Bio
Apple is a contributing writer at Food Network, where she has written articles related to Asian food and cooking. Before moving to the U.S. in 2020, she worked in Shanghai and Hong Kong for 15 years, writing and editing content for English online and print publications, including South China Morning Post, and overseeing magazines’ editorial process, from concept to publication. In the past eight years, she has written a variety of food content, ranging from how-tos, recipe stories, chefs’ profiles, restaurant reviews to in-depth features. Her work has been featured in several publications, including BBC World’s Table, The Spruce Eats, The Kitchn and Wine Enthusiast. She also develops and tests recipes for Simply Recipes and The Kitchn.
Highlights
- Over 8 years of international experience producing food content for Shanghai- and Hong Kong-based publications
- Contributed food, recipes, and travel stories to a variety of publications, including Simply Recipes, Kitchn, SELF, The Manual, CNN Travel, Time Out, Localiiz Hong Kong, among others
- Delivered branded content for clients, including Virgin Atlantic's blog, Ruby
Experience
Apple has worked in print and digital publishing for the past 15 years. She started her career as a food writer for That's Shanghai, the city's premiere English-language publication, reporting on food trends, profiling culinary personalities, and reviewing more than 100 new restaurants and bars.
Apple moved to Hong Kong in 2010, where she spearheaded the editorial lineups for Squarefoot.com.hk and InsideDB. She then switched to communications, doing in-house marketing first for a Hong Kong-based restaurant group, then for a Hong Kong award-winning public relations agency.
Following her time in the communications industry, she returned to journalism and worked as an assistant editor for The Peak, a luxury magazine owned by South China Morning Post, where she wrote and published features profiling local and international chefs, including Japanese celebrity chef and restaurateur Nobu Matsuhisa’s rise to culinary fame and Hong Kong restaurateurs’ secret to success.
Education
Apple studied Arts Management at College of Saint Benilde in Manila, the Philippines. After graduating, she took Chinese-Language certification courses at Fudan University in Shanghai.
