917-547-7715
emmaleighmacdonald@gmail.com
@emmaleighmacdonald
EDUCATION
Masters of Science in Critical, Curatorial, and Conceptual Practices in Architecture
Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, 2018-2020
Including Place Setting: a thesis on communal kitchens as spaces for art and activism in 1970s New York.
Thesis advisor: Felicity D. Scott
Honors Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Architectural History
McGill University, 2011-2015
emmaleighmacdonald@gmail.com
@emmaleighmacdonald
EDUCATION
Masters of Science in Critical, Curatorial, and Conceptual Practices in Architecture
Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, 2018-2020
Including Place Setting: a thesis on communal kitchens as spaces for art and activism in 1970s New York.
Thesis advisor: Felicity D. Scott
Honors Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Architectural History
McGill University, 2011-2015
RESEARCH, WRITING, BRAND
Writer
Selected recent work:
Lead Copywriter
FRAMA, 2023-present
Assistant Editor
The Slowdown, 2023-2025
Special Projects Manager + Assistant to Dan Barber
Blue Hill at Stone Barns, 2023
Editorial & Culinary Assistant
Laila Gohar, 2022
Marketing Manager
Public Records, 2021
Communications Manager
IdeasCity at the New Museum, 2017-2018
Assistant to Partner
David Zwirner, 2015-2017
Curator + Particpant
- NADA House, 2021
- Istanbul Design Biennial, 2021
- Sharjah Architecture Triennial, 2019
Writer
Selected recent work:
- “Flynn McGarry: Fresh Harvest” Neptune (2025)
- “In Season: The Salty Italian Plant That’s Inspiring California Chefs” (T Magazine, 2025)
- “How Rita Sodi and Jody Williams Built a Restaurant Empire Without Leaving Their Neighborhood” (CULTURED, 2025)
- “Personal Canvas: Vince Skelly” (FRAMA Stories, 2025)
- “Are Chefs the New Style Icons? 7 Culinary Stars Break Down Their On- and Off-Duty Uniforms” (CULTURED, 2024)
- “The Life of Pavlova” (Family Style, 2023)
- “Music, Mussels, and More with Mon Petit Canard” (Family Style, 2023)
Lead Copywriter
FRAMA, 2023-present
Assistant Editor
The Slowdown, 2023-2025
Special Projects Manager + Assistant to Dan Barber
Blue Hill at Stone Barns, 2023
Editorial & Culinary Assistant
Laila Gohar, 2022
Marketing Manager
Public Records, 2021
Communications Manager
IdeasCity at the New Museum, 2017-2018
Assistant to Partner
David Zwirner, 2015-2017
Curator + Particpant
- NADA House, 2021
- Istanbul Design Biennial, 2021
- Sharjah Architecture Triennial, 2019
FOOD
Co-Founder + Chef
Mon Petit Canard, 2023-present
Chef and Co-Founder of Mon Petit Canard (MPC). Planning, promoting, staffing, and executing pop-ups and residencies—as well as custom culinary programs and catering for branded events, gallery openings, private dinners, weddings, and retreats.
Pop-up and residency spaces include:
Custom event and catering clients include:
Cook
Roman’s, 2023
Lalou, 2020-2021
Culinary Director
UPSTAIRS at Public Records, 2022-2023
Sous Chef to Jay Wolman
Early June, 2022
Mimi, 2021-2022
Co-Founder + Chef
Mon Petit Canard, 2023-present
Chef and Co-Founder of Mon Petit Canard (MPC). Planning, promoting, staffing, and executing pop-ups and residencies—as well as custom culinary programs and catering for branded events, gallery openings, private dinners, weddings, and retreats.
Pop-up and residency spaces include:
- Rhodora
- Margot
- Time Again
- Cellar 36
- Salle Climatisée
- Colbo
- St Jardim
- Public Records
- Canyon Coffee
- Snail Bar
Custom event and catering clients include:
- Design Within Reach
- Moss
- USM x OJAS
- Sophie Lou Jacobsen
- Natoora
- FRAMA
- Weddings
Cook
Roman’s, 2023
Lalou, 2020-2021
Culinary Director
UPSTAIRS at Public Records, 2022-2023
Sous Chef to Jay Wolman
Early June, 2022
Mimi, 2021-2022