Marina S.
School
University Of Missouri-Columbia
Expertise
Immigrant Kitchens, Adventurous Eats, Spontaneous Travel
- Marina's memoir "30 Before 30: How I Made a Mess of My 20s and You Can Too," features her mother's handwritten recipe for her favorite dish, Olivier salad.
- She loves dining solo and writes about it in her LA Magazine essay, "Why You Should Eat Dinner Alone in L.A. at Least Once".
- Marina is currently working on eating her way through every pizza shop in Portland, arguably the best pizza city in the country.
Experience
Marina Shifrin is an award-winning collaborative writer with an eclectic background in all things comedy. Born into a voracious immigrant family, Marina grew up at the kitchen table. She got her start working in, and writing about, the restaurant industry before eventually moving to Taipei, Taiwan for a journalism job. In Taiwan, she fell in love with the night markets and street food culture and has since found a close second in Portland's Food Pod scene. She recently made a pilgrimage to Singapore where she spent the majority of her trip at the Michelin-rated Hawker Stalls and is already itching to go back. When she's not writing, she's plucking and pickling veggies from her overgrown garden to push on neighbors, family, and friends.
Education
Marina graduated magna cum laude from the University of Missouri with a bachelor of journalism and a minor in business.
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Stories By Marina S.
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Homemade dressings are a great way to spice up salads and other dishes. This simple to make green olive dressing is similar to a tapenade and loaded with umami.
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Boiling eggs may seem like a straightforward process, but perfecting it requires extra attention. Chef Nelson Serrano-Bahri gave us an inside scoop.
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If you've bought any Jolly Rancher Popsicles lately, review this latest FDA update to the ongoing recall, which started in August, as it's now a higher risk.
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In general, fast food smoothies can be hit or miss when it comes to nutrition, but were Dunkin's smoothies made with real fruit?
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Once you start making your own honey mustard at home, you'll never look at the store-bought version the same way. All you need is four easy ingredients.
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With an increase in access, comes an increase in versatility. Dive into some unique uses for Tajín that you probably haven't thought of yet.
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Your roasted coffee beans probably came with an expiration date, but it's actually the roast date that determines the best time to brew those beans.
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If you've ever wondered why Trader Joe's doesn't have a ton of name brand products in its stores and sells mostly its own brand, here is what you need to know.
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The yudane method, which roughly translates to the 'water roux' method in Japanese, focuses more on texture, producing soft, roll-like loaves of bread.
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According to chef and cookbook author Bart van Ophen, white fish is the best type of fish to pair with shrimp when cooking seafood. Here's why.
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Costco rotates through items fast, and even the fan favorite desserts come and go without warning. The beloved Tres Leches Caramel Bar Cake is back.
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Pans being burnt are the worst, but there are actually only two cheap and all-natural cleaning ingredients you need to make your pan good as new.
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When it comes to sweet, frozen treats on sticks, paletas and popsicles are the main options. But what's the difference between these two cool desserts?
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There are many ways to upgrade deviled eggs, and one of the best is to simply change their orientation. Serve them vertically for a fancier look.
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Looking to switch up your dip choices? Chances are you don't have look further than your pantry. Give this one seasoning a spin for a unique twist.
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Imitation crab sticks are best shredded, but that can be tricky if you don't know the proper technique. Luckily, that technique only requires a fork.
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Dirty martinis are classic for a good reason, but they're also ripe for upgrading. For an outside-the-box ingredient addition, use canned sardines.
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When it's time to reheat your hash browns, the three options you have are to re-fry them in a skillet, pop them into the oven, or reheat them in the microwave.
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With oven-baked chicken Kiev, you can skip the frying process, which eliminates the cooking oil needed (and countertop splatters) making for a lighter dish.
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If you've had a few Dunkin' breakfast sandwiches, then you may have noticed that the bacon is often soggy. Solve this by ordering bacon on the side.
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Dunking cookies makes them taste better, but there's a tipping point that can lead to soggy disaster. To avoid this, freeze your store-bought cookies.