A freelance writer and contributor to The Boston Globe‘s food section, Ms. Kurland turned to journalism after working in medical settings as a counselor in women’s health clinic, as well as in the social service department at Mass General Hospital. She has covered Metrowest community issues for the Globe’s West section. Ms.Kurland also studied at Cordon Bleu in France. She earned her bachelor’s from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, majoring in social work, and a master’s in journalism from Boston University.
