Food & Drink Writing

Sarah Tracey is ready for picnics and patios

Like many young, hopeful New York transplants, Sarah Tracey moved to the city to pursue a music career. And as all of those young people learn—New York is expensive! She took a “survival job” as a cocktail waitress and as ...
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Green Chef provides out-of-the-box meals

Dinnertime can either be a hassle or a breeze—depending on the type of cook you are (a.k.a. if you actually enjoy cooking or not). There are countless meal delivery services that claim to make dinner prep faster, to save you ...
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‘Cork Dork’ author makes a wine pick from an ‘unorthodox’ winery

Each Friday a kickass woman in the industry picks us a wine of the week, and doing the honors today is Bianca Bosker, the author of New York Times best-seller Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big ...
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‘Top Chef’s Nina Compton picks a ‘lively wine’ with a fond memory

Is it spring yet!? Three weeks ago we kicked off our first Wine of the Week, a recurring feature on Grok Nation where we speak to kickass women in the industry—sommeliers, beverage directors, critics, or just generally awesome wine connoisseurs—to ...
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Blue Apron is worth the hassle of cooking

If you spend any amount of time on social media networks, you’ve probably seen countless ads for various meal delivery services. Some claim to make dinner prep faster; others profess to save you money; and many will apparently teach you ...
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Col Fondo is the ‘O.G. prosecco’

Welcome back to Wine of the Week, a recurring feature on Grok Nation where we speak to kickass women in the industry—sommeliers, beverage directors, critics, or just generally awesome wine connoisseurs—to learn about a new wine. They’ll give us an ...
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15 treats for a perfect, sugar-filled Easter basket

It’s impossible to miss the baby chicks and pastel colors in nearly every store right about now. Although Easter is a date celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, you don’t have to be of the faith to mark the the springtime ...
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James Beard winner Belinda Chang on a light and bright wine for spring

Making decisions when browsing through the bottle-filled racks of a wine store can be difficult. We’ve all been there. That’s why we are kicking off our Wine of the Week feature on Grok Nation. Each week we’ll speak to kickass ...
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Louis XIII cognac: A history

Sponsored content writing for Worth magazine Ahead of the holiday season, I wrote a sponsored content article—which appeared on worth.com and in a sponsored newsletter—about Louis XIII. To coincide with the launch of the brand's first edition of Time Collection, ...
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Downtown restaurants that are worth the drive

Food writing for the May/June 2014 issue of Gotham magazine Destinations in lower Manhattan such as Buvette, Cafe Cluny, and Carbone are classics for a reason. Click here to view the magazine page as a PDF.
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