This Star Tribune travel story was pitched originally for a secondary story, and I championed it to a lead position because I thought a bracket illustration could be really fun. 

College basketball reporter and foodie Amelia Rayno ranked the Big 10 not by basketball prowess, but by each city's culinary chops. DC comes out on top in our make-believe foodie bracket, and Amelia has great suggestions for bites in each city on the inside. Editor Kerri Westenberg was a big help in shepherding this story and its execution to something that we were all really excited about.