Q: What is Forays of a Finance Foodie? 

A: Our journey through all things cool and yummy! Team Finance Foodie is a food and lifestyle news blog that strives to bring you all the best event recaps, product giveaways, restaurant recommendations, and celebrity interviews - all locally sourced and written by writers who actually live in the Boston, NYC (and now Philly!) area!

~~~~Founder~~~~
"Finance Foodie"
Editor in Chief 
Philadelphia Editor
Originally born and bred in Texas, Finance Foodie is an ex-Wall Street banker and long time food lover. She has assisted and attended hundreds of food events, including the James Beard Awards and the New York Wine and Food Festival. Ms. Foodie has also traveled the world cultivating her palate while promoting the importance of community involvement and the support of local business. After two yummy years in New York City and three more in Boston, FF moved to Philly -- where she studies Finance by day, and morphs into a Foodie by night.


~~~~Contributing Editors~~~~

Anne M. Raso
New York City Team Lead
Anne has been the Associate Editor of Tiger Beat magazine and a rock columnist for the Sunday New York Daily News. She lives on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and contributes to Word Up, Teen Dream, Time Out New York and and several other monthly magazines. You can follow Anne's NY adventures in Anne Around Town.

Jessica Cickay
Boston Team Lead
Jessica, the former co-captain of the Boston University Cross Country /Track and Field Team, loves to eat and run. Check out her running column on the Examiner.com!


~~~~Contributing Writers~~~~


Marico “Mari” Corbin
Boston 
Mari is a foodie by day and a foodie by night due to her role as a hostess at one of the top restaurants in Boston. This BU grad previously interned at Boston Common magazine.


Anna Fang
New York 
Anna left her home in a small town in Texas to pursue her dreams in the Big City of New York. This foodie scours the NYC to find cheap but yummy eats because she would rather spend her food money on a new pair of shoes.



Eleonora Herdean
New York 
Eleonora left her small Midwestern town to pursue her dreams of singing on Broadway. When she is not on casting calls, she enjoys exploring the NYC food and dining scene.


Paola Mesadieu
 Boston 
Paola does not eat to live, she lives to eat. On any given weekend, you’ll find this foodie cooking up Caribbean American fusion cuisines for her friends and family.


Ethan Shen
New York 
Ethan believes that food is all about how it makes you feel; the anticipation, the indulgence, and the afterglow. Besides food, Ethan enjoys skydiving and living life to the fullest.


Coco Shiao
New York
Coco is a fellow foodie who previously toiled in the world of NYC finance, but has retired her calculator and abacus for the exciting world of NYC marketing.

Wela Quan
New York 
Wela is determined to show the world that Canada isn't a cold barren wasteland but a land of plenty, especially when it comes to gastronomic delights. She also wants to thank her better half Ethan for inspiring her to write.



~~~Special Correspondents~~~ 

Erin Douglas, Nancy Gong, Carin Huang, Jen Q. Chen, Simone Press, Katherine Brooks