Imagine being asked to write a feature article — for a national magazine you've long admired — about making candy. Right? Impossible to turn that assignment down. Even more so when the subject of the story is Cincinnati chocolatier Shalini ...
I'm pleased as punch to share that "The Findlay Market Cookbook" has been published — copies arrived in our hot little hands yesterday. I'm very proud of the project, and thrilled with the collaboration with photographer Julie Kramer, writer Karen ...
Of all the subjects I've covered as a journalist, none is more unsexy—or more important—than the 2014 Farm Bill. Wait: Before your eyes glaze over, hear me out. The 2014 Farm Bill (which should have actually been the 2012 Farm Bill, but ...
Ever wonder why you come up with the best ideas when you're not consciously trying to ... like, in the shower or behind the wheel? (Me, I get my best ideas while I'm walking our dog). It seems random, right? Turns out, ...
Ahhh ... summer. Funny how Mother Nature syncs our appetites with seasonally available produce. Right now, tomatoes, corn, cucumbers, melons — they're all abundant in our farmers' markets, and these are the foods we crave during hot weather. The August 28 ...
Recently, my colleagues at HOW asked me to create a feature story for HOWdesign.com about beautiful food package design. The pleasure was all mine, since the project combines two subjects I love: food and design. The featured works included a range ...
I love writing stories about creative people in both food and design. This spring, I contributed a sweeping, 10-segment feature package to Cincinnati Magazine's annual City Guide. The project included telling readers—primarily, people who are new to or considering a move ...
Metropole is the most-anticipated restaurant debut in Cincinnati for quite awhile. I finally managed to have dinner there recently, and it was sublime. Chef Michael Paley does wonders with the freshest of ingredients prepared in the simplest of ways. You know ...
As an independent creative professional, I share a conundrum with many of my peers: How to lend my creative writing services to causes that I support in a way that's valuable to them and sustainable for me. I explored the subject ...
After multiple attempts to get my foot in the door at Cincinnati Magazine (full confession: those attempts date back to my arrival in Cincinnati more than 20 years ago as a newlywed looking for her first big-girl job in journalism), ...