Saved By the Bell

A personal essay about surviving childhood food insecurity and my abiding fondness for the school cafeteria. Published in Oregon Humanities Magazine Beyond the Margins.

Superabundant

Superabundant is a documentary series about what makes Oregon’s food so special, and I’ve been a consulting culinary historian on this wonderful program on Oregon Public Broadcasting. Watch the episodes now!

She Broke Breakfast

Had a nice chat with Amanda Mull from The Atlantic about why Americans tend to only eat certain stuff for breakfast. Check it out!

I Won A Writing Award

I am the proud recipient of the American Society of Journalists and Authors’ Outstanding Food and Drink Article award, for my story “Black Nightshade and Bierocks,” published in the Fall/Winter 2018 issue of Oregon Humanities Magazine. View this post on Instagram Tl;dr: I WON A …

Tapalaya

I did some photography for my friends at Tapalaya. Need food photos on a shoestring budget? I’m your gal. Send me a note on the contact form at the top of the page.

Homemade Wonton Soup

View this post on Instagram Last Sunday I went to an incredible bier-game dinner collab with my two favorite sets of folks: @stammtischpdx and @nicky.usa. Chef @grahamchaney is a hedonist and a sadist so his “salad” course was basically a Lyonnaise with a giant confit …

Spirited Away

A Century Ago, Portland’s Elite Were Obsessed with the Occult I wrote about the history of Portland’s foray into Ouija madness for Portland Monthly.

Eating in Richmond, B.C.

We had a lovely long weekend trip to Richmond, British Columbia, and stuffed ourselves on dumplings and noodles. View this post on Instagram This fading, Mall 205-esque shopping centre has a food court spot with better dumplings than any B&M in Portland. Aunties stand here …

Black Nightshade and Bierocks

A story I wrote is in the Fall/Winter 2018 issue of Oregon Humanities magazine. I hope you enjoy!

Me and Francis Lam = BFF

Holy shit I was on The Splendid (Fucking) Table!! Francis Lam chatted with me about how chilies spread around the world, and I only stammered and choked a few times. Have a listen!