Writer

I write about Pisco because it’s in my blood, and I write about Peruvian food because it’s in my heart. Travel nourishes my spirit and inspires me as writer, mixologist, and chef. I’ve written and done photography for digital and print publications, most recently Imbibe, Eaten, and New Worlder.

• The Bold Italic, Inside SF’s Only Garage Winery, from making wine to distilling grappa, Gratta Wines builds community
• Imbibe, Pisco Manhattan: El Capitán, a classic spirit-forward pisco and sweet vermouth cocktail
• Bitters + Bottles, Notes from the Pisco Trail, a primer on pisco, the oldest grape spirit of the Americas
• New Worlder, California’s Pisco Trail, two California distillers and the spirited history of pisco, brandy, and aguardiente
• Imbibe, Pisco Negroni: Oro en Paz, an original white Negroni variation in Cocktails + Spirits for Negroni Week
• Eaten, In Search of Nikkei, exploring the roots of Japanese-Peruvian cuisine and cooking a kaiseki inspired tasting menu
• New Worlder, Origins: Pisco Punch and Pisco Sour Cocktails, the origin stories of two classic pisco cocktails from California and Peru

I’ve also served as a consultant for authors, NPR, and United Airlines. Newspapers have interviewed me, and a Japanese food blog featured my ceviche masterclass.

• The Gambit interviewed me prior to my pop-up dinner at Carmo in New Orleans, 3-course interview: Nico Vera, Peruvian food writer and chef
• Pisco Punch consultant for Iconic San Francisco Dishes, Drinks, and Desserts by Laura S. Borrman
• Pisco cocktail history consultant for Cocktail de Algarrobina by NPR The Salt
• Food history and recipe consultant for Peruvian Lamb Stew by United Airlines
• She Knows interviewed me for Drink Like a Peruvian: The Pisco Sour
• KQED Bay Area Bites interviewed me for Peru’s Unique Culinary History
• Food Sake Tokyo featured my Ceviche Masterclass