Magazine & Newspaper Stories
A Random Sampling…
This story on the riveting subject of Bullion Cubes won me a Beard award: “Best Feature Writing with Recipes. The Los Angeles Times
This gaijin’s guide to eating sushi like a native. Read it and eat. The Los Angeles Times
The Soulful Simmer (or How Gino Angelini Taught Me to Make Duck Ragu Over the Phone), The Los Angeles Times.
A story for Food & Wine about my hometown, San Diego
A profile for Food & Wine of Nancy Silverton (before she opened her restaurant phenomenon, Mozza)
A road-trip story through the Mississippi Delta for Cottage Living (RIP)
Chino Family’s New Year’s Celebration for Saveur
Fava Fever, a Thee-Part Story For Saveur, also nominated for a Beard award
Again for Saveur, a Family (Mine) Celebrates Christmas in Mexico City Included in Best Food Writing 2004 anthology.
Confessions of a Would-Be Housewife, a piece of post-feminist journalism for The Los Angeles Times Magazine
A Personal Thanksgiving Tale for the Los Angeles Times Magazine
The Wrap That Ate L.A. (Burritos, that is) The Los Angeles Times
I Heart Venice, California, for Coastal Living
