Experience

A writer and editor who has worked in publishing for 30 years, Hazel has covered the fields of travel, food and jewelry arts. She has had the rare privilege of learning about food by talking to local experts and tasting everything she was offered—including almond pastries in Morocco, whisky and haggis in Orkney, escargot in Lyon, spiced lamb in Abu Dhabi and dried shrimp at the night market in Taipei.

A native of central Pennsylvania, she’s a fan of her own exotic local cuisine as well, including scrapple, shoofly pie and apple dumplings. After taking culinary classes in Philadelphia, Hazel sadly decided her feet weren’t cut out for restaurant work. An enthusiastic baker, she’s known among her friends, family and coworkers for her cookies, cakes and other baked goods. And she still wishes she could cook like her mother.