Rina Ayuyang is an Eisner-nominated cartoonist based in Oakland, CA. She lends her comic doodlings to documenting our innovative editorial process (Facebook chats), and acts as a resident taste-tester for all of the delicious food and drink that Mimi makes for this blog. It’s a hard job, but someone has to do it. Rina was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA and therefore holds pierogies, hoagies, and Yuengling beer in very high esteem. She credits the hearty food from that region as well as her Filipino upbringing (she'll eat anything with rice) for her love of pigging out on good food that is bad for her while watching movie musicals on a continuous loop. You can see more of Rina's work at www.rinaayuyang.com.