Freelance Writing
I write mostly, though not exclusively, about food, drink and travel in Germany and its German-speaking neighbouring countries, however I happily travel on assignment to all destinations I can reach from west-central Germany by train. I am currently available for freelance writing opportunities – please email me at christie [at] asausagehastwo.com.
Awards and responsibilities
✭ International Coordinator, Guild of Food Writers (2020-present)
✭ IACP award for Culinary Travel Writing for my National Geographic Traveller UK feature on Germany’s love of white asparagus, 2019
✭ Finalist, YBF Awards “Fresh Voices in Food Writing“, 2016.
Examples of my freelance work include:
2021
✭ Recipe Journal: Game (National Geographic Traveller Food, in print December 2021)
✭ How Berlin is blazing a trail in zero-waste, sustainable food (National Geographic Traveller magazine, Jan/Feb 2022 issue in print December 2021)
✭ European Food Trails: suggestions for Germany and Switzerland (National Geographic Traveller Food, Autumn issue in print September 2021)
✭ Five Inventive Ways to Pair Welsh Food and Drink (National Geographic Traveller supplement on Wales, in print Sept 2021)
✭ Recipe Journal: BBQ dishes, part one and part two (National Geographic Traveller Food, Summer issue in print June 2021)
✭ Gourmet Traveller: Berlin (Food and Travel UK, in print May/June issue, 2021)
✭ Meet the maker: the Bavarian baker who elevates the art of traditional Easter treats (nationalgeographic.co.uk, April 2021)
✭ The layover guide to Frankfurt (Scott’s Cheap Flights, March 2021)
✭ Share a Sunday morning snack with Hamburg’s clubbers (part of the National Geographic Traveller Food “breakfasts” cover story, in print March 2021)
✭ Recipe Journal: Shellfish (in print, part one only published online, National Geographic Traveller Food, in print March 2021)
2020
✭ Multiple features – see individual bylines – in SalzburgerLand Special supplement (Food and Travel UK, in print November 2020)
✭ Recipe Journal: Eight Inspiring Chocolate Creations from Restaurants Around the World (National Geographic Traveller Food UK, in print November 2020)
✭ Recipe Journal: Four Chocolate Desserts from Around the World to Try This Christmas (National Geographic Traveller Food UK, in print November 2020)
✭ Frankfurt City Guide (Canada Air’s in-flight magazine and entertainment system, enRoute)
✭ Zurich: A Dazzling Tribute to All Things Chocolate (branded content for Visit Zürich in National Geographic Traveller Food UK, in print July 2020)
✭ Meet the Maker: Katharina Koch, the German Butcher Championing Air-Dried Sausages (National Geographic Traveller Food UK, in print July 2020)
✭ Recipe Journal: Five Salads From Around the World, Perfect for Summer (National Geographic Traveller Food UK, in print July 2020)
✭ We’ve Been Eating Pretzels All Wrong (The Spruce Eats, January 2020)
✭ Lindley Lindenberg hotel, Frankfurt (Singapore Airlines’ in-flight magazine SilverKris, January 2020, link to issue on ink-global.com)
2019
✭ Slow Burners: 23 complex classics from around the world (National Geographic Traveller UK, December 2019, contributed two pieces)
✭ Made in Düsseldorf: five of the city’s hottest independent addresses (Link to .pdf) (Singapore Airlines’ in-flight magazine SilverKris, in print November 2019)
✭ Why Germany’s laid-back city of Freiburg has become a magnet for culinary aficionados (National Geographic Traveller UK, in print November 2019)
✭ Eritrean Beef and Bubble Waffles: Discovering Berlin’s Street Food Scene at Markthalle Neun (one of two pieces for National Geographic Traveller UK‘s Berlin cover story, both in print October 2019)
✭ Pioneer: Interview with Ricky Saward, Head Chef at Michelin-Starred SEVEN SWANS (National Geographic Traveller UK, in print October 2019)
✭ Tasting New Mexico Chiles in Santa Fe (National Geographic Traveller UK, online only, August 2019)
✭ How to spend 48 hours in Berlin as a Vegan (National Geographic Traveller Food UK, Issue 5, May/June 2019)
✭ Germany’s Love for Asparagus (National Geographic Traveler India, in print April 2019)
✭ Calling all foodies: Germany’s ‘white gold’ season is in full swing (National Geographic Traveler US, in print April/May 2019)
✭ Reviews of 10 German bakeries, Europe’s Best Bakeries (September Publishing, 2019)
✭ Going Dutch: Breaking Bread with the Hendrikx Family in The Hague (National Geographic Traveller Food UK, February 2019, original in print)
✭ On the Trail: Fairytale Castles of Germany (Postcards, APL’s Travel Leaders Network magazine, 2019)
✭ Chapter 10: The Pfalz and Rhine Terrace, Chapter 11: The Rhineland, Fodor’s Essential Germany (2019)
2018
✭ Winter Warmers (National Geographic Traveller Food UK, December 2018, original in print)
✭ EAT Frankfurt (National Geographic Traveller UK, November 2018, original in print)
✭ For the Love of White Gold (National Geographic Traveller Food UK, September 2018, original in print)
✭ Made in Frankfurt (Singapore Airlines’ in-flight SilverKris Magazine, August 2018)
✭ The 5 Best Day Trips from Frankfurt (Time Out, April 2018)
✭ The Radish King of Schifferstadt (EATEN Magazine, Spring/Summer 2018)
✭ 48 Hours in Frankfurt (Time Out, February 2018)
✭ How to Eat Like a Local in Frankfurt (Time Out, February 2018)
✭ Travel tips every first time Frankfurt visitor needs to know (Time Out, February 2018)
2017 and earlier
✭ Flammkuchen: Quick and easy rustic German fare (The Cook’s Cook, November 2017)
✭ Chapter 10: Pfalz and Rhine Terrace, Fodor’s Germany Travel Guide (2016)
✭ White Gold: Germany’s love affair with pale asparagus (The Guardian Online, June 2016)
✭ Frankfurt Green Sauce recipe (The Guardian Reader Recipes, April 2016)
✭ Local Food: A Field Report (Sister Mag, April 2015)