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