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Off the Beaten Plate

Places, Food, People

Sonia Gregor

Biologist, writer, chocolate maker

I pay attention to how words sound and how foods taste. As an ecologist I studied oceans and forests, and as a cultural nomad I’ve lived on 3 continents. I like to draw connections and see how things fit together.

about me

My writing

I have written scientific articles, agricultural guides for farmers, project proposals and award applications, marketing newsletters, and restaurant reviews for print magazines.

My work
restaurant reviews

Oi Magazine

Oi Magazine is Ho Chi Minh City’s foremost weekly print magazine. I wrote review articles covering local restaurants and spas.

transparency report

Marou Chocolate

Marou Chocolate is a bean-to-bar chocolate company using only Vietnamese ingredients. I wrote their sourcing reports to share their social and environmental impact.

Latest Posts from the Blog

A Biologist’s Book Of Beasts: The Trap-Jaw Ant

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Photo by Piotr Naskrecki via antwiki.org Trap-jaw ants (genus Odontomachus) are hardcore. Their jaws snap shut around prey in 0.13 milliseconds, faster than any other predatory movement in the…
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Forest Farming in New York

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Written by Martin Zorrilla This is the first installment in a series on the practices, the people and the culinary traditions of forest farming for  mushrooms. On our travels we…
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All About Plantains and How to Cook Them

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By Sonia Gregor Everyone’s heard of potatoes, a crop that originated in South America. We have endless ways of preparing this starchy vegetable, and they provide an important carbohydrate…
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The Year of Quinoa Guilt

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By Martin Zorrilla and Sonia Gregor For years Quinoa, the Andean pseudocereal, enjoyed a growing fan base and positive press for its nutritional benefits. During a short time in…
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