Always in pursuit of a good story, I have toured the Benelux with U2, harvested agave in Mexico, butchered beef in Ohio, picked grapes for ice wine during a snow storm in Niagara Falls and made cheese in Australia, among other adventures. I headed up the lifestyle coverage at TIME magazine, where I created and ran the Your Time section, served as cookbook critic and was part of the launch team for TIME Style + Design. My writing has also appeared in dozens of publications, including InStyle, Sunset, and the James Beard Award winning Edible publications including Edibles Manhattan, Brooklyn, and East End. I created and launched FoodRepublic.com as founding Editor-in-Chief, and am currently Editorial Director of CookingDistrict.com.