Documentary Work
30-Minute documentary films
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Roles: Co-producer, Story editor, Photographic Consultant, Graphic/Title Design, Promotional design.
Worked with filmmakers Michael Yearling, Lolis Eric Elie and Virginia Cope on documentary project exploring one of New Orleans most visible street-level artistic subcultures — the city's Mardi Gras/Black Masking Indians. The two films came out of a student documentary initiative at The Ohio State University, Newark and were aired on PBS stations in New Orleans and Columbus markets. Nominated for regional Emmy Award.
Editorial
(food/culture writing)
I started my freelance journalism career in the wonderful world of alt-weekly restaurant criticism, as part of the Austin Chronicle's food staff. My practice built over time to include a wide range of food/lifestyle publications, including Garden & Gun, Food and Wine, Saveur, Gourmet, Southern Living and Bon Appetit.
I'm currently a regular contributor to the New York Times and back-cover essayist for Imbibe magazine.
Slideshow images link to full-text articles.
Highlights:
Writes and shoots for three desks at the New York Times (Food/Dining, Travel, Special Sections)
Nominated for James Beard Journalism award (Anthony Uglesich profile)
"Everyday Sacred" (Seriouseats.com) included in Best Food Writing 2017
Former section editor of Louisville Courier-Journal
Selected as "100 Greatest Home Cooks of All Time" by epicurious.com
Interactive Projects
Touchscreen-based projects for the iPad (app/enhanced PDF). Click thumbnails for graphic/sample galleries.
Roles: Storyboarding, Design, production, editing, photography, interaction design, web design (HTML/WordPress/Squarespace)
Designed for implementation on the iPad platform and distribution through Apple's App Store. Built on Adobe's Digital Publishing Service platform (since sunsetted).
Books
Forays into long-form non-fiction.
World Food: New Orleans (Lonely Planet) Exploration of Louisiana food culture via distinctive dishes, native ingredients and cultural influences.
Eating New Orleans (Countryman Press) Story-centric restaurant guide to New Orleans with extensive essays on the classics that give the city its unique flavor. Released July of 2005, so essentially an instant storm-related history book.
ESPN Gameday Gourmet (ESPN Books) A kitchen-centric look at the tailgating and house-party traditions of college football.
Red Beans Road Show
Taking New Orleans tradition on the road through an nationwide restaurant pop-up experience. A two-year project partnering with renowned chefs in their home restaurants — simple supper in white-linen surroundings.
Live-event production that adapts the weekly Monday-night supper ritual to 50 different cities in the US (and a ship's galley near the Arctic Circle).
Roles: Every damn thing. Logistics, promotion, logistics, cooking, partnership/sponsorship maintenance, dog-and-pony show development, cooking, hosting, bottle-washing.
Photo Books
Custom-published portfolios in book form highlight and present ongoing bodies of New Orleans-centric photographic work. Click thumbnail image for sample spreads.
Roles: Photograpy, design, retouching, and production.
Adhesive Street Art
(You know...stickers. ) An ongoing series of tiny homages to the notable New Orleans street culture figures. Custom-printed vinyl stickers are a fascinating iteration of graffiti/public art.
Based on my photographs of Uncle Lionel Battiste and Spyboy MannMann (Little Mike Tenner, 9th Ward Comanche Hunters).