Expertise
Restaurant trends, Health food hacks, Baking recipes
- Christine won first place in the Mid-Atlantic Community Papers Association's (MACPA) original writing-feature category for her article on local beekeepers and their impact on the food chain. (https://www.columbusmessenger.com/sweet-sweet-honey.html)
- To better ground her food-industry writing in real-world culinary practice, she completed college courses in food principles and kitchen fundamentals, giving her a solid foundation in technique and flavor science.
- A fan of cooking shows like "Nailed It" that revel in kitchen chaos, Christine leaves cooking to the professionals and channels her love for great meals and the stories behind them into writing and editing.
Experience
Christine joined Static Media in 2025 as an editor at The Takeout. She has spent more than two decades editing and reporting stories on the culinary, retail, and arts industries. As a reporter, she has contributed to food and dining coverage, profiling local restaurants, developing recipe features, and covering the trends shaping how communities eat. Her work has appeared in The Business Journals, The Tampa Bay Times, SingleCare, Bay Magazine, and Columbus CEO. Her editing experience spans daily newspapers, business journals, and peer-reviewed academic publications.
Education
Christine has a bachelor's degree in journalism, with a specialty in news writing and editing, from Ohio University.
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