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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Minority businesses come out against future soda tax
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Environment
This non-profit wants tree-owners to share their fruit
There are thousands of fruit trees in Seattle bursting with fruit that end may end up in waste.
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Seattle chef Renee Erickson pulls king salmon from menu
A Seattle restaurateur has stopped offering chinook salmon at her restaurants. Renee Erickson, chef and owner of a group of restaurants, including The...
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Tuck some berries in your cake, says this Seattle baker
Right now, the markets are brimming with berries. Charlie Dunmire is scoping out the berries at the stands, taking mental notes before deciding which...
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Mama orca carries dead calf for third week
As scientists searched Salish sea waters for the young, emaciated orca known as J50, they spotted her relative, still carrying her dead calf.
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Don't eat all the summer cherries. Pickle them for ponzu, Chef Mutsuko Soma says
When you see cherries, you probably think pie fillings, sundaes, or cakes. But Chef Mutsuko Soma, chef-owner of Kamonegi in Fremont, thinks savory. “I...
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Shopping with chefs: Baby zucchinis at Pike Place
Daisley Gordon, chef-owner of Café Campagne in downtown Seattle, doesn’t have to go far to find fresh, summer ingredients when he’s in a pinch. Gordon’s...
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Kids most vulnerable to chemicals in food, packaging
Pediatricians are urging Congress to give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authority to collect more data on chemicals in food. A new report by the...
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The Seattle International District summer pig roast is a labor of love and community
Food often brings a community together, but when there’s a pig roast, it takes a lot of hands working together. Over the weekend, volunteers in Seattle...
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POLAROIDS: How Seattle's signature hot dog got its cream cheese
Mara Dillinger stood at a hot dog cart in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, eating her fourth hot dog of the night.