RECIPE DEVELOPMENT
Spice Tribe: Chef Collaboration Recipe Collection
Serious Eats: Arroz con Gandules (Puerto Rican Rice with Pigeon Peas)
Yummly: Cooking Stories and Exclusive Recipe Series
The Kitchn: Criolla Shrimp and Grits, Arroz con Bacalao, Arroz con Salchichas, Sancocho, Pastelón
Food52: Arañitas with Garlicky Mayo-Ketchup, Coquito Cookies, Espresso Martini Cookies
Food Network’s Delicious Miss Brown, S6: Lead Chef
The New York Times Magazine: Arroz con Gandules
Southern Cast Iron Magazine: Heavenly Hash
Active Cultures (Digest 8 Issue): Pigeon Pea Salad
Traeger Grills: Pavochón Jibarito Sandwich
Rumba Meats: Pressure Cooker Puerto Rican Lengua Mechada
PRESS FEATURES & PORTFOLIO
2023
Charleston City Paper: Puerto Rican chef Gascon-Lopez finds her culinary place
2022
Thrillist: How This Chef Uses Puerto Rican Comfort Food to Connect a Diverse Group of Home Cooks
Nosh: The Sofrito Project and Spice Tribe Launch a Collection of Puerto Rican Spice Blends
The Post and Courier: Charleston chef explores Puerto Rican heritage through The Sofrito Project
Food Network Magazine (May/June 2022): Should I Buy This Grill?
The Takeout: The Best Way to Support Chefs Without Buying a Cookbook
Tasting Table: 35 Popular Puerto Rican Foods You Have To Try At Least Once
2021
Food52 Play Me a Recipe Podcast: Reina Gascon-Lopez makes a Coquito Cookie
Tasting Table: 25 Popular Puerto Rican Foods You Have To Try At Least Once
We Are Cocina: Q&A With Chef Reina Gascon-Lopez
Live Kindly: 5 Vegan Latinx Recipes From Around the World
The Kitchn: This Month We’re Celebrating the Afro-Latinx Experience, One Dish at a Time
The Pioneer Woman Magazine: 6 No-Fuss ways to Remix Your Weeknight Dinners
Our Lady of Sovereign Butter: Sofrito and Butter Homemade ‘Zine Feature
Al Día: Reina Gascón-López shares her love of Afro-Caribbean cuisine with the Sofrito Project
Today: Gordon Ramsay gets scorched for his ‘Puerto Rican crispy rice dish’
Matador Network: Gordon Ramsay’s recipe for Puerto Rican pegao draws authenticity questions
Food Network: The No-Recipe Recipes That Helped Influencer Chefs Get Through School
HipLatina: 10 Latinx Chefs to Follow on Social Media
Mashed: The Erasure Problem With Viral TikTok Recipes
Food & Wine: How Viral Recipes Shut Out BIPOC Food Creators
Southern Food Alliance Gravy Podcast: Puerto Rican Pasteles: Unwrapping the Diaspora
2020
Remezcla: 3 Traditional Latin American Cocktails to Replace Eggnog
The New York Times: What to Cook This Week
The New York Times Magazine (Dec 2020): Rice and Beans, With an Exhilarating Crunch
Mitú: These Thanksgiving Thirst Pics Are What We Live For During The Holidays
Mitú: Here’s A Tasting Menu Of Latin America For Your Thanksgiving Table
Mother Tongue: Interview with Reina Gascon-Lopez
Taste of the South Magazine (Oct 2020): Blogging Around the South
Squarespace: Cooking as a Love Language
BlogHer: Why 3 Business Owners Swear by Squarespace
Mom 2.0: 7 Latina Food Bloggers You Need to Follow
Active Cultures: At the Table Virtual Panel Discussion
Yummly: Let’s Make Puerto Rican Food Tonight Series
Vice: When It Comes to a Recipe, What’s in a Name?
The Washington Post: Goya’s CEO said the U.S. is ‘truly blessed’ with President Trump. Latinos are now boycotting.
The Post and Courier: Charleston Wine + Food blasted by activists for taking ‘easiest stance’ on racism
#avaeats: Black People in Food
Buzzfeed: People Stuck At Home Are Making Bread For The First Time And It's Delightful
The Brunchnista: Virtual Brunch Potluck: Chefs to Help You Up Your Quarantine Brunch Game
The Post and Courier: Daily Digest (from home) Series
SELF Magazine: What It’s Like Series: A Cook Who Can’t Go to Work Right Now
The Midnight Society: Digital Wallpaper For Tips: Support Local Food & Bev Fam During COVID-19
Skillet Podcast: Season 2, Episode 6: Sofrito Feast with Reina Gascon-Lopez
2019
The Palm Beach Post: Holiday coquito: Try this legit Puerto Rican eggnog recipe
The Midnight Society: Reina is Manifesting Her Dreams with The Sofrito Project