Selected Time Out Features & Reviews
Hotel review: Romer House Waikiki: A stylish, eco-conscious and reasonably priced stay, Time Out Worldwide, Dec 2025
First-person feature: "I had dinner at the iconic Chateau Marmont—and it was surprisingly worth it" Time Out Los Angeles, June 2024
Restaurant review: “Review: There’s nothing in L.A. quite like the hardest reservation in Palm Springs" Time Out Los Angeles, May 2025
Hotel review: The Hoxton, Williamsburg, Time Out New York, May 2025
Restaurant review: “Review: L.A.’s most ambitious new restaurant grows produce within smelling distance of the LAX In-N-Out" Time Out Los Angeles, Feb 2025
Travel feature: “I spent a long weekend in this trending Southwestern city—and here’s why you should go in the fall” Time Out Los Angeles, Oct 2024
Travel feature: “Here’s what it’s like explore the Channel Islands’ famous sea caves with absolutely zero kayaking experience” Time Out Los Angeles, July 2024
First-person feature: “We went to L.A.’s first Tokyo-style pizza omakase. Here’s what we thought.” Time Out Los Angeles, June 2024
Reported feature: "Meet the rare female sushi chef behind one of L.A.’s best new omakases" Time Out Los Angeles, June 2024
Reported feature: "How this self-taught Thai chef turned a motel diner into a destination for fiery Isaan-style cuisine" Time Out Los Angeles, March 2024
Selected Freelance Work: Food & Culture
Dining reports (ongoing): Author Page: Patricia Kelly Yeo Eater, Nov 2025—
News reporting: "‘An unbelievable sense of freedom’: why Americans are quitting in record numbers", The Guardian, Nov 2021
Dining guide: “The Best Tonkotsu Ramen In LA” The Infatuation, March 2021
News reporting: "Big Ag and labor groups alike want food and farm workers at the front of the vaccination line" The Counter, Dec 2020
Cooking/service writing: "Velveting Is the Chinese Technique That Takes Stir-Fries to the Next Level”, Bon Appétit, Sept 2020:
Recipe: "This mantou panzanella is my personal King Lear" The Takeout, Aug 2020
News reporting: "Koreatown’s Old Guard Restaurants and Newcomers Alike Struggle to Survive During Pandemic" Eater, April 2020
News reporting: "LA’s High-End Omakase Restaurants Adapt by Serving Luxe Bento Boxes and DIY Sushi Kits Eater, April 2020
Reported feature: “Picking America’s Next Top Barista” (interactive) The New York Times, Mar 2020
Full article published in Mar 26 print edition: read PDF
Reporting/commentary: “The Sweet Pleasures of the Asian Fruit Cream Cake” Eater, Feb 2020
Profile: “Meet Funky Sole’s Rave Grandma”, Los Angeleno, Oct 2019
Selected Freelance Work: Science & Health
Contributing writer: Atlas Obscura: Wild Life: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Living Wonders, Sept 2024
News reporting: “The US spends at least $225 billion on mental illness each year in a broken system with no clear-cut solutions” Business Insider, June 2021
News reporting: “How DNA-testing startup Helix became one of the nation's leading coronavirus tracking labs” Business Insider, June 2021
News reporting: “Inside the booming home-care industry, where wages are low, turnover high, and Wall Street investors are trickling in” Business Insider, May 2021
Recipe/commentary: “Plant-Based Eating Is So Much More Than Grain Bowls and Carrot Bacon—As Proven by This Chinese Buddhist Recipe” the Skimm (FKA Well + Good), May 2020
Service/interview: “We Spoke to Instagram's Millennial Therapist About Jealousy" Greatist, May 2020
Service/op-ed: “Got Wellness Fatigue? Here's How to Combat It” Greatist, Feb 2020