Freelance

Recipes

On Chinese New Year, dumplings take two Philly chefs home, January 2020

Without Travel, Our Recipes Make Thanksgiving, November 2020

Chef Kiki Aranita starts Lunar New Year with spring rolls and tradition, February 2021

Blend mushrooms into loco moco, a delicious Hawai’i-style meal, September 2023

Make Potatoes au Gritty and bring chaos to your Thanksgiving table, November 2023

Features

Diners are lining up for Philly cheesesteaks — in Bahrain, March 2020

Philly restaurant owner: My experience with pandemics in Hong Kong shows shutdowns are safest, April 2020

Through Poi Dog, we worked to perpetuate a culture of aloha, July 2020 

The Chicken Man’ Alex Tominsky’s Guide to His Favorite Chicken in Philly, April 2023

Meet the man who feeds the Eagles — and the local chefs who help, January 2024

Some of the world’s best chocolate is being made in the Philadelphia suburbs, June 2024

Meet the chef who feeds the Sixers, April 2024

What do pop-up chefs do with their leftovers? May 2024

On Staff at the Inquirer

This hoagie went so viral over the weekend, the shop ran out of bread, October 2024

This luxury seaweed is the new truffle, November 2024

The airport is becoming one of the best places to eat in Philly, November 2024

A 23-course discussion on Philly’s most acrobatic restaurant, November 2024

Philly’s quirkiest new Italian restaurant is ‘middle-class fancy’ by way of Oklahoma, November 2024

Cheesesteaks in paradise, December 2024

How a Cambodian noodle shop because one of Philly’s most impossible reservations, December 2024

The new Roxanne opens in Queen Village, December 2024

Where’s the banana ketchup? Filipino ingredients suddenly disappear from shelves, leaving Philly chefs scrambling, December 2024

Forget soft opening, New restaurants are throwing housewarming parties, too, January 2025

Actually good non-alcoholic drinks for dry January, January 2025

Chinatown’s restaurants mull what’s next with the Sixers arena no longer looming — while South Philly restaurateurs rejoice, January 2025

Celebrate the Lunar New Year at Philly restaurants with dinner series, star chef collabs, and once-a-year specials, January 2025

Love Chef’s Table? You can live it with these luxury chef-led tours, January 2025

What makes this restaurant the most thrilling farm-to-table experience in the region? January 2025

Will 2025 be a comeback year for Philly restaurants at the James Beard Awards? January 2025

The perfect time to get an impossible reservation in Philly: when the Eagles play in the Super Bowl, January 2025

A Philly guide to eating through New Orleans, January 2025

The best thrift stores on the Main Line, according to an estate sale expert, February 2025

This is where Philly’s chefs shop for the best meat, produce, dishes, knives, and more, February 2025

A tale of two croissants: The link between Michael Rafidi’s Yellow and Emily Riddell’s Machine Shop isn’t just a shared love of za’atar, shatta, and feta — it’s actual love, February 2025

It turns out Philly could use another Vietnamese breakfast spot: Hannah K is the larger, even more playful follow-up cafe to Huyen Thai Dinh’s Vietnamese breakfast spot, the Breakfast Den, February 2025

Why I save the menus from my favorite meals, February 2025

A really Philly guide to Washington, D.C. restaurants, March 2025

Has the handroll sushi wave finally found its way to Philly? March 2025

Hands, Please (an Ask a chef column)

How do I buy raw fish to serve at home? March 2025

Bad News

Steve Pellegrino, 34, acclaimed artisanal knife maker, has died, February 2025

Two food stores beloved by Philly chefs are closing this month, March 2025

Mac Mart is closing its original location in Center City, March 2025