It’s official. As of today, I can announce I’m taking over food coverage here at the East Bay Express.
Who am I? Let me introduce myself — er, re-introduce, technically. I was staff food writer at the Express back in 2006, when it was still part of Phoenix-based Village Voice Media, and survived its acquisition by a group of investors including former editor Stephen Buel. Survived for a few months anyway, until — like a blast chiller — the realities of newspaper publishing quickly cooled any euphoria for going indie. My position was axed, and by the end of 2007 I was out on my ass.