About

Hi there! Thanks for visiting my page. My name is Allie, and I’m a values-driven lifestyle and food writer based in Denver, Colorado.

My educational background in food science and agriculture, as well as an innate love for food and all the ways it connects us, led me to start off my career working in food product development test kitchens developing recipes for national well-known and widely-eaten brands like Nabisco and Whole Foods Market. (When I look back to 2015, I knew I was in the right place when my first job title included the words “Oreo Innovation Team.")

I then spent three years working at Whole Foods corporate headquarters, where I loved determining the sensory profiles of tubs of hummus and watching cakes rise while developing the perfect Whole Foods-approved baking mixes.

In 2019, I experienced a sequence of events about six months before the pandemic that caused me to seriously take stock of my life. At the time, I asked myself: what really makes me come alive, and how can I make my best impact on the world while making a meaningful and fulfilling living?

For me, the answer was and continues to be writing (no matter how hard I try to shake it). This meant writing poetry and publishing a blog, keeping a journal, and sharing conversations with local food communities, mission-driven culinarians, and agricultural organizations through journalism.

Though it took me some time to figure out exactly how to make it work, I decided to dedicate my time to creating a life of intention, creativity, and connection through my writing. I discovered that my 10+ years of expertise as a food scientist, recipe developer, and baker positioned me perfectly to write about one of the things I love most in this life: food.

With 4+ years of freelance writing experience with culinary and lifestyle publications, I write to tell stories that connect us; stories that cause us to think differently about how we relate to ourselves, each other, and the world around us.

Whether I’m writing about a baking technique, improving food systems, or yoga and social justice, I pride myself on a talent for creative pitches, identifying stories that emphasize educational and social impact, and connecting disparate ideas within engaging features. 

To view my journalism and selected creative work, visit my portfolio.