I cover the business, people, and technologies shaping the
food and beverage industries
for both consumer-facing
and trade publications.

The New York Times: “Missoula’s Most In-Demand Kitchen Is Run by Refugees”

The Washington Post: “Water fueled Asheville’s flourishing breweries. Then it ravaged them.”

The Washington Post: “Powered by potatoes: Endurance athletes are chasing speed with spuds”

The Washington Post: “Why canned hard coffee hasn’t capitalized on the buzz”

NACS Magazine: Who’s behind the next round of adult beverage sales? Women.

Bon Appetit: “How Bars Are Adapting to Gen Z, the Homebody Generation”

America’s Test Kitchen Proof: “Chasing the Freshest Beer” [podcast]

Sightlines: “The most important alcohol shopper in America is a woman” [white paper]

Sightlines: “Symbiotic Relationship — What’s the Cause-and-Effect Between On- and Off-Premise Sales?”

Sightlines’ The Gist podcast

Outside Magazine: “How to Choose a Beer for Your Next Outdoor Adventure”

VinePair: “Can the Beverage Industry Stand United Amid Anti-Alcohol Animosity on Multiple Fronts?”

VinePair: “For the Alcohol Industry, Trump’s Tariffs Look Even More Chaotic This Time Around”

Imbibe: “In Montana, Michael Billingsley Grows Cider Apples Where Few Others Have”

Craft Spirits Magazine: “The Agave Dilemma”

Brewing Industry Guide: “The Year of ‘More’: Hemp-Derived THC Drinks Are Booming (for Now)”

Craft Beer & Brewing: “Singular Haze: Brewing IPA with Its Own Kind of Juice”

Chicago Magazine: “Ceres Cafe, Destroyer of Careers”

Foodservice Equipment Reports: “Bright Future: The State of Energy Efficiency”