Writer

I’ve written and done photography for digital and print publications, most recently The Bold Italic, 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