Freelance writer 

Hi/ Hola/ გამარჯობა. I’m a Madrid-based travel, food, and culture writer and the co-author of Fodor’s Essential Spain 2019, Essential Spain 2020 (out in November 2019), and Portugal 2018 travel guides.

Beats: 

European travel, food, and wine, with a particular predilection for Spain and the Caucasus.

Background:

I've worn many hats— from waiter, to marketing exec, to sommelier. NYC is my second home.  

Bylines in: 

Condé Nast Traveler, The Wall Street Journal, Food & Wine, Lonely Planet, SAVEUR, National Geographic Traveler, National Geographic, The Daily Beast, Thrillist, AFAR, Travel + Leisure, Fodor's (online and print guides), Smithsonian Magazine, Atlas Obscura, Extra Crispy, EnRoute, Bloomberg, Serious Eats, OUT, Runner's World, Tasting Table, CNN Travel, Departures, Huffington Post et al.  

A note to PR reps:

With few exceptions, I only cover Europe and the Caucasus. Send me any Spanish and Caucasus news, your most important European news (openings, game-changing initiatives, discoveries, etc.), and no North American, South American, Australian, African, or Asian news—unless you are extending an invitation or there is an important tie-in to Spain or the Caucasus.