The Lore of The Dessert Fiend
Dessert Fiend is the dessert-focused Instagram passion project I created after (many) years of friends and followers asking me to start a dessert blog. I wanted to focus on desserts and fine pastry I’ve sampled from around the world—both for reviews and as a recommendation guide—since I think about sweet things day in, day out. Some posts are about pastry I’ve tried, some that I’ve made myself, or even spotlighting global pastry trends and pastry chefs.
About the Author
I am the author and creator of Neighbors: A Story About Food & Love, which happens to be my first foray into fictional writing since I was a literal teenager. I used to refer to myself as an Editor before writer, since I spent nearly the last decade as an Editor for publications like Toronto-based LYFSTYL, AniGay, and freelance editing. My prior skill set as a writer took on new shapes from extensive editing and helping other writers with their own work, and in those years I wrote and edited in a multitude of forms: Arts analysis, long-form personal essays, criticism, and now, long-form fiction.
My interests lie in writing about mental health, analysis of media through a racial and queer lens, intergenerational culture and history, the impact of unseen trauma and chronic illness, and thorough dives into research on esoteric topics that happen to catch my eye. And, most recently, I decided to write and self-publish my first novel.
Aside from screen induced work, I am also a baker with a growing interest in researching (and creating) vegan and allergen friendly pastry, while also keeping an eye on global pastry trends.
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