Food & Restaurant Writing

"The Peckish Patient: Why Is Hospital Food So Disgusting?" Eater.com (longform)

"Black Gold: Specialty Coffee Cultivation is Taking Root in California," Edible Communities

"Ask the Kitchen Witch" (column), Edible Communities

"The Diplomat Offers Warm Patio and Little Else for Diners Near the Capitol," The Sacramento Bee, 9/2018 (one-star review)

"Unpretentious and Exceptional, East Sacramento's Canon is an Instant Classic," The Sacramento Bee, 1/2018 (four-star review)

"A Scoop or Two: Ice Cream in Sacramento," The Sacramento Bee

"Halal Cuisine Has Blossomed Around Sacramento," The Sacramento Bee

Dining reviews, fall 2017–present, The Sacramento Bee

"Meet The Bee's New Dining Critic," The Sacramento Bee

Restaurant reviews and other columns, 2004–8, Sacramento News & Review

Zagat Guide to Sacramento Restaurants

"Mother Superior," Sactown Magazine

"New Mexican," Sactown Magazine

"Warm Up With Weeknight Stews," Sacramento Bee

"Mother's Day Breakfast Easy Enough for Kids to Make," The Sacramento Bee

"Holiday Appetizers," Sacramento Bee

"Picnic Season," Sunset Magazine

"Be A Picky Pumpkin Eater," Sacramento Bee

"A Neighborhood Halloween Party," Sacramento Bee

"Summer Pie, Anytime," Sunset Magazine

"Delicious Summer Picnic," Sunset Magazine

"Great Inheritance," Yoga Journal

"Basque Eateries," Via

"New Classic Holiday Desserts," Sunset Magazine