weekly newspaper in New Orleans.
The New Orleans Advocate New Orleans February 2017 - August 2018
Breaking News and General Assignment Reporter
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune New Orleans November 2012 - May 2015
Criminal Justice Multimedia Reporter
Responsible for crime and courts coverage in the New Orleans metro area.
New York Post New York June 2009 - October 2012
Criminal Justice Reporter from March 2012 – November 2012
General Assignment Reporter from June 2009 – February 2012
Responsible for pitching, reporting and writing breaking news stories including coverage of politics, crime, courts, education and entertainment throughout the greater New York City area.
Creative Edge Parties March 2011 - April 2012
Freelance Catering Chef
A Moveable Feast July 2009 - April 2012
Freelance Catering Chef
KG-NY Restaurant Group August 2007 - 2010
Research assistant for chef Kurt Gutenbrunner. Responsible for recipe testing, writing and editorial planning for Gutenbrunner’s cookbook Neue Cuisine (Rizzoli, 2011), including production and planning of photoshoots, collaboration with author, designers and publisher.
Fellowships & Trainings
James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards Subcommittee Member, 2025 - Present
USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism National Fellowship, 2023
WSET Level 2 Award in Wines, Wine & Spirit Education Trust, 2018
Education
University of Washington, Seattle 2003 - 2006
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Sociocultural Anthropology
Le Cordon Bleu, Paris 2003 - 2004
Basic Cuisine Certificate