Learning is important to me. It's at the forefront of what I do. |
I teach wine classes and lead guided tastings for private individuals and groups.
I approach writing about food, wine, and culture with a spirit of discovery and commitment to telling the whole story. My writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Edible Brooklyn, BestofNJ.com and more. |
At the International Culinary Center (ICC) I developed textbooks and teaching materials for the school's professional and amateur programs in cooking, pastry arts, bread baking and wine, all with the goal to help educate the next generation of culinary and hospitality professionals. With a keen awareness of what it takes to make it in this business, I co-authored Culinary Careers for Dummies.
A Brooklyn native, I’ve mentored high school students at Girls Write Now and Legal Outreach, and edited K-12 books in Science, Math, & Reading because I believe that "each one teach one" is more than an African-American proverb with roots in slavery, but an imperative for the future & an unofficial motto of Bed Stuy.
A Brooklyn native, I’ve mentored high school students at Girls Write Now and Legal Outreach, and edited K-12 books in Science, Math, & Reading because I believe that "each one teach one" is more than an African-American proverb with roots in slavery, but an imperative for the future & an unofficial motto of Bed Stuy.
When not tasting, teaching, or writing, you can find me slinging hooch at Greene Grape Wine & Spirits or cooking up adventures & snacks at home in the Stuy with my tiny feline overlords, Mimzy and Pickles.