Angela Gervasi
Expertise
International Cuisine, Culinary Travel, Food History
- Angela has written about the blossoming Mexican food scene in my hometown of Philadelphia.
- She's covered arts and culture in rural Southern Arizona, including the paths carved by local chefs and artists.
- She loves using journalism as a way to connect readers with people and cultures they might have never known otherwise — and that includes food writing.
Experience
For the better part of a decade, Angela has been working as a reporter, freelancing throughout her undergraduate education and eventually delving full-time into the profession. Her work, which spans everything from immigration coverage to culture and arts reporting, has been featured in NPR, Vox Media, and the Associated Press. Her writing has also taken her to several states and countries, including Havana, where she followed Cuban graffiti artists protesting, and Northern Arizona, where she hosted NPR's "Morning Edition" in Flagstaff. Angela has also spent years reporting as a local journalist in the U.S./Mexico border town of Nogales, Arizona.
Education
Angela graduated with a bachelor's degree from Temple University, where she studied journalism and Spanish. Those pursuits allowed her to study abroad in Havana and Rome and pursue further language education (Spanish and Italian).
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Stories By Angela Gervasi
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Your salad dressing is calling for an acidic ingredient, and we have the perfect suggestion: tomato juice. Squeeze some in for an instant upgrade.
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Roasted cabbage can leave a little bit to be desired when prepared on its own, but bacon fat is the easy way to upgrade it with just one ingredient.
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Roasted vegetables have plenty of potentially waiting to be unlocked. Your key to bolder flavors just might lie in homemade Caesar salad dressing.
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Cheese rinds can be a boon to tomato soup, but it's important to know which kind to use. Avoid wax or bandage rinds and stick to edible rinds.
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Gochujang is great for more than just fried chicken. This Korean chili paste tastes incredible when paired with other ingredients for pasta sauce.
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If you want to make your own salad dressing at home, then it's crucial to taste test it as you go. And for the best results, taste it on a veggie.
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Just like in eggnog, eggs are an essential ingredient in some coquito recipes, but not all of them. If you don't have eggs on hand, use coconut cream.
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The right marinade can elevate a steak from good to great. While you have countless options for marinade ingredients, beer is one of the best choices.