Education
Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana
New York University M.A. journalism
Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana B.A. psychology 1987
2007 Hosted a six-part PBS documentary, “Uncorked: Wine Made Simple”
2006 Was a frequent guest judge on Bravo's reality program “Top Chef”; became a regular judge in Season 3 (2007)
2004 Became a frequent guest judge on Food Network's “Iron Chef America”
2003 Appeared as the food and wine connoisseur on the Bravo reality series, “Queer Eye” (originally “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”)
1997 Joined Esquire magazine as a contributing editor; contributed to the food series, and co-authored the magazine's popular "Things a Man Should Know" series
Left grad school to take a job as a copy editor at the Lafayette, Indiana Journal and Courier
Worked as a reporter for Lerner Newspapers; co-wrote the bi-weekly review “The Famished Four”
Senior editor and restaurant critic with Chicago magazine