Writing Portfolio
A selection of published writing
This Designer’s Hudson Valley Cabin Tripled in Square Footage Over 3 Generations
Domino
Her father’s legacy lives on every do-nothing summer.
When the Elevator Door Slides Open to This Chinatown Loft, You’re Welcomed by a Bathtub
Domino
Step inside designer Nick Poe’s apartment.
Flowers Got This L.A. Photographer Through 6 Months in the Hospital, So She Made Her Home an Ode to Them
Domino
Living life in full bloom.
The Italian Designer We’re Feverishly Scouring Vintage Sites For
Domino
A new exhibition in Milan prompted our deep dive.
A Bedding Enthusiast’s Review of the Softest Linen Sheets She’s Ever Slept On
Domino
Subtly rich colors and a no-pill, breathable weave.
Why I Invested in This Classic Modular Shelving Over Cheaper Alternatives
Domino
Infinitely configurable—I’ll keep it for life.
Must-Haves at the Novogratzes’ Brazilian Beach House: A 20-Seat Dining Table and a Carefree Attitude
Domino
It all started at a bar in New York City.
The Best Food Gifts for Curious Cooks, Holiday Hosts, and People Who Just Love to Eat
Domino
From berry butter to Dusen Dusen aprons.
Crate & Barrel’s New Lucia Eames Collection Includes a Modern Heirloom-Quality Menorah
Domino
It’s as elegant as can be, and just $80.
This $40 Magnetic Shelf Is Only 3.5 Inches Deep, But It Holds Spice Jars, Tiny Pots, and Even an Open Cookbook
Domino
The best part is that I don’t notice it on my stove.
This Must Be The Place
Domino
A light-filled Northern California property was home at first sight for interior designer Emily Ward.
You Don’t Need to Wait for a Celebration to Pop One of the Best Champagnes
Saveur
Sommeliers, chefs, and winemakers share their picks.
How Chris Bletzer Turned a Rarely-Used Room Into a Useful Home Office
House Beautiful
Sleeper sofa to the rescue.
A curated midcentury home amid winding hills
Curbed
Eclectic collections of furniture and objects fill the classic post-and-beam space.
Please Don’t Pet My Dog Right Now
House Beautiful
Why I’m instituting a no-petting policy while social distancing.
Progress in Pilsen: The Hive at El Paseo Community Garden
Chicago Architect
El Paseo Community Garden collaborates with young architects.
My dad is a real Bob the Builder
Curbed
I spent my childhood observing my dad at work, but I didn’t understand everything that went into it until we began a project together.
Starry-eyed first-time homebuyers fall for a Victorian—and land in a massive remodel
Curbed
The warm renovation reflects the Hudson Valley home’s history.
Refreshing a classic home in an English village
Curbed
The 19th-century stone house is a masterful blend of old and new.
A home from the ground up, built with nature in mind
Curbed
An architect’s home brings a New Zealand mindset to Vancouver’s coastline.
Converting a Lower East Side home, with room for craft
Curbed
The custom millwork and plaster walls tie the apartment’s present to the building’s past.
Unbungling a classic California bungalow
Curbed
Architects do some back and body work to create a photographer duo’s indoor-outdoor haven.
Seattle chef Renee Erickson cooks up warmth at home
Curbed
Her Ballard bungalow is a mélange of antiques, art, and travel finds.
In Fort Worth, a home resembles two friends in conversation
Curbed
A sympathetic addition creates a dialogue between old and new.
A family’s San Francisco building becomes a home to grow in
Curbed
Purchasing and renovating a three-unit property was a risk—but it paid off.
Embracing indoor-outdoor living in the South Carolina marshlands
Curbed
Modern aesthetics meet country style.
Artist’s home in Santa Barbara is a color lover’s dream
Curbed
While renovating her ’70s-built home, Jane Gottlieb found that infusing the space with color was just what it needed.
‘It’s a pure place’
Curbed
Entrepreneur and beekeeper Claire Marin opens the door to her home near New York’s Catskill Mountains.
A 1950s house’s ‘quirky, mad-hatter’ revamp
Curbed
Leela Cyd and David Kilpatrick left Portland, Oregon, for Santa Barbara, California—and brought their sense of fun with them
Renovating a 19th-century house, plus the shop next door
Curbed
Inside an 1852 house and 1947 shop-turned-bakery
A creative Berlin couple centers their home on plant life—indoors and out
Curbed
The high ceilings and broad windows don’t hurt, either
An American design wiz in Copenhagen makes the most of ‘Denmark’s Craigslist’
Curbed
And the finds are as good as you’d expect.
An artist couple marries their styles in a Brooklyn apartment
Curbed
Lisa Hunt and Kyle Goen reconcile their differing tastes with texture and color.
In Chicago’s Bucktown, a home fit for a dinner party—and a disco
Curbed
Inside artist and restauranteur Nate Chung’s plant-filled apartment
Area Rugs That Will Look Great Under Your Nordic Dining Chairs
Eater
Restaurants are juxtaposing modern (and midcentury modern) furniture with homey-looking rugs
In Bushwick, a designer’s own home embodies a quirky, open ethos
Curbed
Inside Brooklyn designer Michael Yarinsky’s carefully crafted two-bedroom apartment
California dreamin’
Curbed
A journalist from Mississippi and a photographer from Brooklyn spend four decades making a Santa Barbara tract house their home
Here comes the sun
Curbed
Shed Architecture & Design renovates a unit in a 1970s Seattle condo to bring light into dark, low-ceilinged interiors
All in the details
Curbed
A multidisciplinary studio revamps the home of a special client—a founding partner’s mother.
Trading spaces
Curbed
An Indianapolis couple swaps their 19th-century townhouse for a carefully crafted new-build home.
How to Bring the Plant-Draped Beauty of LA’s Hottest Restaurant to Your Home
Eater
Shop the Restaurant: Bavel
Paint it black
Curbed
In Mar Vista, California, a fun family’s bright, minimalist home hides behind a striking, dark facade.
How a ‘swinging ’60s bachelor pad’ became home for a family of 5
Curbed
In Silver Lake, a midcentury house slowly makes way for 21st-century life.
In Seattle, multifamily living done right
Curbed
An architect couple creates a home in a newly developed trio of townhouses in Squire Park.
Making a home in a former candy factory in Brooklyn
Curbed
Writer and food editor Julia Bainbridge returns to New York City from Atlanta.
Inside a couple’s DIY Eichler reno
Curbed
To make their midcentury modern fantasies a reality, a California Bay Area couple takes on an ailing house with excellent bones.
A couple finds their midcentury dream home
Curbed
Inside a sensitively renovated circa-1965 house in New Zealand.
Inside an 1800s farmhouse turned family home near Philadelphia
Curbed
What’s old is new again in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
A Central Park West apartment gets new details that make all the difference
Curbed
Yun Architecture works with a couple—and a master plaster-worker—to refinish an apartment with stellar views.
We Dare You Not to Buy All of These Extremely Photogenic Ceramic Mugs
Eater
Where to buy the most steal-able ceramic mugs from coffeeshops and restaurants across the country
A midcentury time capsule with an ’80s flair gets a modern update
Curbed
In Colorado, a couple DIYs the renovation of a 1957 gem
‘Energy-efficient design can be simple’
Curbed
An Indiana couple builds their eco-friendly dream house on 8.5 acres.
In Paris, mixing flea market finds and scores from ‘the French Craigslist’
Curbed
Writer, creative director, and pastry chef Jackie Kai Ellis makes a home in the City of Light.
When the way forward is up
Curbed
After Hurricane Sandy, a couple puts their Ranch-style home on stilts to avoid future floods.
A renovation 47 years in the making—and a mother-son dream team
Curbed
Inside cookbook author Dorie Greenspan’s Upper West Side apartment.
A Ladera Heights designer finds—and remakes—her midcentury dream home
Curbed
Inside the home of Natalie Myers, of LA’s Veneer Designs.
Inside a ‘timeless yet modern’ home in Encino
Curbed
Making classic and contemporary elements “play nice.”
Buying Your Own Chopsticks? Here Are Some Factors to Consider
Eater
There are far more differences between chopsticks than you may realize.
Inside a hilltop oasis with a pool and ocean views in Mar Vista, California
Curbed
Design-build firm Marmol Radziner makes a hilltop home for a special client—its COO.
Inside an architect’s light-filled family home in a pedigreed Chicago tower
Curbed
With a view of the city—and Lake Michigan.
A 1949 Hollywood Hills home melds Old Hollywood glamour and midcentury cool
Curbed
A couple marries their East Coast roots with their distinctly Los Angeles house.
A Portland couple trades in a farmhouse for their midcentury dream home
Curbed
“As soon as I walked in, I was like, ‘we need to buy one of these.’”
Two architects turn a 1889 factory into their home and studio in the South Loop
Curbed
Right next to the L.
Tiny Enamel Cups Are the Drinkware You Didn’t Know You Needed Until Now
Eater
Get the adorable tumblers from New Orleans cocktail spot Manolito.
The Glasses from Tokyo’s Most Distinctive Cocktail Bar Can Be Yours
Eater
Find Bar Gen Yamamoto’s delicate glassware in a tiny Tokyo store — or online.
9 vacation homes to fuel your wanderlust
Curbed
You’ll want to make an escape to these summer getaways.
Inside a sunny Glendale bungalow that doubles as an artist’s studio
Curbed
An artist and her husband create a colorful sanctuary in Glendale.
In Bed-Stuy, making a home in a former chocolate factory
Curbed
A creative couple embraces their new home’s industrial roots.
Why Restaurants are Turning to Retail to Boost Sales
Full Service Restaurant
Restaurants with added marketplaces are providing guests with additional value points that lead to additional sales that boost the business’s bottom line.
In Denver, a family puts a modern twist on the classic Ranch house
Curbed
Embracing the indoor-outdoors in the Mile High City.
In San Francisco’s Alamo Square, an architect embraces all things vintage
Curbed
And all things analog.
10 Design Podcasts You Should Download Right Now
Architectural Digest
That’s right, you can learn about design without pictures!
Is Your Couch Poisoning You?
Architectural Digest
Here’s the deal with flame retardants that might be lurking in your sofa.
How to Make a Brand-New Apartment Feel 100% Warm and Cozy
Architectural Digest
Textures and natural tones for the win in this Brooklyn apartment.
The Best Reason to Shop Vintage: 10 Million Tons of Furniture Goes to Landfills Every Year
Architectural Digest
Bonus: It adds way more character to your home than new stuff.
We Can’t Get Enough of the Retro Vibes in This Brooklyn Brownstone
Architectural Digest
Here’s what happens when a fashion director designs a home.
No Bun Can Contain Indiana’s Pork Tenderloin Sandwich
Eater
The Hoosier State’s most beloved dish, explained
Tour a Brooklyn Loft with a Seriously Epic Art Collection
Architectural Digest
“It feels like a candy shop,” says owner Casey Fremont.
Don’t Let Pinterest Trick You Into These 5 Regrettable Design Trends
Architectural Digest
You might like your rose gold faucet for now, but just wait a year.
When Designers Own the Restaurant, Even the Coffee Mugs Are on the Menu
Eater
How shoppable restaurants bring together retail and dining.
Why Modular Shelving Is the Best “Investment Furniture”
Architectural Digest
Ample storage, good design, and countless configurations.
3 Reasons a Propane Torch Should Be in Your Shopping Cart Right Now
Architectural Digest
Icy steps have met their match.
Finally Upsized? Here’s How to Fill Your Home Without Going Broke
Architectural Digest
More space = a need for more stuff.
See How a Tree House–Like L.A. Home Was Restored to Midcentury Perfection
Architectural Digest
Color-blocked cabinets for the win.
This $15 Fix for Uneven Floors Is Gold If You Live in an Old Home
Architectural Digest
No more books stacked under the table legs!
50 Upgrades Your Home Deserves in 2018
Architectural Digest
Call it a New Year’s resolution (if that’s the sort of thing that motivates you).
Why the Best Bar in the World is Betting on Non-Alcoholic Cocktails
Food52
The American Bar at The Savoy Hotel in London is no spring chicken, but when it comes to what’s being stirred or shaken for your glass, the institution somehow continually reinvents itself in ways that are noticed.
Inside Herman Miller’s Vast Archives
Architectural Digest
The company’s Michigan headquarters holds a treasure trove of design history
The Pure Joy of Driving in Another Country
The Week
I soon realized that driving turned out to be exactly what we needed to see this country’s brilliance up close.
A Plush, Pink-Walled Bungalow in Suburban New Zealand
Architectural Digest
Michelle Matangi isn’t an interior designer—but we sure think she should be.
These Instant Table Legs Are the DIY Supply You Need
Architectural Digest
And you don’t even have to be handy to use them.
Inside Herman Miller’s Intensive Test Lab
Architectural Digest
Where icons of modern design are dragged, dropped, and hammered to test quality.
This Amazing Built-In System Proves Custom CAN Be Cost-Effective
Architectural Digest
How designer Starrett Ringbom avoided buying all new furniture for a new home.
Inside architect Earl Young’s ‘hobbit houses’ in Michigan
Curbed
But Young wasn’t just Frodo Lloyd Wright; he was an inventive architectural voice at the turn of the century.
Watch How to Make One of Food52-ers’ Favorite Fall Recipes
Food52
Brown butter butternut rolls, brown butter butternut rolls…try saying that ten times fast!
This Stunner of a Seattle Home Used to Be a Total Snooze
Architectural Digest
How decorator Heidi Caillier perked it up without moving a wall.
8 Home Accents to Buy Vintage (Rather Than New and “Vintage-Inspired”)
Architectural Digest
Pay less, get better quality stuff.
From Fun-Loving to Inspired by Travel, 8 Espresso Drinks for Many Whims
Food52
Lately, I’ve been testing the waters with espresso drinks, either while visiting new places in the U.S. or abroad.
How 2 Designers Made a Cozy, Clutter-Free Home in 481 Square Feet
Architectural Digest
Talitha and Michael Bainbridge of ZWEI Design share their tips (and a tour!).
How To Do Frito Pie Like A High School Concession Stand
Food52
There’s something satisfying about heaping everything into a tiny bag of crunchy corn chips. layered-up chili, chopped onions, cheese, and a little sour cream.
Here’s How to Chill Any Wine in 7 Minutes Flat
Food52
A trick for chilling any bottle in seven minutes.
One Chef’s Three-Ingredient, Crunchy Avocado Snack
Food52
Of the dish’s inception, Tartine co-founder Liz Prueitt mentioned that her mind was wandering among, of all things, Scotch eggs.
Spicy, Just-Saucy-Enough Sloppy Joes, Minus the Meat
Food52
Consider the walnut-mushroom sloppy joe.
Macerate Citrus (And Make This Trifle) Before Winter’s End
Food52
Macerate citrus with an acidic bedfellow: vinegar and make a trifle.
Who Gets to—or Should—Tell the Stories of Immigrants and Their Foodways?
Food52
A question explored at the 2017 Food Media South symposium hosted by Southern Foodways Alliance.
The What, Why, and How of Induction Cooktops (Plus 4 Compatible Metals)
Food52
A primer on the types of cookware that’ll work with induction.
Pasta, Beans, and Bread Hold Each Other Gently In This Brothy Tuscan Soup
Food52
Tuscany’s markets in the fall, according to our co-founder Merrill, are overflowing with rapturous vegetables and fruits.
Remembering Arnold Palmer Through His Namesake Drink (Plus Bourbon)
Food52
Is a drink born when it’s conceived, or when it’s named?
You Won’t Believe How Many Blueberries Go Into this Pie
Food52
Not to be dramatic, but I hadn’t tasted a blueberry until I visited Welch Farms in Roque Bluffs, Maine late last month.
The Indiana Goat Cheese That Cheesemongers Are Obsessed With
Food52
Back in the 1980s, Judy Schad was forging ahead in the very new landscape of American small-production cheesemaking.
5 Italian Cheeses to Ask for at the Cheese Counter
Food52
Here are five Italian cheeses to confidently ask for by name.
The Bitter Aperitif That Your Bar Needs
Food52
Swap in Suze for Aperol in your spritz and prepare to be wowed.
Make Cocktails Like One of New York’s Most Iconic Hotel Bars
Food52
An interview with Frank Caiafa, bar manager at Peacock Alley at The Waldorf Astoria and author of the newest edition of The Waldorf Astoria Bar Book.
Why You Should Be Mixing Your Iced Coffee with Lemonade
Food52
Wouldn’t you rather be a Laura Palmer than an Arnold Palmer?
The Florence Wine Bar That Made the City Stand Still
Food52
I’d never thought as much about wine before—what it tasted like, what grape varieties even were, if I even liked it—as I did at Casa del Vino.
5 Alternative Vinegars That Will Brighten Your Pantry
Food52
Michael Harlan Turkell, author of the forthcoming vinegar-focused cookbook Acid Trip, talks us through five different styles of vinegar to stock from now on.
One Simple Act That Can Change How You Travel
Food52
It’s an oft-declared adage, to ask and you shall receive, but it’s easy to forget to do so while you’re traveling, especially when it feels like everything’s already been found.
A Surrealist-Inspired Martini for the Vermouth-Averse
Food52
The Debaser cocktail is an ode to one of the great martini lovers of all time—the surrealist Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel.
How Blue Hill Makes Punch With Leftover Whey, Tea, and Beer
Food52
An innovative recipe from the hyper-local farm-to-table restaurant Blue Hill at Stone Barns.
3 Variations on Pan Sauce for Weeknight Chicken
Food52
If sauces were coats, pan sauce would be the stylish light jacket for your chicken.
Why You Should Be Adding Sumac to Your Cocktails
Food52
In NOPI, Ottolenghi’s latest book written with the restaurant’s head chef Ramael Scully, sumac isn’t relegated to just the food.
Your Guide to a Fall Weekend in Bloomington, Indiana
Food52
Indiana is full of surprises—and Bloomington is one of its best-kept.
A New York City Cheesemonger Tells All
Food52
The gals behind Campbell Cheese and Grocery in Brooklyn tell us why we should forget the wine and keep floss around.
How to Picnic Like You’re in German Wine Country
Food52
How to make your next leisurely dinner party feel like it’s taking place in the German countryside.
The Sandwich That Makes Me Feel at Home in New York
Food52
A sandwich—and a place—that makes the case for putting down roots.
Why Whiskey Might Be Better When It’s Made in Tennessee
Food52
The story of the revival of Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery seems like fate.
All the Places to Go at the Tip of Michigan’s Mitten
Food52
From the Leelenaw Peninsula, down around Grand Traverse Bay, and up north to Little Traverse Bay, here’s where to get a taste of Great Lakes life, Northern Michigan-style.
Drink This (Not Beer) for Your Next Takeout Night
Food52
Why Germany’s versatile varietal, Riesling, keeps good company with a bowl of something spicy.
The Story Behind The Most Popular Salad in New York
Food52
The Waldorf salad gets a makeover—again, and again, and again.
Honky Tonk, Hot Chicken, and 8 Other Reasons to Visit Nashville Now
Food52
The Nashville food and beverage scene has exploded over the past decade, leaving in its wake a smattering of inventive and inspired places to eat and drink.
The Frozen Piña Colada Recipe You’ve Always Wanted
Food52
The cocktail that will change your mind about frozen drinks.
Here’s How to Make a Batched Cocktail on The Fly
Food52
A tangy, fruity batched drink that takes no bull.
This Is The Cocktail To Make For Mother’s Day
Food52
A floral, citrusy take on the gin rickey, for the city or the sand.
A Miniature Moss Garden for Your Tabletop
Food52
La Fête’s Allison Baddley shows us how to make kokedama, or Japanese moss balls, to rest on your table or suspend from the ceiling.
5 No-Brainer Ways to Make Better Cookies
Food52
“I’m a total, total cookie nerd,” Mindy Segal tells me as she elaborates on how she likes her drop cookies baked.
5 Ways to Gift Wine Like a Pro
Food52
Lettie Teague, wine columnist at The Wall Street Journal and author of Wine in Words, says that while some wines will always be more gratefully received than others, there are some tips to follow that will make the inevitable in-store scramble less intimidating.
Breaking Bread with Bakeri’s Nina Brondmo
Terrific Magazine
Bakeri – Norwegian for ‘bakery’ – is the brainchild of Brondmo, who also owns the nearby Williamsburg staple Sweetwater Restaurant with her husband, Pablo.