My name is Rachel Finn. I am a writer and editor and the founder of the nonprofit Roots Cuisine. I am currently a student

In 2005 while living in Paris, I set out looking for Algerian pastries and a new career as a food writer was soon born. The delicately fragrant melange of almonds, honey and orange flower water led to an essay on Algerian pastries that was published in Gastronomica and to a couple of new obsessions: one for the pastries themselves and one for writing…about food in particular.

My writing has appeared in the following publications:

• Gastronomica
• Chicago Sun-Times
• Seattle Weekly
• The Root/Slate.com
• Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia
• The Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America
• The Eater Reader

For comprehensive lists of current and past published work and projects take a look at the “What I do” page.