Margarett writes for a wide range of local and national publications about food, drinks, travel, design, architecture, agriculture, and the other things that make life interesting. Here’s a collection of selected work.
The Repairers
Accompanying a visual essay by photographer Nolan Calisch about the Portland-based volunteer group who still knows how to fix your stuff. For Beside Magazine.
Photography by Nolan Calisch.
Warm Climate Single Malt
Is climate an overlooked part of malt whisky terroir? (Spoiler: Yes.) For Whisky Advocate.
Photo courtesy of Virginia Distillery Co.
All About Sotol
A deep dive into the native spirit of Chihuahua, Durango, and Coahuila. For Food & Wine.
Photography by Max Kelly Photography
Henry Storch of Old Blue Raw Honey on how insects are the last free-range livestock, why honeys made a mile apart can taste so different, and what most people get wrong about bees. For Portrait Magazine.
Photography by Camille Storch
Human-microbe harmony at SakéOne. For Edible Portland.
Photography by Nolan Calisch
Visions of post-apocalyptic snacks. For Edible Seattle.
Teutonic Wine Company Pushes Boundaries in the Coast Range
Bob Denman’s Red Pig Garden Tools have a special kind of lifetime warranty: His, or yours, whichever ends first. For Portrait Magazine.
Photography by Shawn Linehan
Architecturally ambitious tasting rooms at Copper & Kings, McPherson Cellars, and Lost Spirits. For Spirited Magazine.
How a dwindling native oak species gives Northwest distillers a chance to stand out. For Artisan Spirit Magazine.
Here’s what an architect designs when he designs for himself. For Portrait Magazine.
Photography by Josh Partee
A Woodinville Weekend
Sinking happily into the tasting room black hole of Woodinville, Washington. For Portrait Magazine.
The grimy reality of Portland’s influential municipal composting program. For Edible Portland.
Photography by Nolan Calisch
Drinking, dining, and delighting in the quirkiness of the southern Willamette Valley. For Sip Northwest.
