Selected articles

Zora has been writing for print and online publications since 2000, covering traditional food, travel and, most recently, refugees (travel, through a different lens). She has written for The New York Times, the New Yorker and The Art of Eating, among others.

SATW winners logoLesbos: A Greek Island Big Enough for Two Getting to know a familiar island in a new way, through the eyes of refugees
BBC Travel
2019 SATW Lowell Thomas bronze award

Aleppo Before the War Was My Favorite Place If more Americans had known Syrian people, would the violence have reached this terrible pitch?
USA Today
2017 SATW Lowell Thomas bronze award

On the Migrant Trail: A Journey into Europe’s Unfolding Crisis Accidentally traveling with refugees in Turkey and Greece
Travel & Leisure
2016 NATJA Gold award
included in The Best Women’s Travel Writing, vol. 11

The Joy of Steam Heat Talk of the Town: Dan Holohan’s Dead Men’s Steam School
New Yorker

A Weed by Any Other Name Stalking purslane
eGullet

Strangers (and Friends) on a Train The end of Amtrak dining cars — an experience that might not be one we want, but is one we need
Statesider

Three Walnuts, Three Pomegranates in Morocco Language lessons in Chefchaouen, with my parents
Perceptive Travel

A Tale of Two Sausages
Longaniza in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula
The Art of Eating

The Naked Truth in Marrakech Getting to the heart of a culture by taking off my clothes
Perceptive Travel

Recipe from a Lost City: Syrian Stuffed Squash Making koosa mahshi in Aleppo, and again in Germany
Wall Street Journal

Refugees Need Facts as Well as Food The importance of information in the refugee crisis in Greece
USA Today

High and Dry Recreating traditional balsamic vinegar in a desert ghost town
The Art of Eating

36 Hours in Santa Fe Historically accurate chocolate, Japanese hot tubs and GCCBs
The New York Times

All That Shines Isn’t Silver Silver City’s vibrant food scene
The New York Times

Cancun Is the New Tulum Counterintuitive travel off the beaten path
Perceptive Travel

Queen of de-Nile Learning to love Cairo
Gastronomica

Comfort Me with Falafel An Egyptian chef in Queens
eGullet

All Aboard for Las Vegas Weekend car-free getaway in the other Vegas
New Mexico
2012 International Regional Magazines Association bronze award

36 Hours in Albuquerque Bike trails, Breaking Bad and more
The New York Times

Hot Times in the Riviera Maya Sweating at a luxury resort
Perceptive Travel

Eating a Personal Pig
A pork fea(s)t in Bali
Perceptive Travel

Rolling by the River Exploring New Orleans by bicycle
Budget Travel

The Other Side of Amsterdam
Child-friendly surprises
Junior

Picking Crabs in Maryland Make a mess with the best
Make the Most of Your Time on Earth