Select projects
The Museum of Jewish Montreal — Tiramatzu: A New Spin on Passover Sweets with Jake Cohen
2021
Produced & hosted New York Times- bestselling cookbook author Jake Cohen for virtual cooking demo, as well as other similar programs.
Schwartz / Reisman Centre “Virtual J” — Freedom Revisited with Michael Twitty
2020
Hosted panel discussion with award-winning author Michael Twitty in partnership with Jews of Colour Canada, as well as other similar programs.
Google & Zagat — Food & Drink
Los Angeles — 2017 - 2020
Served as Google’s primary expert for Los Angeles dining content management strategy for Google Maps and Zagat digital technology interface.
Skirball Cultural Center — I’ll Have What She’s Having: The Jewish Deli
Los Angeles — 2017 - 2020
Co-Curated national traveling exhibition on the history of Jewish delicatessen, including writing of overarching exhibition narrative involving archival research and sourcing exhibition materials for display.
IFC/Sundance — “City of Gold”
2016
Development of film narrative as Consulting Producer as well as historical research, interview sourcing and prep, and representing the film in various public forums.
The 100 Most Jewish Foods — Artisan
2019
Contributor to Tablet Magazine book edited by Alana Newhouse.
Blackwell & Ruth — Truth, Love & Clean Cutlery
2018
Selected restaurants and wrote and edited entries in consultation with chefs for the Southern California and Canada chapters of two internationally-published travel and fine-dining restaurant guide books with accompanying websites.
Babby's Kitchen
2019
Served as Associate Editor for Hungarian-American cookbook, privately-published.
Google — Events
Los Angeles — 2018 - 2019
Served as Google’s primary expert for Los Angeles weekly Event content management strategy for Google Maps digital technology (“Explore” interface).
Skirball Cultural Center — Food Programming
2014-2019
Created and hosted multiple Food series and Public Programming with Los Angeles-area chefs and food personalities (courses, panels, interactive events), both small and large-scale.
Wayne State University Press — Choosing Yiddish: New Frontiers of Language and Culture
2012
Co-edited volume with 25 peer-reviewed chapters for academic publication
McGill University — CuiZine: The Journal of Canadian Food Cultures / Revue des cultures culinaires au canada
2008 - 2009
Founding Managing Editor of first academic journal of Food Studies in Canada.