Media Appearances
ON ANTIDEPRESSANT WITHDRAWAL & DEPRESSION RECOVERY
Writing:
- “The best books every parent should read before taking their kid to a psychiatrist or psychologist” Shepherd Booklist
- “Prompt 264. Psychics, Prophesies, & the Power of Words,” The Isolation Journals (October 2023)
- “What I wish I had known before I stopped taking antidepressants, and before I started,” Washington Examiner, October 2022 (Print + Digital)
- “Why we should stop casually prescribing antidepressants to teens,” New York Post, August 2022 (Print + Digital)
- “I was in severe antidepressant withdrawal when I won ‘Chopped.’ Here’s what you didn’t see on TV,” Insider, August 2022
- “How One Scary Moment Changed How I lived My Life,” Thrive Global, August 2022
- “If We Knew What We Knew Now,” Mad In America, August 2022
- “I spent half my life on antidepressants. Today, I’m off the medication and I feel all right,” The Washington Post, January 2020 (Print + Digital)
- “How To Neuter Your Social Media for Better Mental Health,” Invisible Illness, August 2020
- “What They Mean When They Talk About Stillness,” Change Your Mind, Change Your Life, May 2020
- “Welcome to New York,” Modern Loss, January 2019
- “On finding happiness through factual optimism,” On Your Terms, May 2017
Featured Podcasts:
SELECTED ESSAYS & INTERVIEWS
- “How Cooking Connected One Chef with Grandmothers Across the World,” EatingWell Magazine, May 2021 (Print + Digital)
- “How I Uncovered a 70- Year Old Family Grudge Baked Into a Birthday Blitztorte,” EatingWell, May 2020
- “Truer Than True: Talking with Laura Munson,” The Rumpus, July 2020
- “Flying Solo: What it’s really like to travel alone, and the best places to do it,” Tasting Table, April 2017
- “What it’s like to compete on—and win—Food Network’s “Chopped,” Medium, September 2017
ON FOOD & WINE
- “An Awesome Way To Eat Frisée if You Hate Frisée (That’s Also Great if You Love It!),” Fifth Season Fresh, March 2021
- “5 Things I Learned from 14 Different Grandmas from All over the World,” EatingWell, November 2020
- “15 Recipes from Laid-Off Restaurant Workers,” Esquire, July 2020
- “Forget the sweet stuff, savory jam is your new spreadable obsession,” Tasting Table, July 2018
- “The ultimate guide to Thailand’s best fruits,” Tasting Table, November 2018
- “5 Thai dishes you have to try,” Tasting Table, November 2018
- “How to eat your way through Thailand,” Tasting Table, November 2018
- “How to find the best tacos in Mexico City,” Tasting Table, May 2018
- “How to recreate those amazing pies you’ve been seeing on Instagram,” Tasting Table, April 2018
- “A chef’s guide to cooking Asian cuisine at home,” Tasting Table, April 2018
- “How to pair flavors, according to science,” Tasting Table, April 2018
- “Holiday entertaining tips from a ‘Chopped’ Champion,” Tasting Table, December 2017
