What was your first job as a journalist?
Opinion editor at the FSView, Florida State University's independent student-run newspaper
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Tell a story about the world in a way that makes people think, and maybe, hopefully, expands their worldview. (And if we're really lucky, that they enjoy reading.)
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What's your favorite social network?
Reddit
Who do you wish followed you?
Ruth Reichl
What's your favorite drink?
Fresh-squeezed orange juice
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At the library, any library
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it's limiting because it's just food. Food can tell a story about anything, because it's connected to everything.