Exposing what dwells within.
We have a new post up on Beyond the Flavor this morning...Justin Hershey from Zinc with Foie Gras and Pork Belly. Yes, I tasted it and yes, it was delicious. Enjoy!
Also, for more of Justin's work, check out this post from last May at Zinc. His food is so beautiful.
Muli + Marcus will be married in one month! We had a fun engaged family session at Veritas Vineyard last week...many more images of this adorable trio to come!
Meet Debbie, my talented friend behind Studio Ten15 in Charlottesville. We met in architecture school at UVA, where we collaborated for a semester on ecoMOD and Debbie met her husband, Tom. It was while designing and creating their wedding invitations that Debbie fell in love with the art of letterpress and decided to start her own company, named for their wedding date. I love her sweet + clever designs, especially those featuring sketches from her travels while in school. She is working on several wedding invitation suites at the moment and I can't wait to see the final designs.
We spent an afternoon together while Debbie pressed custom notecards for AHPhoto, featuring my new logo designed by Rock Paper Scissors. I am completely in love with the cards, and am going to have a hard time parting with them! It's a good thing that Studio Ten15 is right around the corner...
Thank you, Debbie, for sharing your art with me and letting me press a few of my own cards. I am so excited to watch you grow!
The Ivy Inn hosted a Whole Hog Dinner in March, featuring Ossabaw Pork from the The Rock Barn. Chefs Angelo Vangelopoulos and Ben Thompson teamed up to create an incredible menu that I was honored to capture behind the scenes. If you ever have the opportunity to attend a special event at The Ivy Inn I highly, highly recommend it. Enjoy!
You're going to love Megan Headley, the Food + Wine Editor of Cville Weekly. Her story is on Beyond the Flavor this morning, along with her recipe for orecchiette con salsiccia e rapini...which I assure you is absolutely delicious. Enjoy!
There's a new post on Beyond the Flavor this morning! Gerry Newman, of Albemarle Baking Company, makes an amazing macaroni + cheese that we are so excited to share with you. Enjoy!
Also, if you've emailed me in the last 48 hours, there is a very good chance that I did not receive your message. If you could please send it again, to andrea[at]andreahubbell[dot]com, I would very much appreciate it. Thank you!
There's a new story and recipe on Beyond the Flavor this morning! Check out Michael Keaveny of Tavola in Charlottesville, and the story behind his Shrimp Raucci.
After several lunches, many glasses of wine, long hikes with our dogs and an inspiring trip to New Orleans with our husbands, Sarah and I took a leap and combined our two visions to create this delicious collaboration. We love working together, and are thrilled to finally share our new project with you.
Introducing...Beyond the Flavor!
We believe that recipes are deeper than the ingredients used to prepare them, and are reaching beyond the flavor to capture the stories behind meals shared at the tables of local chefs, farmers, bakers, and food enthusiasts. We hope you'll visit, sit back and enjoy the stories behind the meals that fill our town. This is just the beginning.
Tomas Rahal - Duck Confit Tortilla
We've been busy. Cramer Photo and Andrea Hubbell Photography are collaborating on a new project, and we can't wait to share with you!
Come back on Monday for more!
To follow my images of Cate's home, I wanted to share this image from the March issue of Abode. It is the space of Iñaki Alday, chair of the Department of Architecture at UVA, and partner in the firm owned by he and his wife, aldayjover. I love this quote that Cate captured from Iñaki:
"A compliment we received from a photographer once was that our work is hard to photograph. We think this is good. It means the qualities are not obvious and staged in a way that looks like a set. I have a hard time with spaces that are designed only to look great in a photograph. Rooms are meant to be lived in." - Iñaki Alday
Going through my archives this morning, I ran across this lovely wedding that I photographed for Beehive Events on New Year's Eve. I can't believe I never shared it here! Shawn, of Beehive, brought me in to photograph the space and details before Kerry and Mike said "I do!" in front of that beautiful, candle-lit altar at Castle Hill Cider.
For images of the entire event, start to finish, check out Jack Looney's blog.
30 years old. We met at 18, started dating at 20. My, how the last decade has flown. I am so incredibly proud of you, and of us. How we've grown as individuals these last 10 years while also growing as a couple. As Brian and Andrea, B+A, BHubb and AHubb.
B, you're everything to me. I can't wait to experience the next 10,20,40,60 years with you.
Yours, always. :*
[We'll enjoy this double chocolate cake with raspberry filling and vanilla meringue buttercream tonight!]
Meet Julie + Kevin, a fun, artistic couple living in the cutest apartment in Brooklyn. They are getting married April 28 (a date very special to Brian and I...our own wedding anniversary!) in Richmond, but I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to photograph them in their adopted city two weeks ago. We share many interests - food, art, mid-century modern furniture to name a few - and spent a great afternoon in Brooklyn and Coney Island. There may have been an amazing Italian lunch. And hot dogs at Nathan's. And a meat pie. (Did I mention that we all love food?)
It was a frigid day to stand on the beach in the piercing wind, but the light was incredible and these two rocked our session. Julie + Kevin, we are so very excited for your wedding in April, our first of 2012!
I am thrilled to be part of an amazing team of women working to create Hawthorn Inn + Orchard in Summit Point, WV. The historic 1800's home, surrounded immediately by hawthorn trees and peripherally by 200+ acres of apple orchard, underwent an impressive renovation in 2008 and will become a destination inn later this year. I traveled to West Virginia in early January to meet the team and to capture the essence of Hawthorn in the Winter. It was the coldest, windiest day, but my memories of that 24 hours are filled with warmth and excitement for what's to come.
I will visit Hawthorn multiple times this year to create a complete set of images that tell the story of this magical place in all seasons. Truly, I can't wait to get back.
Welcome, to Hawthorn Inn + Orchard.
A little peek at what I was up to on Monday, in Coney Island, NY. Meet Julie + Kevin...engaged!
Check out the current issue of The Wedding Planner magazine for fun little cupcake shoot with Charlottesville Cupcake! Also, there is recipe for these delicious Lemon Bliss Cupcakes (yes, I may have eaten a few...). I loved this session, so couldn't help posting a few more images here.
We were in DC a few weekends ago to photograph Audrey + Javier, our 10.13.12 couple. They are so much fun! We love that they asked us to capture them in their favorite places...their adorable apartment and fabulous neighborhood, Logan Circle. And, they made us lunch, which was incredibly welcome and warming on that very chilly day! Brian and I had a great time getting to know this fantastic pair, whose wedding we are so excited for next Fall!
Audrey + Javier, thank you for a lovely afternoon. We can't wait to hang out again soon!
Just a little preview of Audrey + Javier and their Washington DC engagement session. These two are such fun! Many more images to come...
Five Days + New Orleans + Amazing Friends, Food, Music = Complete Joy. Introducing...New Orleans.
Our visit included:
Dickie Brennan's Bourbon House (oysters)
Galatoire's (friday lunch)
Broussard's (bread pudding + banana's foster)
Deanie's (fried seafood)
Fritzel's (jazz)
Cafe du Monde (beignets)
Mother's (black ham biscuits, grits with debris)
Central Grocery (muffaletta)
Napoleon House (pimm's cup)
Cochon (pig)
Camelia Grill (omelets, waffles, burger)
Lafitte's (beer)
Johnny's Po-Boys (crawfish or alligator sausage po-boy)
Palace Cafe (bread pudding and cafe au lait)
Southern Candy Co. (pralines)
Butcher (sandwiches, pancetta mac + cheese, duck jerky)
Luke (charcuterie platter)
Cafe Beignet (beignets)
NOLA (duck confit pizza, abita-braised pork cheeks, smoked cheddar grits)
