So here’s an attempt to fix that.

Every month or so, I’ll introduce someone from the bureau, with a format adapted from a feature internal to The New York Times, in which employees share a bit about their roots and interests.

Here goes (and don’t forget to scroll down for our global and local stories of the week, plus how to get discount tickets to an upcoming event in Sydney with the New York Times Op-Ed columnist Maureen Dowd).

Besha Rodell

Job title: Columnist, Australia Fare.

What it means: I write restaurant reviews and essays on the intersection of food and culture for the New York Times Australia bureau.

Hometown(s): Melbourne, Australia. But also New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles.

College / University and what you studied: New School University, writing and literature with a minor in religion and philosophy.

First job and how long it lasted: Telefunder for the Hartford Stage Company. Less than a month.

Funniest on-the-job journalism experience: The shenanigans that have to do with maintaining anonymity (which I strive for in order to review restaurants) are by far the silliest part of the job. Important! But silly. The best was probably when a food gossip website published a photo they thought was me, but which was actually a friend of my mother-in-law’s named Brenda Pollard. Brenda had the most amazing and recognizable haircut ... and she’s about 25 years older than me. I was really hoping it would stick, that people would forevermore think I look like Brenda Pollard.