Best New Restaurants
I oversee Bon Appétit’s annual Best New Restaurants list, from scouting to publication.
2024: BA’s list of the Best New Restaurants of 2024 was announced during a live appearance on CBS Mornings with Gayle King. The theme of the 2024 Restaurants Issue was collaboration, and the list introduced four new industry awards celebrating up-and-coming talent, sustainability, and innovation in baking and mixology. More than 300 restaurateurs, chefs, and politicians joined Bon Appétit at an event in Portland, Oregon to celebrate the launch.
2023: BA’s list of the Best New Restaurants of 2023 was announced during a live appearance on CBS Mornings with Gayle King. For the first time, the list’s length has been expanded to account for a swell of exciting new restaurants opening across the US. The list was nominated for a National Magazine Award for its print design.
2022: BA’s list of the Best New Restaurants of 2022 was nominated for National Magazine Awards in print and digital categories. I was nominated for a 2023 James Beard Foundation Award for the package in the dining and travel category.
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Writer and lead editor on a package exploring the emergence of regional bagel cultures outside of New York City. Included a list of the best bagels outside of New York and a story exploring why these shops are opening now.
American Baking’s Next Chapter
Writer and lead editor on a guide to nine bakeries reshaping baking in America. Each of these bakeries is pushing back against rigid expectations of authenticity—and incorporating their lived experiences into their work.
A lead editor on Bon Appétit’s historic first pride package. Over 15 stories, including travel guides, personal essays, and reported features. The package was nominated for a National Magazine Award in 2023.
Writer and lead editor of Bon Appétit’s inaugural list of the best new bars in America, launching a fresh tentpole for the brand in 2024.