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Canlis Review - The Infatuation
“You scan the dining room, which looks like the living room of the Brady Bunch house, if the Bradys were billionaires. One table has six people with wine glasses raised, and someone toasts, “To our business partnership,” another table has four men in sports coats drinking Manhattans and spitting stories about some guy named Mike who is a real hoot, and another has a server standing beside it ironing the white tablecloth with a portable iron. You look around and notice that every server has a portable iron. You’ve never seen so many portable irons.”
Homer Review - The Infatuation
“It’s like a Hidden Valley commercial here, only indoors and with more alcohol. There’s a lively buzz of happy people with lambrusco spritzes in their hands and kohlrabi on their plates who are likely debating whether the pattern on the wallpaper depicts ostriches or emus. You can smell whiffs of pita baking at all times, and watch the owner running around refilling water and giving out samples of homemade tahini soft serve. We’ve never seen so many people with such high vitamin A levels outside of the imagined utopia created by a ranch dressing company.”
Kedai Makan Review - The Infatuation
“Your friends who haven’t been here won’t be able to relate. “OK, sure, it’s fried rice, but it’s operating on another level that fried rice usually doesn’t compete at,” you might say to them after dinner. They’ll shrug between bites of celery, because in this elaborate vision, they’re eating dry crudite and listening to Sheryl Crow. Kedai Makan is like seeing the Grand Canyon, riding a roller coaster, or smoking weed: it’s hard to understand what the hype is all about until you experience it. Once you do, it’ll become clear that you just completed a Seattle rite of passage, and anyone who doesn’t get it will just have to go on this sambal and fried shallot-filled ride themselves.”
The Meals That Got Us Through 2020 - The Infatuation
“I believe that every born-and-raised New Yorker (myself included) is unable to emotionally let go of prized foods from the East Coast. Things like pizza, bagels, or your friend’s mom’s chicken cutlets. But most of all, I’ve missed the baconeggandcheese - that is, until West Seattle pop-up Hi Helen came along. These parchment-wrapped BECs meet all the prerequisites: soft scrambled eggs with coarsely-crushed peppercorn confetti, American cheese that flows like volcanic lava, a fluffy, yeasty homemade poppy kaiser roll, and a creamy chipotle sauce for fantastic kick. Not only is this the greatest breakfast sandwich in Seattle, but it also happens to be the best breakfast sandwich I’ve ever had in my life.”
The Best Sushi In Seattle - The Infatuation
“It’s easy to pick a fight with friends in Seattle about the best oysters, or best Vietnamese food, or best espresso to drink while reading a moody book in the drizzling mist. The same goes for raw fish. Ask your friends what their favorite sushi joint in town is, and you’ll get 25 different answers. And then there’s the price - sometimes you just can’t drop $150 on a Wednesday night for a bunch of yellowtail nigiri. So what affordable places are actually great? And which expensive spots are worth the price of admission? We’ve got the answers. Here are the 17 best sushi restaurants in Seattle - from casual spots where you could go every week, to special occasion omakase experiences.”
Where To Break Up With Someone, If You Really Can’t Do It At Your Apartment - The Infatuation
“In the event of a fire, flood, or reluctantly going to a Dave Matthews Band concert, it’s important to have an exit strategy. Breaking up with someone is no different. Cure is a moody wine bar that only serves snacks, so you won’t have to commit to a full meal. Plus, it’s right near the Cap Hill light rail stop, so if things get ugly after some merlot and charcuterie, you can make it to the station in no time. After it’s all over, your ex might hop in a karaoke room next door at Rock Box and cue up “All By Myself.””