Location
Detroit, Michigan
School
Simon's Rock of Bard College, Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism
Expertise
Food history, Vegetarian lifestyle, Detroit-area farming and dining
- A college job at the Berkshire Food Co-op in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, reiterated to Cara how important healthy, whole ingredients — and the people who prepare them — are to people.
- As editor of edibleWOW magazine, Cara was integral to every aspect of the magazine, from editorial calendar planning to assigning and editing articles through to final proofs.
- Cara considers it an honor to be able to share the storytelling behind those who provide sustenance, from local urban farmers to a James Beard Award-winning baker, to the relocation and restoration of Central Market, Detroit's first farmers market.
Experience
Cara joined Static Media as news editor at Mashed in 2026. The granddaughter of Italian-immigrant grocers, she learned early on that food is a love language that connects people, whether generationally through treasured family recipes or by breaking bread with friends and neighbors. Her career spans writing feature magazine articles about the Gilded Age cottages of the Berkshire Hills, local and consumer automotive pieces at the Detroit Free Press; covering arts and culture for the News & Record in Greensboro, North Carolina, as well as writing and editing books through The History Press. Most recently, Cara was editor of edibleWOW, Metro Detroit's food magazine.
Education
Cara has a bachelor's degree in comparative literature from Simon's Rock of Bard College, and a master's degree in magazine publishing from the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University.
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