Selected Writing
Food & Culture
- What Happens When ‘the Justin Bieber of Food’ Grows Up?, Grub Street
- I don’t eat meat. Should my dog?, Vox
- How we stopped counting calories and learned to love Spindrift, Vox
- I Drank From the $80 Crystal Water Bottle. Here's My Story., Bon Appétit
- My Intrepid Quest for a Non-Alcoholic Cocktail I Actually Want to Drink, Bon Appétit
- Can You Really Make Superiority Burgers at Home?, Grub Street
- It’s Difficult to Talk About Soviet Food, Taste
- Where Do Figure Skating Costumes Come From?, Racked
- How Food Network Turned Big-city Chef Culture Into Middle-America Pop Culture, Grub Street
- Defending the Uncanny Valley of Fake Meats, Taste
- ‘Top Chef,’ ‘The Voice,’ and ‘American Ninja Warrior’ Recaps, NYMag.com (Grub Street, Vulture)
- How to Eat for a Longer Life (There’s Still Alcohol), Bon Appétit
- Has New York Restaurant Business Dropped Because of a Trump Slump?, Grub Street
- A Cultural History of Ugly Bridesmaids Dresses, Racked
- Can You Recreate the Estate Sale Treasure Hunt Online?, Racked
- The Unlikely Rise of the Internet Goat, Nerve
- Jägermeister Tries to Grow Up, Men’s Journal
Essays & Rants
- I Went on a Crazy Expensive Quest for the Best Sleep of My Life, Bon Appétit
- I Spent an Entire Day on a Meditation Bus and It Was Very, Very Quiet, Bon Appétit
- Kate Middleton and Me: A Year in Review, The Date Report
- Failing at Life, Succeeding at Dogs, The Toast
- All the Books I Lied About Reading to Impress Guys (and Then Read Anyway), The Date Report
- Can We All Just Acknowledge Communal Tables Are Terrible?, The Date Report
- I Love You Guys, But I Hate Your Honeyfund, Swimmingly
Advice & Wisdom
- Why You Need a Canning Funnel, Even if You Don't Can, Lifehacker
- How to Complain Without Sounding Like A Brat, Deadspin
- Why Everyone Needs a Lemon Squeezer, The Kitchn
- The Perfect Christmas Gift for Everyone Is an Immersion Blender (No, Really), The Date Report
- Getting a Haircut with My Boyfriend was a Terrible Idea, Swimmingly
Books
- Interview: Jennifer Egan (Cover), Kirkus Reviews
- Interview: Rumaan Alam (Cover), Kirkus Reviews
- Interview: Jillian Medoff (Cover), Kirkus Reviews
- Why E-Tailers in Scandanavia Don’t Sell in Schenectady, Fortune