I’m a writer, recipe tester & developer based in Birmingham, AL.

Weekday Warriors, my newsletter on food and culture, focuses on inspiration for mealmaking through the week. I occasionally feature interviews with chefs, artists, and friends who inspire me and keep my heart & soul well fed.

My work has appeared in All Recipes, EatingWell, Food & Wine, Real Simple, Serious Eats, Simply Recipes, Southern Living, The Spruce Eats, and more. I’ve also tested chef recipes for multiple print & digital publications.

I grew up in Southwest Virginia and have lived in Corrientes, Argentina, New York City, San Francisco, and Mississippi, where I worked as a line cook and studied southern Appalachian foodways. I wrote my masters thesis, “The Wild Asleep,” about the environmental history and significance of ramps or wild leeks.

My cast iron skillet has followed me everywhere but Argentina.