Selected Writing

Pintxo Possibilities, Bon Appétit, May 2025 issue

New York Times Opinion, March 2021

A Cooler Full of Gimbap, Bon Appétit, September 2020 issue

The “Real” DMZ, Guernica, April 2018

My Mother and I Went Halfway Around the World to Find Each Other, anthologized in Best American Travel Writing

Total Loss, Virginia Quarterly Review, Winter 2016

McChampagne Wishes and McCaviar Dreams, Lucky Peach 14, February 2015, Obsession Issue

Editing

I specialize in dynamic, multi-platform story packages on travel, foodways, culture, and lifestyle. And I really love bringing these features to life! For a full portfolio, please get in touch. Here is a sampling:

This is Hawai‘i, Bon Appétit August 2025

A Little Extra, an entertaining feature, 2024

Appalachia Anew, 2023, nominated for a National Magazine Award

Sizzle, Drizzle, Dress, Douse, Dip, recipe-driven feature, 2023