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Below, please find links to selected recent work.

 

Surfacing: Five Places to Go in Chicago

 

Lucky Charms (essay on Irish barmbrack) 

The New Irish Bookshelf

 

Weekend escape: Go beyond the Housewives to discover Orange County’s natural beauty

Weekend escape: Dig in and drink up in Minneapolis

Weekend escape: Explore Irish cuisine in Cork

Weekend escape: Taste the flavors of Tucson

 

Your backstage pass to Chicago’s best festivals

Chicago with kids: What to see and where to stay

First-time Chicago: A starter guide to the Windy City

Next stop for foodies: Chicago’s south side

Show me the whey: An Irish distillery finds a buzzy new use for dairy leftovers

 

Four great places to try canelés in Chicago 

 

The foodie traveller: Johannesburg’s new markets 

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s favourite hotels: party like it’s 1929 

 

Chefs transport pre-Columbian cooking traditions to modern menus

Botanicals Blur the Line Between Brewing and Cooking

Spread the love with housemade French butters

 

Pubs we love: Sausage and beer bars

Pubs we love: Dog-friendly bars

Pubs we love: Pint-sized bars

Pubs we love: The winter wonderland

Pubs we love: Haunted bars

Pubs we love: All-local beer bars

Pubs we love: New-wave Belgian beer havens

Pubs we love: Crafty oyster bars

Pubs we love: Crafty beer gardens

Pubs we love: Shipping container bars

Pubs we love: Laundromat bars 

Pubs we love: Beer-centric bowling alleys 

Pubs we love: House party 

The Morning After: Knoxville, Tennessee 

 

Chicago’s best banh mi

Chicago’s best Italian beef sandwiches

Chicago’s best fried chicken

Chicago’s best late-night delivery

Exploring Chicago’s new-wave Mexican cuisine

Chicago’s best afternoon tea

Chicago’s best mac and cheese

Hungry? Embark on the West Loop sandwich crawl

Chicago’s best grocery stores

13 great day trips from Chicago

Where to eat on Chicago’s new 606 trail

Chicago’s best grilled cheese 

Cheap eats in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood

Chicago’s best butcher shops 

10 great food and cooking classes in Chicago 

7 great spots for bubble tea in Chicago 

Chicago tea shop guide 

Chicago’s best bakeries 

Chicago’s best candy stores 

7 great bakeries in Chicago’s Chinatown 

Six traditional Easter sweets at Chicago bakeries 

Seven great places for birria in Chicago 

Chicago’s best Irish food shops 

Chicago’s best sfogliatelle 

 

Chicago’s best takes on matcha

 

Make way for more local beer in Memphis

Explore the art of beer in Northeast Minneapolis

Made in Milwaukee: Trademark tastes of the Cream City

5 trip ideas for animal-loving foodies

Go green at America’s best vegetable-forward restaurants 

Tucson’s budding brew scene is an Arizona oasis 

On the western Michigan beer trail, from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo 

Eat around the world in Chicago 

A taste of Christmas markets around the world 

Chicago’s craft distilleries show city’s spirited side 

Taste South Africa’s rainbow cuisine, from biltong to bobotie

Brussels offers the ultimate Belgian chocolate trail 

Great culinary school restaurants around the world 

Foodie paradise: The coolest culinary shops in the US 

Explore haute chocolate around the world

 

Five of the best pizza spots in Chicago 

 

A slice of Nashville: War and peace down south 

 

Real Irish don’t eat soda bread

 

Get sudsy: 5 US spas for craft beer lovers

 

Writer’s retreats: F. Scott Fitzgerald in North Carolina

Famous fruits: A history of Tryon’s vineyards