Bon Vivant is a manifested publication to tell stories about culture, people, and travel through the lens of food. My role as creative director includes design, layout, and photography, working closely with the managing editor, Hugh Amano.

The Summer ‘23 issue of Bon Vivant finds us exploring the wonderful world of smoked meats, Texas Style. Join us as we eat our way through Central Texas courtesy the hospitable crews of some of the world’s best barbecue joints, discover underground Texas-style barbecue in Chicago, and cook a few briskets of our own.

Bon Vivant's inaugural issue explores the world of cooking over a live wood fire. Building and harnessing fire’s energy to cook is one of mankind’s most important innovations, and even city slickers like us love to get our hands dirty to hear the crackle of wood and smell that delicious smoke as we return to those roots, applying fire’s je ne sais quoi to food whenever we can.