Author: L

  • Sesame Noodles with Cucumber

    Sesame Noodles with Cucumber

    I always forget about tahini. I’m not sure why… when I have it, I’m always fond of the mild but nutty flavor. Sure, it’s a touch paste-like. But paired with…

  • Rentglass Lenses by Mail

    This is cool. RentGlass. com lets you rent lenses for your SLRs so before you plop down thousands of dollars on a lens you may end up hating, you can…

  • Spring Veggie Tart

    Spring Veggie Tart

    It has been well over a month since I’ve posted about a tart! I am going through tart-withdrawl, so last weekend whipped up this simple spring vegetable tart, with fresh,…

  • Elsewhere: Favorites

    I have a lot of favorite food blogs. I mean A LOT. You can see from my list there down there (you’ll have to scroll past the cookbooks) on the…

  • Plating & Presentations: Stocking for a Party

    I’ve been writing up summaries of the Plating & Presentation class I’ve been taking over on my Still Life With blog. Tonight is the 3rd out of 4 classes. Last…

  • Plating & Presentation Class: Session 2

    Plating & Presentation Class: Session 2

    My class continued last week, after a Monday off for Memorial Day, with more beautiful food, this time focused on presentation of a buffet table. We focused on summery dishes……

  • Food Photography Class: The Studio Still Life (Rockport, Maine)

    This week-long workshop, from Aug 20 through 26, 2006, is an opportunity to work closely with one of today’s leading studio still-life and food photographers, Judd Pilossof. Judd Pilossof is…

  • Food Styling on the Food Network: The Secret Life of…

    Set your Tivos! June 19th (and again on the 24th), the Food Network will be showing The Secret Life of Food Stylists. Jim O’Connor hosts, and it looks like there…

  • Food Photography Class: Philippines

    In this intensive two-day workshop at the Philippine Center for Creative Imaging, food photographer Mark Floro will guide you step-by-step through the range of lighting and photographic techniques used to…

  • Pear Gelato with Dark Chocolate Phyllo Cookie

    Pear Gelato with Dark Chocolate Phyllo Cookie

    Six of the juiciest pears that I’ve seen in a long time were just sitting there on my counter. I love pears, and I just about could have sat there…

  • Matt's Food Secrets

    You must check out this impressive feet of food-styling trickery over at Matt Bites… Technorati Tags: Food, Food Styling, Photography

  • Plating & Presentation Class: Session 1

    Plating & Presentation Class: Session 1

    Imagine a cooking class that is like piling into the kitchen with 8 or 10 of your close friends, each choosing a part of the meal to prepare guided by…