Portfolio

The Advocate

I worked as a reporter on the Baton Rouge metro desk of The Advocate/Times-Picayune in Louisiana, covering rural parishes, mental health and police pursuits. Stories here.

Devex

Covering the intersection of food, agriculture, and international development. Stories here.

Washington Post

Under Trump, ICE Aggressively Recruited Sheriffs As Partners to Question and Detain Undocumented Immigrants

Eastern European Wineries In Turmoil As War Rages In Ukraine

Broken Doors Podcast [Research Assistant]

No-Knock Raids Have Led to Fatal Encounters and Small Drug Seizures

The Tennessean

Halabja Attack: Kurds In Iraq and Nashville Hope Trial Brings Closure Three Decades After Deadly Chemical Attack

WBEZ Chicago

The CTA Is On a Campaign to Win Back Riders. Who’s Listening?

Everybody’s late and everything smells like weed: What nearly 2,000 CTA riders told us

The New York Times

How to Actually Eat Like a Local While Traveling

Wine Enthusiast

Ancient Grape Varieties Make a Comeback In Lebanon

Architectural Digest

AD PRO Chicago Column

A Design Lover’s Guide to Rome

Architectural Digest Middle East: Dubai’s Hutong Serves Classic Chinese Fare With a Modern Twist

Whetstone Magazine

Wild Yeast and Native Grapes In Lebanon

The Guardian

Getting Fizzy With It: The Italian Wine Route That Sparkles

AFAR

Where to Escape the Summer Crowds In Italy

This Town In Southern India May Be the Country’s Most Healing Retreat

Where to Go In 2019 (Bora Bora section)

The Best Airbnbs In Chicago to Book Right Now

Food & Wine

This New Cabo Restaurant Is a Good Excuse to Plan a Vacation

Black McDonald’s Franchisees Are Protesting Amid Multiple Lawsuits

José Andrés Is Opening a Speakeasy Dedicated to Jamón Ibérico

How to Host an Italian Aperitivo at Home

6 Easy Ways to Upgrade Your Kitchen for Under $100, According to an Interior Designer

Travel + Leisure

Wait, Is This Illinois?

The National

Lentil Soup for the Soul: Inside Lebanon’s Soup Kitchens

Is This the Middle East’s Best Olive Oil

The Great Oven Project: Lebanon’s Community Kitchen Cook Up Message of Hope With Free Meals

Planting Seeds: How Heirloom Seeds Have Helped This UAE Farm Flourish In the Desert

Farm to Fork: How a New Project Will Help Tourists Eat Their Way Around Jordan

Jordanian Designer Nafsika Skourti On the Shifting Styles of Arab Women

Business Insider

What It’s Like to Be an American Abroad In 2020

Chicago Tribune

How Renting My Place On Airbnb Helps Me Travel the World

Yes, Eric Barry. You Did Chicago Wrong.

Saveur

Bison In America’s Dairyland

Roads & Kingdoms

20 Things to Know Before You Go to Chicago

Parts Unknown

Eating the World On One Chicago Street

The Independent

The 400-Mile Hiking Trail Rebooting Tourism In the Middle East

Inside Lalish, the Heart of the Yazidi Faith

The Natural Wonders of Northeastern Turkey

Catapult

Peanut Farming, Robert E. Lee, and a Virginia Family’s Legacy

Narratively

I Lost My Life to Airbnb

Pacific Standard

How Two Midwest Cities Are Handling Rohingya Resettlement

The Lancet

Frontline Support for Breastfeeding In Crisis

Al Jazeera

What Is It Like to Be a Fixer In Iraq?

Fodor’s

Why You Should Visit Detroit’s Most Dynamic and Delicious Suburb

How to Toast In Tbilisi: Georgian Food Is Nothing Without Supra

The Myths, Legends, and Truths of India’s Most Fascinating Temple

Eater

The Ripple Effects of Restaurant Closures

Chicago’s Most Beautiful Restaurant

Where to Eat Middle Eastern Food In Chicago

Michelin Guide

Chef BK Park on His First Kitchen Job and Creating Omakase With a Twist

Carrie Nahabedian Seeks to Bring Back Hotel Dining

Superkhana International Celebrates Indian Food

Spiaggia’s New Executive Chef Wants You to Embrace Italy and Eat Good Pasta

Hemispheres

The New Guinness Brewery Tour

Four New Speakeasies to Try In Chicago

New City Chicago

The Southside Soap Box: Making Cleaner Cleaning Products In Pullman

Shawarma Diaries: One Writer’s Quest to Eat All the Shawarma In Chicago

The Big Heat 2020: Chicago’s Food & Drink 50

The Big Heat 2019: Chicago’s Food & Drink 50

What I Learned About Chicago From Writing a City Guide

Locked Down in Dubai, Looking to Chicago: Chicago Food and Travel Writer Spends the Pandemic in United Arab Emirates

Best of Chicago 2020

Chef Joe Flamm On Bringing Croatian Cuisine to Chicago

Cultural Overlap: Chef Zach Engel’s Southern/Middle Eastern Cuisine at Lou’s Backyard

The Art Comes First: Former Next Chef Jenner Tomaska and Katrina Bravo Launch Esmé

Islands Magazine

8 Things to Know About Visiting Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria

USA Today

Jordan’s National Dish Is Eaten In Times of Celebration and Conflict

The Kitchn

My Favorite Road Trip Snacks From Around the World

Books

The MOON Guidebook to Chicago