NATJA - North American Travel Journalists Association

Roger Grody

Biography

Food and travel freelancer specializing in restaurant reviews and guidebooks. Well-known authority on Los Angeles dining and food scene. Background in city planning results in dining reviews that put establishments in context of cities, neighborhoods and cultural diversity.

Credits

Sunset, Westways, Pasadena Weekly, Travel Smart, Where-Los Angeles, Where-Orange County, Cooking Light, Hemispheres (United Airlines), L.A. Now, CalendarLive.com (Los Angeles Times web site), Diner’s Companion, and Rafu Shimpo. Consultant to Great Britain’s Virgin Publishing on its Los Angeles guidebook and contributing editor for guidebooks published by Gault Millau and Fodor’s.

Affiliations

Member of the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association, the Southern California Restaurant Writers, and East-West News Bureau. Recipient of a first place award in the North American Association of Travel Journalists 2002 competition.