More than 20 years of experience writing for such venues as Saveur, the Atlantic, the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Gastronomica, Film Comment, and Serious Eats.
Author of numerous books on food, New York history, and Latin American travel including Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States and is a coauthor of Foie Gras: A Passion and has contributed to the Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink.