There's nothing like a pop of winterberry to liven your holiday decor. Also, there are holiday cookies for you over at Bella Eats!
There's nothing like a pop of winterberry to liven your holiday decor. Also, there are holiday cookies for you over at Bella Eats!
I am in love with my new lens, and this incredible savory tart I posted yesterday on Bella Eats!
There is lots of Thanksgiving recipe inspiration over on Bella Eats these days...
Brian and I are heading to Florida to visit family, eat great food, get caught up on sleep, and explore the Wizarding World of Harry Potter (I am ridiculously excited!)...so responses to emails may be a bit slower than usual. We hope you have a wonderful holiday!
I am so very excited to finally be able to share these images! Last Spring I was contracted to style and photograph a summer meal created by Chef Mike Peterson of Mount Vernon Farm for Inspired, the Willowsford Virginia Lifestyle publication. I spent the day in my friend Stephanie's kitchen as she slaved away making the entire menu twice. She's a trooper, that one. I learned so much from the experience, including that it is a little crazy to prep, style, and photograph 4 individual recipes, and then to do it all over again for the big overhead table shot, all in one day. Next time, we won't be so ambitious and will give ourselves more time, or more hands in the kitchen. But, we ate well that evening, and slept deeply that night!
I am very proud of the resulting images and the 5-page spread in Inspired. Many thanks to my friends at Piedmont Media for recommending me for this shoot, to Amy for loaning me fabulous props, to Stephanie for cooking, to Brian for helping me build the pallet table, and to Evan for keeping Steph and I supplied with wine at the end of the day. This was very much a group effort and could never have been accomplished without each one of you!
There is lots of eye candy in this week's C-Ville Weekly, including many Andrea Hubbell images! Pick it up for the best in local food!
Gelato from Splendora's.
Uni at Ten. Mussels at The Shebeen.
Check out the latest Edible Blueridge for a fantastic article about Free Union Grass Farm. Erica Hellen and Joel Slezak are the biggest producers of duck in our area, using Polyface-style farming which allows the birds to graze from one end of the field to another. I enjoyed meeting and photographing the two and their ducks while Natalie Russell, editor of Edible Blueridge, engaged them in conversation about their farm. The opportunity to meet local farmers is one of the many reasons I really, really love my job...
And last week's C-Ville Weekly featured a few Andrea Hubbell images as well. A torta di mele (apple tart) and the opportunity to meet Peter Hatch, the Director of Gardens and Grounds at Monticello made this my kind of issue.
new recipe for orecchiette carbonara today on bella eats!
I posted some tips for food photography + styling over on Bella Eats this morning. Also, there's cake!
Did you see this recipe for cornmeal pancakes on bella eats last week? I meant to post it here, prior to your long Labor Day weekend, but it somehow slipped my mind... I hope you'll enjoy it this weekend instead!
is there any raw food more beautiful than a simple egg?
there's a new recipe on bella eats today!
A continuation of my work with Mona Lisa Pasta (remember ravioli day?), I bring you a behind-the-scenes view of pizza and sandwich-making from one of the best lunch spots in town. Seriously...have you stopped in for a Val d'Aosta sandwich or a slice of their daily pizza?!? So delicious. Definitely our go-to lunch locale these days, especially when you're looking for something quick to take away with you.
After this session Jim sent me home with a variety of pastas and sauces, which I prepared and photographed in my studio. And then ate...over multiple days...of course.
Enjoy! And then make a date to visit this fabulous shop.
PS: these images will be used for the rebranding and new website of Mona Lisa Pasta, coming soon. For a preview, check out designer Matt Thomas's website.
there's a new recipe on bella eats this morning!
new recipe on bella eats!
Zinc Bistro, here in Charlottesville, is featuring some amazing dishes on their summer menu. After watching chef Justin Hershey work for a few hours and trying not to drool on the beautiful food I was photographing, I wondered why I don't eat at Zinc every night of the week. They're going to have to peel me out of the restaurant by the end of this season...
new recipe at bella eats today! oh, how I love the vibrant color of this dish!
The summer 2011 issue of flavor magazine features an AHPhoto image! Check out the Pairings section on page 79, and visit Bella Eats for the recipe for blueberry lemon tartlets with chantilly cream + lavender. Yum!
harvested from our plot at maple hill farm on tuesday. today it joins sheets of mona lisa pasta and herbs from our garden in a veggie lasagna. soon, even the tomatoes will be local!