Amanda McCorquodale
Writer and editor.
Journalism background. small business, retail, consumer, career, lifestyle, science, parenting, pharmacy, food, foodservice, profiles, executive, hospitality, design, beverage. amccorq@gmail.com.
PROJECTS
TheMiamiNewTimes
Artist Nick Gentry Finds the Human Remains of Dead Technology
An interview with London artist Nick Gentry on his portraits made from floppy disks with the metal hub serves as the subject's startlingly dilated eye.
HOW magazine
Designing for Action: An Interview with Jessica Teal
How one designer created a business centered on graphics that could change the world.
food-management.com
University wins over reluctant students with blended burger
The University of Connecticut successfully moves toward plant-based menu.
restaurant-hospitality.com
When farmers own restaurants
Article on Farmers Restaurant Group, a series of concepts that are owned by family farmers and source the majority of their food from independent vs. corporate farms.
food-management.com
Boston schools moves to from-scratch cooking
Article on Boston Public Schools, which is expanding an innovative pilot program that gives students more choices in meals cooked on site.
I interviewed the Director of Nutrition and philanthropist Jill Shah.
walgreens.com
The Device Age
The article profiles the goals and progress of three separate initiatives where technology and systems are rapidly changing at Walgreens. I interviewed the tech teams involved as well as a store manger to find out how the upgrades on doing at the store level.
thecloroxcompany.com
Burt’s Bees Uncaps Winning Flavor
Thousands of you cast your #vote via hashtag on Twitter and Instagram for Burt’s Bees next lip balm flavor in Burt’s Bees Uncap What’s Next contest.
landsendjournal.com
Grado: Inside the Brooklyn Headphone Makers’ Studio
The Grado family has been building industry-leading phono cartridges and headphones by hand in the Brooklyn studio where they’ve lived and worked for 65 years. We spoke to father John Grado and son Jonathan about the roles of family, quality and community in perfecting the “Grado sound.”
The Grado name has deep roots in Brooklyn. “My great uncle Joseph was a watchmaker at Tiffany’s,” says Jonathan, the younger Grado, “but he also was an opera singer with a passion for music. He began making t...
landsendjournal.com
The Evolution of the Backpack: An Origin Story
We take it for granted, but this year we celebrate 50 years of what we know as the student book bag. Here’s how it came about…
HOW magazine
Byte-by-Byte: Open-Sourcing Video Game Graphic Arts History
Byte-by-Byte: Open-Sourcing Video Game Graphic Arts...
