San-Diego based freelance vegan food writer and photographer published in Edible San Diego, Eater San Diego, Serious Eats, Blackboard Eats,  Edible Orange County, VegNews, and Pizza Today.

In 2017 I begun working with Vegan in San Diego producing vegan events for the San Diego community. In November 2017 we hosted our first event The Vegan Taco Cook-Off .

I’ve gorged myself as a food judge for the following festivals:

2020 Lead Judge Vegan Street Fair (Cancelled)
2019 Lead Judge Vegan Street Fair (Los Angeles, CA)
2018 Lead Judge Vegan Street Fair (Los Angeles, CA)
2017 Vegan Street Fair (Los Angeles, CA)
2016 Eat Drink Vegan (Pasadena, CA)
2016 Vegan Street Fair (Los Angeles, CA)
2014 Gelato World Tour USA (Austin, TX)

Panels

• 2019 Next Gen Food Summit: Striking the Gen Z/Millennial Balance: Food Solutions with Broad Appeal (Napa, CA)
• 2018 The Vlog Summit: Life of a Foodie (San Diego, CA)

Awards

2019 San Diego Press Club: 2nd Place Websites: Blog – Topic Based (“Vegan Friendly” Edible San Diego)

Podcast Interviews

Feature Pieces

Farm to Factory Tour of Bianco DiNapoli Tomatoes (Serious Eats)

Vegan Friendly: An Unbiased Review of Every “Beyond Meat” Vegan Menu Option at Del Taco

Where to Find Vegan Pizza in San Diego

Full collection of publications here.

TheVegFoodie@gmail.com