I’m a queer food anthropologist dedicated to exploring and amplifying queer/trans voices in food. From reporting on LGBTQIA+ restaurants and the state of the food and beverage industry for queer and trans communities to reimagining queer food curricula at a university level and advocating for greater representation in food media, I’m passionate about sharing stories, celebrating culture, and creating conversations that highlight queer and trans voices in food.

My graduate research at New York University explored how to build community for queer folks in food communities. After receiving my M.A., I co-founded a non-profit with a handful of queer folks, including current Executive Director and dear friend Vanessa Parish, called Queer Food Foundation, addressing the need for visibility with queer/trans folks in food and beverage.

I’ve been honored to speak on a variety of panels and events throughout the U.S. regarding queer/trans/LGBTQAI+ food for Penn State University, New York University, Food Cosmogonies Short Course (UK), and Catawba College, and my experiences as an industry expert in F&B have been shared on various podcasts, such as WNPR. More recently, I was thrilled to be selected, alongside two amazing colleagues, Ashley Scheideberg and Javonne Alonzo, to present at Boston University’s Queer Food Conference in April 2024 on Teaching Queer Food at a University Level where after, my colleagues and I announced the creation of a new Queer Food Journal, Pantry Magazine, with Issue 1 debuting Spring 2025.

If you have an idea or want to collaborate on a project, I’d love to chat.

Words
Queer Food Gift Guide 2023
At Hags, Queer Fine Dining Is a Fantasy Come True
Resilience and Transformation: How LGBT+ Restaurants Are Taking Center Stage
Chef Silvana on Standing Out and Standing Up For Her Community
Gastronomica - Adapting Queer Foodways
How to Celebrate Pride in Quarantine

Speaking Events and Accolades
Boston University - Queer Food Conference 2024 Panelist - Teaching Queer Food at a University Level Roundtable
New York University - Queering the Digital Space
Catawba College - Social Activism in Digital Media
The Gramounce - Food Cosmogonies
Specialty Food News - Q&A With Queer Food Foundation's Lenart
Reforma CDMX - Inclusión desde la cocina
James Beard Foundation - More Than Pride Month, More Than Merch
Museum of Food and Drink (MoFAD) - Food and Queer Bodies, and Writing While Queer
WNPR
The Voyages of Tim Vetter 

Organizations to Support*
Queer Food Foundation
Deluxe Queer
FIG
Queer Money Project
SFQP
Side Yard Farm + Kitchen
Queer Soup Night
Queer Farm Network
FAMM
Queer in Cannabis
Jazz Cabbage Pod
Queer Wine Fest
Co-Fermented
Big Queer Food Fest
Babe Wine Bar
Harana Market
Queer Food Conference
Combos Press Queer Earth Food
Chala. June’s Work
John Birdsall’s Work
Dr. Alex Ketchum
Leo/Leah Kirts Work
Jaya Saxena’s Work

*This list is not exhaustive and will be updated regularly.