Writing

My writing today focuses on travel, cannabis, and the culture around food and drinks. At Matador Network, I write longform travel features and reviews. I cover Denver bars for Westword, write print features on chefs and Colorado drink producers for Denver Life, where I've also written a series of restaurant reviews, and regularly cover spirits for the drinks industry publication SevenFifty Daily.

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I've covered a range of topics for local and national outlets since 2016, starting with creating digital feature stories for Columbus and the Valley magazine in Columbus, Georgia. Two of my stories for the Opelika Observer won Best In-Depth News Coverage awards from the Alabama Press Association: first place for a feature on a free speech case against Opelika, and third place for an investigation into a local internet provider's public Wi-Fi.

In New York City, I joined Inverse in its early days as a reporter covering technology through the lens of transportation, then shifted my focus to lifestyle and drinks. I covered wine through profiles and region guides for Grape Collective, then became the primary staff writer at VinePair, where I started on news and moved up to longform features and beer and spirits reviews.

At Supercall, the now-folded spirits site under the Thrillist umbrella, my beat was agave spirits, though I covered a wide range of news, features, and expert packages.

In 2018, I joined Matador Network as food and drink editor, covering food and drink through the lens of travel. I wrote features, news, and packages while leading a small internal team and a roster of freelancers I brought on.

Alongside every staff role, I've kept freelancing.

Publications

5280 · Alcohol Professor · amNewYork · Atlas Obscura · Business Insider · Chilled · Columbus and the Valley · Contently · Denver Life Magazine · Dictionary.com · Edible Denver · Edible Manhattan · Expedia Magazine · The Expedition · Food & Wine · Grape Collective · Greatist · Hop Culture · InsideHook · Inverse · Liquor.com · Mashed · Matador Network · Men's Health · Men's Journal · Modern Farmer · October · Opelika Observer · Paste · The Progressive · PUNCH · Rewire · Salt & Pepper · SevenFifty Daily · Supercall · Thrillist · VinePair · Westword · Wine Enthusiast

Business Insider

Denver Life Magazine

The Expedition

Hop Culture

Matador Network

Branded writing

Sponsored and partner content for spirits brands, tourism boards, and media partners.