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FOOD + BEVERAGE

“A CHANGE IS BREWING – CRAFT BEERS TAKE FOOTHOLD IN VALLEY AS LOCAL BREWERY PREPARES TO OPEN DOORS,” THE DESERT SUN, JUNE 23, 2013  | ENTIRE STORY
An in-depth look at the first brewery that open it’s doors and the network that built the craft beer scene in the Coachella Valley, an area ripped with distribution cost issue. 

//AWARDS:
Honorable Mention, Best Feature + Second Place, Feature Video
2013 CNPA Better Newspapers Awards - Press Photographers of Greater Los Angeles

“GOOD FEATS – ALTON BROWN HAS MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF IN AND OUT OF FOOD,” THE DESERT SUN, SEPT. 18, 2013  | PAGE 1, PAGE 2
At the height of his career, Alton Brown talks about Food Network, touring and the difference between a food and game show.

“WINE LEGEND IN OUR MIDST: THE STORY OF MIKE GRGICH,” THE DESERT SUN, JUNE 4, 2014  | PAGE 1, PAGE 2
Mike Grgich gives a rare interview about his famous 1976 Paris-blind-test-winning chardonnay and bringing the grape to California that help make Napa famous. 

“PIXIE DUST AND QUESTION MARKS: BEACHWOOD BREWING TALKS LAMBICS,” PASTE MAGAZINE, FEB. 15, 2015  | ENTIRE STORY
In the wake of opening a landmark craft beer experiment, a sour house ‘blendery,’ owner of Beachwood Brewery talks about lambics and how its made.

“5 THINGS CHEFS DON’T ALWAYS GET ABOUT COOKING AT HOME,” OC WEEKLY, JULY 16, 2015  | ENTIRE STORY
A commentary on the difference between cooking at home and in a professional kitchen.

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MUSIC

“KID SISTER: JUST ONE OF THE GIRLS,” RAGGED MAGAZINE, ISSUE 8  | ENTIRE STORY
Kid Sister sits down to discuss music, fashion trends and why men shouldn’t wear flip flops to bars.

“COLD WAR KIDS SHOW ‘HEART’,” DESERT POST WEEKLY, FEBRUARY 2013  | ENTIRE STORY
Catching up with the band before the release of their LP and Coachella Music and Arts Festival performance.

“A WISH CALLED WANDA: AT 75, ‘QUEEN OF ROCKABILLY’ SINGER GETS A CAREER SURGE,” DESERT POST WEEKLY, JULY 16, 2015  | PAGE 1, PAGE 2
Wanda Jackson talks how she got the title “Queen of Rockabilly, her brief relationship with Elvis Presley and her renewed career.

“GIRL TALK TO ROCK BELLS WITH HIP HOP,” THE DESERT SUN, SEPTEMBER 2013  | ENTIRE STORY
Interview with Gregg Gillis to talk about his love of hip hop.

“A GRAM OF FAME,” THE DESERT SUN, SEPT. 5, 2013  | ENTIRE STORY
An investigative look at the life and death of Gram Parsons, his influence on the Joshua Tree music scene and the town’s influence on him. ‘

“INDEPENDENT SPIRIT: MEAT PUPPETS PLAY PAPPY & HARRIET’S,” THE DESERT SUN, Oct. 31, 2013  | ENTIRE STORY
De facto frontman Curt Kirkwood of the Meat Puppets talks about building a genre, breaking the norm and what it means to be indie.

“MR. MOONLIGHT: FORMER BAUHAUS FRONTMAN PETER MURPHY PERFORMS AT PAPPY & HARRIET’S,” DESERT POST WEEKLY, Oct. 12, 2013  | COVER, PAGE 1
Celebrated alongside Joy Division, Siouxie and the Banshees and TheCure, Bauhaus set the stage for a new music movement with Peter Murphy at the helm. Following the band’s success, Murphy moved on to his own successful career. Sitting down, Murphy discusses playing an all-Bauhaus show in memory of the band that put him on the map.

“CANADIAN CLUB: AN INTERVIEW WITH THE NEW PRONOGRAPHERS,” THE DESERT SUN, Oct. 12, 2013  | PAGE 1, PAGE 2
After 15 years together, the New Pornographers’ Carl Newman sits down for a chat about the band’s lasting powers.

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ART + DESIGN

“ON THE RIGHT TRACT: PROJECT STUDIES JACKRABBIT HOMESTEADS IN THE HIGH DESERT,” THE DESERT SUN, JUNE 30, 2013  | PAGE 1, PAGE 2
Kim Stringfellow’s look at the old homesteads that first established the high deserts of California is both a haunting and beautiful look at some of the state’s original settlers.

“A MOVEABLE FEAST: SECRET SUPPER CLUB KEEPS YOU GUESSING AS YOU EXPAND YOUR PALATE, AND CIRCLE OF FRIENDS,” THE DESERT SUN, NOV. 6, 2013  | PAGE 1, PAGE 2
Breaking the news on Palm Springs underground supper club, I was the first reporter invited to join this small but elite group of foodie friends in the desert as they put on elaborate dinner parties in unusual locations, complete with themes and a dress code.

“IT’S MR. BANKS DOWN TO THE LAST BUTTON,” THE DESERT SUN, JAN. 3, 2014  | PAGE 1, PAGE 2
Costume designer, Daniel Orlandi, discusses going back in time on the set of “Saving Mr. Banks.”

“OPEN HOUSE: LOCAL DESIGNER CHRISTOPHER KENNEDY SHOWS OFF COMPOUND FOR MODERNISM WEEK,” DESERT POST WEEKLY/THE DESERT SUN, FEB. 15, 2014  | PAGE 1, PAGE 2, PAGE 3
Interior designer, Christopher Kennedy opens his first of many compound showcases for Palm Springs Modernism Week.

“VARIATIONS OF A THEME: THE FOUNDERS OF DISNEYLAND, KNOTT’S BERRY FARM PUT FOCUS ON CREATING FAMILY FUN,” THE DESERT SUN, JUNE 9, 2014  | PAGE 1, PAGE 2, PAGE 3
The founding fathers of Knott’s Berry Farm and Disneyland have more in common than you think… including some shared engineers.

“CULTURE EVOLUTION: COMIC-CON A FEAST FOR ARTS AND FANS,” THE DESERT SUN, JULY 20, 2014  | PAGE 1, PAGE 2
A historic look at Comic-Con from start to 2014, including interviews with the makers and shakers of the convention.

“SALVATION MOUNTAIN SAVIORS,” THE DESERT SUN, SEPT. 21, 2014  | PAGE 1, PAGE 2
Years after the death of its founder, Salvation Mountain stood at risk of demolition and ruin. A group of locals banned together to create a foundation to save the infamous monument in the desert.

Publications:

• Los Angeles Times

• USA Today

• The Desert Sun

• The Press Enterprise

• The Enthusiast Network

• OC Weekly

• IE Weekly

• LA Beer Paper

• Filter Magazine

• Paste Magazine