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Restaurant Report: Kachka in Portland, OR.
The New York Times
October, 21 2014

Restaurant Report: Travail Kitchen & Amusements in Minneapolis
The New York Times
August 22, 2014

How to Throw a Dinner Party for Total Strangers
Bon Appetit
August 2014

Rotisseries Put a Tasty Spin on Grilled Chicken
The Wall Street Journal
July 11, 2014

Restaurant Report: Thunderbird in Indianapolis
The New York Times
June 4, 2014

Why Did Airport Dining Suddenly Get So Good?
Bon Appetit
December 2013

Waiter, There's Pastrami in My Taco
The Wall Street Journal
October 10, 2013

Restaurant Report: Girasol in Los Angeles
The New York Times
October 1, 2013

Big Weekend: the San Pellegrino Cooking Cup in Venice
Food Republic
June 25, 2012

The Food Battle for New York's Little Italy
The Los Angeles Times
September 4, 2011

The Great Italian Can Opener Conundrum

Gadling
October 2010

New York's Beer Scene
Bon Appetit
May 2010

Naples' Infernal Bliss
Gadling
March 2010

Chef's Tables: A Profile of Chef Govind Armstrong
Lexus Magazine
October/November 2009

In New York, an Appetite for Gastropubs
The Washington Post
May 24, 2009

America's Best Doughnuts
ForbesTraveler
January 6, 2009


The Pasta Artist
Lexus Magazine
Fall 2008

Various Restaurant and Bar Reviews
New York magazine
2005-2008


Kitchen Aid: How to Drink Absinthe
Time Out New York
August 8, 2007



Local Flavor: Re-inventing New York cuisine
Time Out New York
January 2005



Curious Gorge
Time Out New York
January 2004
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