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The San Francisco ChronicleFreelance Columnist
Sep. 2017 - Dec. 2020San Francisco Bay AreaI wrote a monthly column focusing on immigrant and BIPOC food in the Bay Area.
Cooking Round The WorldChef Educator
Sep. 2014 - Apr. 2015San Francisco Bay AreaI taught international cooking classes at local schools (grades K-12) and local senior centers.
Chow.com at CBS InteractiveContributing Writer
Mar. 2014 - Oct. 2014San Francisco Bay AreaWrite three weekly articles for Chow.com, focusing on food and cooking questions, community round ups, resource guides, and cookbook reviews. I also contributed four feature articles, two about Indian food, one product review, and one Q&A on a food business.
SAGE PublicationsContributing Writer
Jan. 2012 - Jan. 2014Food Issues Encyclopedia, edited by Ken Albala
Wrote
*Hindu Food Restrictions (2,000 words)
*Food Trucks (3,000 words)
*Competitive Eating (2,000 words)
*Sell by dates (2,000 words)
Gourmet WalksFood Tour Guide
Jan. 2012 - Jan. 2012San Francisco Bay AreaI give food tours in San Francisco with the company Gourmet Walks, specializing in chocolate and Asian street food.
Oxford University PressContributing Writer
Jan. 2012 - Jan. 2012*Wrote 2 articles for the second revision of the Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America, one on Food Studies Programs and another on Hindu Dietary Laws. (2012)
Hands On GourmetChef/Instructor
Jan. 2010 - Jan. 2011San Francisco Bay Area*Taught group cooking experiences for corporations and private parties, focusing mainly on baking and pastry.
*I teach canning workshops, more info here: http://www.leenaeats.com/blog/the-gastronomical-leena/leena-teaches-check-out-my-cans-workshop-hog/
Greenwood Publishing GroupContributing Writer
Jan. 2009 - Jan. 2011*Published an article on countries that eat camels for They Eat That? A Cultural Encyclopedia of "Weird" Food (2011)
*Published a biographical essay on Anthony Bourdain published in the book Icons of American Cooking (2011)
*Published 2 encyclopedia articles on Aboriginal Australian Cuisine and Salvadorean Cuisine in Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia (2011)
*Published 1 encyclopedia article on the history of food delivery in the United States in The Business of Food: Encyclopedia of the Food and Drink Industry (2007)
Culinary Trends MagazineContributing Writer
Jan. 2009 - Jan. 2011San Francisco Bay AreaThis is a trade magazine focusing on executive chefs and vendors in California and Nevada, and distributed nationally. I've written six freelance articles for Culinary Trends:
*Haute Dogs in their Fall 2009 issue
*Upscale Indian Cuisine in their Early Spring 2010 issue
*Two Bite Desserts in their Summer 2010 issue
*How the West was Smoked in their Late Summer 2010 issue
*Dining Down Under Up Top in their Fall 2010 issue
*Take Out Takeover in their Spring 2011 issue
Self EmployedWriter
Apr. 2004San Francisco Bay AreaFreelance writer focusing on food, culture and essay writing.
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