Ruby de Luna
Reporter
About
Ruby de Luna is a reporter with a focus on food and how it intersects with health, communities, and culture. She has also reported on health care and immigrant communities.
Ruby is a transplant from Taipei, Taiwan. She holds a B.A. in communication from Seattle Pacific University. She is proud to be one of the few old-schoolers who can edit tape with a razor blade.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, Conversational Mandarin, Tagalog
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: Member, AAJA
Stories
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The soft serve days of Seattle summer
Seattle has plenty of artisanal ice cream makers to offer cool relief from the heat. But for fans of classic soft serve, what options are available? We recruited two young reviewers to check out some local spots. Here's what they found.
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Poppy, Chef Jerry Traunfeld's final Seattle sensation, is closing. Now what to do with all these cookbooks?
Jerry Traunfeld, one of Seattle’s influential chefs, is calling it quits. His popular restaurant Poppy will close Sunday after 11 years. He recently sold the restaurant and plans to move to Palm Springs, California later this year.
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Who knew? Tasty tempura has started kitchen fires
We wondered if that has ever happened here. We also set out to find out what causes them to ignite.
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Seattle council votes to protect soda tax money, but the fight's not over
Budget battles don't usually start until September, but Monday, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan says she will veto a bill that protects the city’s soda tax from being redirected.
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Washington state now offers 'debit' cards to replace paper checks for WIC
This is for the program that provides food assistance to women and young children.
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Washington lags the country in feeding kids over the summer
Most libraries and parks offer summer activities for children. And for some kids, these places are also a main source of lunch when school’s out. But not all kids who need the lunches are getting them.
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UW to become largest psychiatric training program in U.S.
Washington State has a shortage of psychiatrists. The University of Washington is opening up its psychiatry training program to meet the growing need.
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This hotel worker feels unsafe. Seattle wants to change that ASAP
It’s been nearly three years since Seattle voters approved I-124 to protect the safety of hotel workers. But those safeguards haven’t been put into practice because of a legal challenge. Today, the city introduced new legislation that aims to provide the same protections under the initiative.
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This Seattle culinary program helps people get out of homelessness
The next time you’re at a Seattle restaurant, the person cooking your food could be a graduate of FareStart, a non-profit that provides food service training for people trying to get out of homelessness.
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This Seattle chef's food is a story of straddling two cultures
Aaron Verzosa and Amber Manuguid remember being embarrassed at school lunches because their food was different. But today, the couple showcase their Filipino heritage through their restaurant Archipelago.
